whyask

Hey guys , my 2006 CLS55 right rear taillight has a bulb out inside it , is there a way to take it apart and replace it with out getting RAPED at the stealer ship ???? Any help would be great this is my first MB and the more I can learn the better off I am ! Thanks guys

- Big Sarge

whyask

Ok, so after days of research (hours sitting in my office ) it looks like you can buy the electronic board / panel that hold all the lights for 50$ and change instead of a WHOLE new light assembley. Has anyone replaced just the panel yet ..??

Here is the panel link ------
http://www.autopartsnetwork.com/w013...aBdH8TyOKcTb9z

StarvingArtist

I had mine out once. Just take the trunk panels out of the way.Two small screwdrivers to pop the screw covers along the outer edge is all I remember,and buy yourself a set of small torx bits.

b1g1an

The hard plastic cover with the lock in needs to come out, fixed with push fittings you need to lever out, then the side moulded bits held with a couple of different push fittings. Then there's half a dozen nuts to take the complete light out and finally you can unscrew the bulb board from the back of it.

whyask

Where the bulbs able to be pulled out , of did it look as if they where soldered on to the panel...??

b1g1an

They're not normal tungsten bulbs and are soldered in, you need to replace the whole board bar the leds for the brake lights.

Supposed to last the life of the car just like xenons ...not!

whyask

yeh awesome lol Looks like ill be ordering the panel. Ill do a nice little write up for the forums once it arrives just in case there are other that run into this. thanks for all the info guys !

whyask

Time to start the tear down !! ill post pics of every step along the way this weekend once i start the project of replacing the blown light ! The panel comes just like this from the factory and cost me 50$ plus shipping. Lights are soldered into the board.

whyask

As Promised here you go !! each side took about 20 minutes to knock out ! WAY to easy ! Panel was 60 after shipping and everything. Not bad compared to what the dealer wanted and that was a WHOLE NEW TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY ! what a joke ! lol

This is the right rear panel in the trunk - the piece is the Air pump unbolt it . there are 3 screws.

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Tail light all popped out ! There where 5 screws holding in place (silver ones not the black ones )

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Time for surgery. The black rubber sealer around just peels off and you place it back on when you reverse the process.

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there are 3 hex screws in place you need to pull out and two RED and BLUE wires that slide off.

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Contrary to what the manual says the bulbs WILL NOT EXPLODED if you take them out , the panel is NOT pressurized

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replace the old panel with the new one and reverse the order of everything and your done !

b1g1an

LOL, it's the bulbs that are pressurised and they say that you shouldn't remove not the board.

whyask

Well damn the man lol so much for feeling awesome lol

mpower472

Sorry to revive an old thread. I can't believe that you can't replace the bulbs alone in the panel. Where is the best place to buy a new panel?

AndreNY

dumbest design ever by Mercedes however you can get the board from the dealer for $60

mpower472

I agree. I am in Canada so I'm sure it will be $100 CDN(which is $60 US now!)

mpower472

I bought a new panel and still have the same problem. My fog light is on instead of the tail lamp. None of the bulbs from the original panel seemed to be burned out. Any suggestions?