CL-Class (W215) 2000-2006: CL 500, CL 600

how do you remove the headlight?

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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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how do you remove the headlight?

do you need to remove the front bumper to get the headlight out? if so, does anyone know the location of bolts/screws? need to update the headlight to the clear ones. the headlights are interchangable in all years right?
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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yes the bumper needs to come off to remove the headlight, i did one a while back and i don't recall off hand. just start taking things apart till you get it off
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by MBHustla858
yes the bumper needs to come off to remove the headlight, i did one a while back and i don't recall off hand. just start taking things apart till you get it off
Actually, you don't need to pull the bumper completely off. Here is a link to an article that helped me loosen the bumper enough to pull the headlights off (yea, I know it's for a w211, but it's the same for the w215; and no, you don't have to follow all the steps, just look at the picture and you should be able to figure it out):

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w211...nt-bumper.html
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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thank you so much. i knew i can count on the guys at mbworld.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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how much to upgrade?
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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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thanks to david m's link, i was able to get the bumper and lights off. but now i can't install the new lights because the adapters are different. david m, where did you get the new adapters and how much?
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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by blahzayblah
how much to upgrade?
i got them from ebay. one has a big scratch that i polished off ($30 wet sand pads) for less than $200 . the other one has a broken tab on top for less than $400
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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 02ml320
thanks to david m's link, i was able to get the bumper and lights off. but now i can't install the new lights because the adapters are different. david m, where did you get the new adapters and how much?
Glad I could help, but I can't help you with this question because I only pulled the headlight off to clean the inside lense as it was fogged up a bit.
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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by David M///
Glad I could help, but I can't help you with this question because I only pulled the headlight off to clean the inside lense as it was fogged up a bit.
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how do you seperate the plastic lense from the headlight unit?
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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 02ml320
how do you seperate the plastic lense from the headlight unit?
Sorry, I don't remember if there were screws holding the lense onto the headlight or not (maybe someone on this board can chime in). I do remember that it is sealed, and I had to reseal it with silicon.
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by David M///
Sorry, I don't remember if there were screws holding the lense onto the headlight or not (maybe someone on this board can chime in). I do remember that it is sealed, and I had to reseal it with silicon.
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that's good enough for me. as long as i know is doable. thanks again dave!
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