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Hello everyone I hope you are all healthy and doing well. Was a lurker for some time on this forum until finally bought my first Benz.
We bought a 2016 W205 sedan in tenorile gray with AMG package from USA. Gorgeous automobile! The car came with its left headlight glass cracked, with some parts of the headlight missing (the parking light orange reflector/plastic). So just replacing the glass is incomplete repair since we cannot find the missing part for sale separately.
The headlights works fine, so the controllers are not damaged.
We decided to switch to European headlights since In our opinion looks better this way. The thing is, we don’t want to buy European headlights not knowing if the USA controllers are compatible with the European headlights. As told by the guy that’s going to do the coding, it might work and it might not. How he explained one of the problems is that USA ones have parking lights and european ones don’t. Its a gamble and we’re going to find out just by trying.
my question is:
Has any of you did this before? What were the difficulties apart the coding? Is it necessary to buy European controllers or these ones will work as well?
I know nothing whatsoever about controllers and coding etc.....but what I do know is that European headlights do have parking lights, unless my understanding of what you mean by parking lights is incorrect!
I know nothing whatsoever about controllers and coding etc.....but what I do know is that European headlights do have parking lights, unless my understanding of what you mean by parking lights is incorrect!
Some call them side markers some say they are parking lights
I would just replace the lens cover and forget replacing the orange side marker. Maybe just remove the orange side marker from the right-hand side too so they match in that regard.
Last edited by diamondsilver16; 05-15-2020 at 11:03 AM.
thank you for your input.
As I mentioned in my post, replacing the glass (or as u name it “lens”) is not enough because the orange part of the side markers/parking lights. If u look closely it’s missing from the headlight itself. It fell off on impact and is not available for sale whenever I searched
I would just replace the lens cover and forget replacing the orange side marker. Maybe just remove the orange side marker from the right-hand side too so they match in that regard.
I’m not going to sleep knowing that I have imperfect headlights
OK....so if these lights are meant to be orange then the European version does not in fact have them!
We have white lights as parking lights.
That's correct; EU versions do not have the orange reflectors/lights. That's why I suggested to just delete them since that would be the EU standard anyway.
My EU-spec aftermarket headlights also don't have the orange side markers:
That's correct; EU versions do not have the orange reflectors/lights. That's why I suggested to just delete them since that would be the EU standard anyway.
My EU-spec aftermarket headlights also don't have the orange side markers:
I don’t know if anyone told you before (lol) but these are some super dope headlights
did you install them on European or USA car? (Sry English is not my native language maybe you meant that in your post and I didn’t understand).
congrats on the lights
by deleting you mean from software?
thanks for ur input
I don’t know if anyone told you before (lol) but these are some super dope headlights
did you install them on European or USA car? (Sry English is not my native language maybe you meant that in your post and I didn’t understand).
congrats on the lights
by deleting you mean from software?
thanks for ur input
Apologies for the confusion!
My car is USA, but the headlights come from a supplier in China and they will work for either USA or EU vehicles by way of jumper wires inside and a harness adapter.
By "delete" I just meant remove the orange, which I know you already said you didn't want to do
My car is USA, but the headlights come from a supplier in China and they will work for either USA or EU vehicles by way of jumper wires inside and a harness adapter.
By "delete" I just meant remove the orange, which I know you already said you didn't want to do
Hey!
I have read your post long time ago, that’s my next upgrade for sure! Just don’t have the time to wait for 1.5 months for delivery
Anyway, still waiting for someone to reply If someone tried if no, I’ll try to test it for myself first and will post my results here for anyone questioning same topic.
Hello everyone I hope you are all healthy and doing well. Was a lurker for some time on this forum until finally bought my first Benz.
We bought a 2016 W205 sedan in tenorile gray with AMG package from USA. Gorgeous automobile! The car came with its left headlight glass cracked, with some parts of the headlight missing (the parking light orange reflector/plastic). So just replacing the glass is incomplete repair since we cannot find the missing part for sale separately.
The headlights works fine, so the controllers are not damaged.
We decided to switch to European headlights since In our opinion looks better this way. The thing is, we don’t want to buy European headlights not knowing if the USA controllers are compatible with the European headlights. As told by the guy that’s going to do the coding, it might work and it might not. How he explained one of the problems is that USA ones have parking lights and european ones don’t. Its a gamble and we’re going to find out just by trying.
my question is:
Has any of you did this before? What were the difficulties apart the coding? Is it necessary to buy European controllers or these ones will work as well?
Thank you very much and I wish you all the best!
Hi. Wondering if you had a positive output. I have the same issue for CLS450. bout aftermarket so when I installed them, the low beam blinks as the indicator and the yellow light turns when I have the high beam on. weired. I tried a DIY programming but dont know if I did it right or wrong. the low beam works ok, doesn't signal and high beam is not turned on. I ordered the OEM module, will install it and give it another try
05-15-2020, 07:27 AM
