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12-19-2011, 02:32 PM
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I upgraded my tails to the facelifted LED style - my favorite cosmetic mod so far.
12-19-2011, 03:47 PM
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I believe I paid $400USD shipped to Dubai, I bought them from eBay Germany. If you go that route, just make sure that you are getting the required resistors with them - I'm sure all the newer tails now have them but it never hurts to make sure.
12-19-2011, 03:53 PM
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I see. What does the resistors do ?
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
LED's only require a fraction of the amperage to operate as a conventional incandescent bulb, the resistors do just that, build some resistance to simulate an OEM bulb so the ECU doesn't trip a fault for a burned out bulb.
so replacing the standard brake bulbs with LED bulbs would throw the code
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12-19-2011, 04:01 PM
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
Yes - if they don't have built in resistors. You can now get some LED bulbs with them built in. Take a look at what ANZ Optics (MBWorld sponsor) offers, I bought my side marker and driving light LED's from them - work like a charm.
