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Hey Paulatl, do the headlights utilize both projectors at night or is it just one for high beam and one for low beam? Mind taking a picture of the headlights at night with just the low beams on?
It was raining last night, but you can this below video I took a few days ago. the left-hand side is QX 80 low beam headlight, the right-hand side is W205 low beam headlight.
Hey Paulatl, do the headlights utilize both projectors at night or is it just one for high beam and one for low beam? Mind taking a picture of the headlights at night with just the low beams on?
The installation is very easy. For the headlight, iit is plug and play, no need extra parts. There are only three screws need to be taken off. two on the top, and one on the side.
You do not need to remove the whole bumper, only take off the screws on the tops, side. The two screws under the bottom do not need to be removed. Here is the link: https://mbworld.org/how-tos/a/merced...-bumper-387548 ( you do not need to remove number 13 screws)
Finally, I received the Plug & Play dual LED headlight for W205 C300 this Monday. I have tried the new headlight for 5 days before writing this review. I love it !! so much better, so bright, so sexy!!!! First, I have to say I received this upgraded headlight for free under some conditions. The vendor only targeted the European and Middleast markets. I need to share the experiences in this forum, upload videos to Youtube and give the photos and video copyrights..... so you should know that this review is biased!!!! who cares, I just want to get rid of the halogen headlight!! I will try my best to be subjective.
The package is super big and very well packaged! looks very good !!! The headlight is kind of heavy, probably due to the triple radiators. the vendor told me this is the second generation, there is no overheating problem!
I got it on Monday and tired it. it is true plug and play, no error code!! the DRL is very bright, and pure white!!
the dual LEDs look very nice, much much brighter than the factory halogen!
Some members mentioned in my previous post that the aftermarket headlight may not bright enough, so I bought a lux meter from Amazon, only $ 15. the numbers show that the LED is much brighter. I got consistent 1.5K X 100 to 1.8K X100 for both low and high beams. the halogen can only reach around 300 x 10 lux. I have no idea what do those numbers mean. but it feels the dual LED is much better.
installation is very easy, took me under one hour for headlight only. I also replaced standard grill to star grill, so I remove the front bumper, but you do not need to remove the whole bumper. I found only need to take out the top 3 screws, and 2 screws under the fenders.
some tips: when installing the headlight, make sure this little plastic align!
low beam at night! found out that it needs to adjust driver side!!BTW, the headlight is manually adjustable for height and width!! search on youtube, not hard!! but it was hard to find a flat surface around my area.
high beam
I love it !! it looks so much better !!! I have to say the quality is very good, perfect fit, no gap, no misalignment! very well made!!! here are some detail photos
Do these replacement lights have these yellow side marker lights? Are they required for the USA? I am really wanting to upgrade, but I want to make sure I wont have any issues. All the US cars in the C-Class photo thread have them and it looks like the Euro cars do not.
Do these replacement lights have these yellow side marker lights? Are they required for the USA? I am really wanting to upgrade, but I want to make sure I wont have any issues. All the US cars in the C-Class photo thread have them and it looks like the Euro cars do not.
So far, I have used the headlight for about 3 months, have no issue at all.
you are right, this is the European style , I personally do not like the yellow reflector~ I believe there is a requirement for the car manufacturer, and there is no requirement for the aftermarket part.
if you go to Ebay, you will find most of the aftermarket headlights do not have the yellow reflector.
I have a 2015 c300 going to upgrade from halogen to oem led.need to know if there's a plug & play kit.or if anyone have information on how to wire thanks
I have a 2015 c300 going to upgrade from halogen to oem led.need to know if there's a plug & play kit.or if anyone have information on how to wire thanks
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Paulatl, you have done a fantastic job! thank you so much for great videos and instructions! I like these LED lights but i "really" want to put in OEM parts. They last longer and preserve my car value.
Does anyone know how to install an OEM LED light on my 2017 C300 W205. I have halogen. I contacted Mercedes Benz in Seattle and they had no clue on how to upgrade. They said I may need a new wire harness, controller and computer software changes to upgrade from halogen to LED. I know aftermarket part is plug and play but i really want to get the OEM.
Has anyone been able to install an OEM LED headlamp on a 2017 C300 W205. What part number did you use? did you have to upgrade the wiring harness? did you have to reprogramm the computer?
Paulatl, you have done a fantastic job! thank you so much for great videos and instructions! I like these LED lights but i "really" want to put in OEM parts. They last longer and preserve my car value.
Does anyone know how to install an OEM LED light on my 2017 C300 W205. I have halogen. I contacted Mercedes Benz in Seattle and they had no clue on how to upgrade. They said I may need a new wire harness, controller and computer software changes to upgrade from halogen to LED. I know aftermarket part is plug and play but i really want to get the OEM.
Has anyone been able to install an OEM LED headlamp on a 2017 C300 W205. What part number did you use? did you have to upgrade the wiring harness? did you have to reprogramm the computer?
Any information would be hugely appreciated!!
Thank you!
Upgrade to OEM static (single projector) headlight is possible, but it requires a lot of works.
I know some one offer the wire harness, but it requires programming.
if you do not want to use the wire harness, it is still possible, search our forum. one guy did that, but the problem is that the DRL will not be in the full brightness.
i have upgraded to full oem ils led from static led on an amg. for the people in c300 with halogen, it is a big task. i would recommend this plug and play options. if you have the static led already, i would go oem ils. if you have an amg, you can do full ils oem quite easy.
Hi @paulatl
Thanks again for your response. Would you be kind enough to share the link to wiring harness? I am assuming my dealer can do the programming so if i can upgrade to Static LED and use just a wiring harness and programming that sounds like the ideal option because 1) i get the OEM part 2) i get the orange parking light that is required in the USA.
Also can you send the link for the guy who did it without wiring harness and got low light DRL? i might live with low light DRL if i see what it looks like.
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