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I'm on the fence on this. When I first saw it in a Mercedes commercial I thought it looked really cool. It had a nice soft glow, but in reality it has a distinctive sharp outline which I think looks a little too harsh.
It would be nice if it softly illuminated the interior of the spokes of the star, but would be hard to do as the interior is a matte black which absorbs light instead of reflect.
I was hoping it would look more like this (this might be photoshopped):
Here's a photo of the illuminated clear plastic part behind the chrome star:
Unfortunately the aftermarket industry is catching on:
I'm worried that it will become a passing overdone fad, just like matte paint.
It would be nice if it softly illuminated the interior of the spokes of the star, but would be hard to do as the interior is a matte black which absorbs light instead of reflect.
I was hoping it would look more like this (this might be photoshopped):
Here's a photo of the illuminated clear plastic part behind the chrome star:
Unfortunately the aftermarket industry is catching on:
I'm worried that it will become a passing overdone fad, just like matte paint.
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2014 E63 AMG S
Ordered these parts today. Star was $210 CAD, and I think the connectors came to around $30 or so. I'll post again once it's installed.
Guy in parts at my dealer seemed a bit surprised I knew all the numbers.
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Most retailers of aftermarket grills will sell their grill slotted with an Authentic MB star. Leads me to believe the stars themselves must be pretty cheap from MB. I'm sure they'll start grabbing these and lining them with fiber optic light strips or something, ha.
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if you want to have it turned on all the time, just hook it up to the drl. No need for harnesses or control boxes. The star works with any 12V source. Use a T tap from your local hardware store and just splice into your existing wiring.
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I'm going to install this tomorrow. Still undecided on whether I should wire it to DRLs or my parking lights... I'm thinking parking lights because the wiring will be easier, but would prefer it wired to the DRLs. Which wire is it that needs to be spliced into to illuminate the star with the parking lights?
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Hey, looks good in my opinion.
But I noticed somthing more in your picture. You have both the parking light "c" and led daylight on at the same time but without the main headlight? This possibility is an issue that has been discussed both in this and other forums.
How did you manage to do this?
If I put my parking light on (left position on switch) the "c" is lit, but not DRL. In auto "c" lights up with low beam and DRL in low glow. But I can't get "c" and DRL to light together in daylight.
But I noticed somthing more in your picture. You have both the parking light "c" and led daylight on at the same time but without the main headlight? This possibility is an issue that has been discussed both in this and other forums.
How did you manage to do this?
If I put my parking light on (left position on switch) the "c" is lit, but not DRL. In auto "c" lights up with low beam and DRL in low glow. But I can't get "c" and DRL to light together in daylight.
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The car is probably just not started. Parking lights + DRLs run when you unlock the car in darkness, or after the car has been sitting in park for 5 minutes or so. It's impossible to drive with only the parking lights + DRLs.
Also, I rewired my star to my parking lights, and it is illuminating much brighter.
Also, I rewired my star to my parking lights, and it is illuminating much brighter.
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I have the exact same headlights with the c lights, i am trying to hook up the star but i can't figure out where to hook them up to. Did you hook them up to the main light head unit? I want the star to come on when the c lights turn on.
Thanks in advance.
John
Thanks in advance.
John
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Read this thread. He outlines which wire is for the parking lights on 2012+ bixenons.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...2009-c300.html
Unplug the passenger headlight. Splice the wire that goes to your parking light (the "C" light). Wire your star to the spliced wire. Ground your star.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...2009-c300.html
Unplug the passenger headlight. Splice the wire that goes to your parking light (the "C" light). Wire your star to the spliced wire. Ground your star.
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Read this thread. He outlines which wire is for the parking lights on 2012+ bixenons.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...2009-c300.html
Unplug the passenger headlight. Splice the wire that goes to your parking light (the "C" light). Wire your star to the spliced wire. Ground your star.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...2009-c300.html
Unplug the passenger headlight. Splice the wire that goes to your parking light (the "C" light). Wire your star to the spliced wire. Ground your star.
Thank you for the prompt response but could i just simply wire it to the front side (marker) light? I read the whole post and it states that the star doesn't draw much current. I was looking at it last night and it seems that would be a lot easier to just hook it up to the side marker light since those come on at the same time as the C lights or would that draw too much current?
Thank you,
John
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2014 E63 AMG S
Jared,
Thank you for the prompt response but could i just simply wire it to the front side (marker) light? I read the whole post and it states that the star doesn't draw much current. I was looking at it last night and it seems that would be a lot easier to just hook it up to the side marker light since those come on at the same time as the C lights or would that draw too much current?
Thank you,
John
Thank you for the prompt response but could i just simply wire it to the front side (marker) light? I read the whole post and it states that the star doesn't draw much current. I was looking at it last night and it seems that would be a lot easier to just hook it up to the side marker light since those come on at the same time as the C lights or would that draw too much current?
Thank you,
John
The sidemarkers uses the same bulb as the parking lights in W204s without bixenons, which is what I have my star wired to. No parasitic effect on the parking light, and the star illuminates bright.
Don't attempt to wire it to your LED DRLs. You star will not light up to full brightness.
