Upgrade for reverse lights?
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Mercedes w204 4matic sport
Upgrade for reverse lights?
Is there an upgrade for the reverse lights? Like leds that won’t cause a message warning. I hate how crappy they are at night, I can barely see behind me backing out of spots, they’re almost useless parallel parking at night. I know the command screen doesn’t help either blasting light In my face but there’s got to be something I can do. I have a FL c300.
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From: Bay Area, CA
2011 C300 Sport, P1, MM, Wood, Heated FS, DIY rearview camera.
I tried the LED reverse lights, super bright white, far better than the stock light. However, I have to use load resistors to avoid popup message. I had 6 and 6.8 ohm and connected them in series, no message. I am thinking of using 10 ohm 25 watts if I decide to do it.
Heard there are LEDs with built-in load resistors. I haven't found suitable ones yet.
Heard there are LEDs with built-in load resistors. I haven't found suitable ones yet.
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Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Bay Area, CA
2011 C300 Sport, P1, MM, Wood, Heated FS, DIY rearview camera.
I finally replaced the reverse lights with bright white LEDs, much brighter than the stocks. I epoxy glued the 25Watts 10 ohm power resistors on the inside of body panel to hold them in place and dissipate the heat. They still get hot, can't leave my finger too long on them. Since it's for reverse so their "on" time is short.
