My first Mercedes: 2013 C300 4matic sport
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My first Mercedes: 2013 C300 4matic sport
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A little history about me: I am a long time Audi fan ( still am ). iv owned a 4 Audis and had a 2003 G35 coupe as a daily.
My first Audi: 2009 S5
My 2nd Audi: 2011 A5
My 3rd Audi: 2009 R8
and my current: 2017 TTs
and my 2003 g35 daily................
which brings me here today. My dad does not have a car so he occasionally uses the g35 coupe. he totaled it a few weeks ago ( lucky everyone was ok and not severely injured ). so I was shopping for a new daily/ car for my dad to use , and I decided to get for him/us a Mercedes
specs: 2013 c300 4Matic sport w/ 51k miles. CPO'ed
planned mods:
HID conversion to rid the horrible **** yellow halogens
clear side markets w/ LED bulb
looking forward to learning more from this community
I do have one question though: is there a way to control the center console lights? we noticed that nothing lights up inside ( even when its dark ). the buttons on the console lights up when activating AC, hazards, ETC. but the orange backlight does not ( window switches, navi buttons, etc ). is there a way to control that or adjust the brightness? we already tried the knob behind the stalk and it only adjusts the tach/dash. does it have to be pitch black before it lights up?
thanks all!
A little history about me: I am a long time Audi fan ( still am ). iv owned a 4 Audis and had a 2003 G35 coupe as a daily.
My first Audi: 2009 S5
My 2nd Audi: 2011 A5
My 3rd Audi: 2009 R8
and my current: 2017 TTs
and my 2003 g35 daily................
which brings me here today. My dad does not have a car so he occasionally uses the g35 coupe. he totaled it a few weeks ago ( lucky everyone was ok and not severely injured ). so I was shopping for a new daily/ car for my dad to use , and I decided to get for him/us a Mercedes
specs: 2013 c300 4Matic sport w/ 51k miles. CPO'ed
planned mods:
HID conversion to rid the horrible **** yellow halogens
clear side markets w/ LED bulb
looking forward to learning more from this community
I do have one question though: is there a way to control the center console lights? we noticed that nothing lights up inside ( even when its dark ). the buttons on the console lights up when activating AC, hazards, ETC. but the orange backlight does not ( window switches, navi buttons, etc ). is there a way to control that or adjust the brightness? we already tried the knob behind the stalk and it only adjusts the tach/dash. does it have to be pitch black before it lights up?
thanks all!
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Welcome to MBWorld. Nice Audi owner history. Don't see too many VIP Modular wheels anymore.
Let us know if we can help you out with any HID/LED upgrades. We've got your w204 fully specced out so can replace all the lighting with our plug and play canbus units. HIDs we carry are top end Morimotos
Let us know if we can help you out with any HID/LED upgrades. We've got your w204 fully specced out so can replace all the lighting with our plug and play canbus units. HIDs we carry are top end Morimotos
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Welcome to MBWorld. Nice Audi owner history. Don't see too many VIP Modular wheels anymore.
Let us know if we can help you out with any HID/LED upgrades. We've got your w204 fully specced out so can replace all the lighting with our plug and play canbus units. HIDs we carry are top end Morimotos
Let us know if we can help you out with any HID/LED upgrades. We've got your w204 fully specced out so can replace all the lighting with our plug and play canbus units. HIDs we carry are top end Morimotos
thanks! I have not started researching anything lighting yet for this car. aside from the H7 bulb for the low beams, what other bulb type do I need to fully convert the entire front end? or more like would you be able to tell me how many bulbs are on the front and what they are, and what bulb type I need ( and a link to your product for them of course) thanks!
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2010 C300 4MATIC........ 2011 C63 AMG.............. 2015 CLS400 4MATIC.....
Welcome to MBworld! Nice car history
Did you double check that the illuminated entry feature is on? (Button at top) sometimes when its off lights that you dont expect are off too.
And theres lots of mods to go around :P quad tips, big fin diffusers, carbon fiber lips galore!
Did you double check that the illuminated entry feature is on? (Button at top) sometimes when its off lights that you dont expect are off too.
And theres lots of mods to go around :P quad tips, big fin diffusers, carbon fiber lips galore!
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Welcome to MBworld! Nice car history
Did you double check that the illuminated entry feature is on? (Button at top) sometimes when its off lights that you dont expect are off too.
And theres lots of mods to go around :P quad tips, big fin diffusers, carbon fiber lips galore!
Did you double check that the illuminated entry feature is on? (Button at top) sometimes when its off lights that you dont expect are off too.
And theres lots of mods to go around :P quad tips, big fin diffusers, carbon fiber lips galore!
haha yea for sure. right now im keeping the modding on a low, but as you can see from my history, I have a bit of a habit when it comes to modding. im pretty sure eventually this is going to have an exhaust, quads, and some CF bits
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2010 C300 4MATIC........ 2011 C63 AMG.............. 2015 CLS400 4MATIC.....
Yea its a button near the dome lights at the top. Mine was clicked on when I got my car, and I thought to myself, "even a rental car has illuminated entry (sometimes lol) how can this not?!?!" Then i clicked the button and bam problem solved. May or may not be the solutions but its good to check regardless!
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Yea its a button near the dome lights at the top. Mine was clicked on when I got my car, and I thought to myself, "even a rental car has illuminated entry (sometimes lol) how can this not?!?!" Then i clicked the button and bam problem solved. May or may not be the solutions but its good to check regardless!
thanks again
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Finally had the time to swap put the halogens lowbeams for 5000k xenons. Gotta admit it was a big pain to get then bulbs back in, but the results r so rewarding. ( btw save the " omgggggg u put xenons in a reflector housing shame on u!!!!, dont wanna hear it and dont care ).
Car looks so much better and output is much much muchhhh better than halogens. Next step is to swap the high beams for a diamond white halogen bulb
Btw does anyone know if theres a specific front plate frame to be used with the curved plate bracket? None of my plastic framaes sit flush completely with it as it needs to be bent
Car looks so much better and output is much much muchhhh better than halogens. Next step is to swap the high beams for a diamond white halogen bulb
Btw does anyone know if theres a specific front plate frame to be used with the curved plate bracket? None of my plastic framaes sit flush completely with it as it needs to be bent
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im pretty sure you can get a euro plate bracket to replace the U.S. bracket if you want to run a europlate