LED city lights and license plate bulbs (no errors)
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I got my city lights in and I am loving it!!!
thank you so much for starting the thread and for your help
now I am thinking of changing my fog lights to white too but I am still debating it
thank you so much for starting the thread and for your help
now I am thinking of changing my fog lights to white too but I am still debating it
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Parking light installation & Low beams
Hey Fellas,
So i attempted to replace my parking lights and low beams today. I was able to replace the right low beams with some luck; tough to see in there w/ limited space. How did you guys remove the parking bulb? I couldn't get my fingers in far enough to get a good grip on those bulbs. Did you remove the entire light housing?
The left side has even less room so I gave up all together. I figured it would be best to take it to an independent MBZ repair shop thinking they would probably remove the housing and make it an easy install. If you guys have some tips, it would be greatly appreciated.
So i attempted to replace my parking lights and low beams today. I was able to replace the right low beams with some luck; tough to see in there w/ limited space. How did you guys remove the parking bulb? I couldn't get my fingers in far enough to get a good grip on those bulbs. Did you remove the entire light housing?
The left side has even less room so I gave up all together. I figured it would be best to take it to an independent MBZ repair shop thinking they would probably remove the housing and make it an easy install. If you guys have some tips, it would be greatly appreciated.
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Hey Fellas,
So i attempted to replace my parking lights and low beams today. I was able to replace the right low beams with some luck; tough to see in there w/ limited space. How did you guys remove the parking bulb? I couldn't get my fingers in far enough to get a good grip on those bulbs. Did you remove the entire light housing?
The left side has even less room so I gave up all together. I figured it would be best to take it to an independent MBZ repair shop thinking they would probably remove the housing and make it an easy install. If you guys have some tips, it would be greatly appreciated.
So i attempted to replace my parking lights and low beams today. I was able to replace the right low beams with some luck; tough to see in there w/ limited space. How did you guys remove the parking bulb? I couldn't get my fingers in far enough to get a good grip on those bulbs. Did you remove the entire light housing?
The left side has even less room so I gave up all together. I figured it would be best to take it to an independent MBZ repair shop thinking they would probably remove the housing and make it an easy install. If you guys have some tips, it would be greatly appreciated.
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Has anyone tried removing the light housing all together? I tried the other day by removing the two main bolts that you see when you pop the hood. The housing would not come out and it appears that there is another hidden bolt holding the housing down underneath the bumper. I'm going to try to remove the bumper next to see what the deal is but if the bulbs burn out quick I can see how this would be a pain.
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On my CL, I used a small flat-head screwdriver to help pry the bulbs loose. Once you get them started ,they come out fairly easily.
I did have a rather strange problem, though. I used these (17 LED error free), which are very bright and give good lens fill. Although I didn't get errors for the parking lights being out, I did occasionally get errors for the sidemarkers (W5W filament bulbs) being out. Not sure why this was happening, I took the LED's out and put the filament bulbs back in. Has anybody else experienced something like this?
For the people saying they don't last long, do you use your high beams often? I wonder if the heat from the high beams could cause premature failure.
I did have a rather strange problem, though. I used these (17 LED error free), which are very bright and give good lens fill. Although I didn't get errors for the parking lights being out, I did occasionally get errors for the sidemarkers (W5W filament bulbs) being out. Not sure why this was happening, I took the LED's out and put the filament bulbs back in. Has anybody else experienced something like this?
For the people saying they don't last long, do you use your high beams often? I wonder if the heat from the high beams could cause premature failure.
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ive had mine in since july and i have them on everytime i drive day or night (i drive with my hid fogs on so i have to have the city lights on as well) and i have had 0 problems
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On my CL, I used a small flat-head screwdriver to help pry the bulbs loose. Once you get them started ,they come out fairly easily.
I did have a rather strange problem, though. I used these (17 LED error free), which are very bright and give good lens fill. Although I didn't get errors for the parking lights being out, I did occasionally get errors for the sidemarkers (W5W filament bulbs) being out. Not sure why this was happening, I took the LED's out and put the filament bulbs back in. Has anybody else experienced something like this?
For the people saying they don't last long, do you use your high beams often? I wonder if the heat from the high beams could cause premature failure.
I did have a rather strange problem, though. I used these (17 LED error free), which are very bright and give good lens fill. Although I didn't get errors for the parking lights being out, I did occasionally get errors for the sidemarkers (W5W filament bulbs) being out. Not sure why this was happening, I took the LED's out and put the filament bulbs back in. Has anybody else experienced something like this?
For the people saying they don't last long, do you use your high beams often? I wonder if the heat from the high beams could cause premature failure.
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No, I didn't notice any visible signs of damage, but I also didn't use my high beams much while I had them in. I also have LED's from the same seller in my license plate lights, and they've been working fine for a couple of months.
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I got mine for 21.98 USD from tunerdomes.com
Talk to Dave and he will help you out! (he also have interior led lights/dome light and stuff!)
Installed in 2 minutes on my 2007 MB CLS500 ..
an Iphone pic of the difference is below ..
* Note, you have to put it directly in the housing (in the car) and then just slide the plastic cover back over the led. No need to cut anything in that clear plastic cover.
You may use "friend09" to get a discount on the purschase ..
take care all, greeting from Sweden.
- mike
Talk to Dave and he will help you out! (he also have interior led lights/dome light and stuff!)
Installed in 2 minutes on my 2007 MB CLS500 ..
an Iphone pic of the difference is below ..
* Note, you have to put it directly in the housing (in the car) and then just slide the plastic cover back over the led. No need to cut anything in that clear plastic cover.
You may use "friend09" to get a discount on the purschase ..
take care all, greeting from Sweden.
- mike
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12 CLS63, 12 GLK350, 08 RR SPORT SC,
how good of a match were these to your 6000ks? i have a cls with 6000k low and fogs and wanna get rid of that damn yellow. but only if they match really good.
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My low beam is still 4300k (stock) + fog (yellow) ,. will change the fogs to 6K leds in a week and change the low beam to 6K in a while too.
But I am really happy about the plate-lights, its perfect, not to blue as many are and absolutly not yellow. And they are also bright - not too bright.
-mike
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btw is it simple to change the stock xenon to 6000k xenon? comparing to the city light?
- mike
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Low Beam and Parking Lamp replacement.
The other side may require you to move a box that is in the way (I can't remember if it was the brake fluid box). You can just remove a few screws that hold it in place to move it over a bit giving you a bit more room to work with. Good luck.
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That looks amazing
Are these the ones you have
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_6674wt_909
and where can I get the fogs
Are these the ones you have
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_6674wt_909
and where can I get the fogs
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That looks amazing
Are these the ones you have
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_6674wt_909
and where can I get the fogs
Are these the ones you have
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_6674wt_909
and where can I get the fogs
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Were the fogs H7 or H11 bulbs?
Also for anyone who changed the city lights themselves, how do you get the bulb out of the housing? Do you just pull or do you have to twist first?
Also for anyone who changed the city lights themselves, how do you get the bulb out of the housing? Do you just pull or do you have to twist first?