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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 11:41 AM
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2013 E350 Coupe w/ p2
My 2013 E350 Coupe with custom ambient lighting

This has been my dream car for years and I finally bought it last year September with p1, p2, lane tracking, blind spot, parking sensors and xenon lighting. All my mods are cosmetic and I've done no performance upgrades. I've also begun dynamatting the entire car. Currently I have the doors, wheel wells, hood and trunk dynamatted

I had an 2012 E350 sedan and missed the ambient option, so I bought some kits from ebay and did my install. Lights are mounted in the front foot wells and on the upper portion of each door pocket so that you cannot see the actual light strip, only the glow. There is an access hole underneath the aluminum trim on the door that you can sneak the cable through. It is held on with 3m double sided tape. It's then ran through the door insulation, behind the dash, down the transmission tunnel and is plugged into the cigarette port in the back of the car. I was going to wire it into the car directly, but this allows for removal in the future without cutting into the cars wiring and would avoid any potential error codes in the dash popping up due to the voltage sensors detecting an overage, Some install pics of the lighting strips are in the final pic



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Full clean and wax




Ambient Lighting color variations




Daytime ambient lighting






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Red comand controller




Custom door sills with ambient purple reflection




Ambient lighting mounting on door and under foot well
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 11:47 AM
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 12:36 PM
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Nice. Where did you score the tissue box? Will it fit snugly on a 2014 e350 coupe?
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 12:43 PM
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Got the tissue box from ebay. It's held in place with 3m double sided tape and will fit your 2014
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Premierone
Got the tissue box from ebay. It's held in place with 3m double sided tape and will fit your 2014

It is possible for you to send me a link?
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 08:58 PM
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The star logo one I purchased are no longer available from the same seller

They have this one now - http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-AMG-1pcs...pUNku0&vxp=mtr
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 10:45 PM
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Old Aug 6, 2016 | 06:41 AM
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 12:31 PM
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Outstanding!!
Now clear side markers will top it off.
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by NCBob
Outstanding!!
Now clear side markers will top it off.
I wasn't sure about this look, especially with my color. Have you done it?
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Premierone
I wasn't sure about this look, especially with my color. Have you done it?

Absolutely. A red car with orange side lights really clashed.
Clear lenses really dressed it up. Would do the same with a silver car.
Bulbs are orange and cannot be seen in ambient light. Only when they are lit.
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Old Aug 11, 2016 | 03:53 AM
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Where can I get the door sill?
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 07:13 PM
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That's pretty sharp. Nice touch.
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Old Aug 17, 2016 | 01:39 PM
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Where can I get the door sill?
+1
And how did you installed it? Where is your source of power, at the door or at the seat?
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Old Oct 12, 2016 | 01:01 AM
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The door sills from from Gerry over at formymercedes.com. He's a really great seller and is very helpful. Its wired to the courtesy light on the door so it only comes on when the door is opened

Link - http://www.formymercedes.com/mb_resu...ted+Door+Sills
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Old Oct 12, 2016 | 02:37 PM
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Nice lights. What LED interior lights did you use? And how do you control the color of them?
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More info on the ambient lighting please... Would wanna do this.
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Old Oct 15, 2016 | 02:31 PM
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More info about the Samsumg device and the aluminum parking break release would be interesting. Links?
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Old Oct 24, 2016 | 04:37 AM
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Nice lights. What LED interior lights did you use? And how do you control the color of them?
These are the lights I use, they've never given me an issue in about a year. But two kits in case you need longer wiring or break one . They are controlled with a great wireless remote that you don't need to point at the control unit, which is hidden behind the dash, to work. It picks up the remote signal from any direction in the car, which is nice

I recently did an update where I cut these strips and put them above the door handles, in place of the amber light. I have another strip on the footwells and one in each door pocket. If you take off the aluminum trim on the door and the door card itself, there is just enough room in a whole to pass the strip through, so you don't have to cut anything. From there the wire for the strip on the door is ran through the door insulation, down the transmission tunnel and plugs into the rear cigarette port. I didn't wire it into the car so its removable and also to avoid any error codes popping up in the dash. If you need more help with it, feel free to ask. I love the lights, they're a little much, but still look great with sacrificing the luxury look of the car. Also the remote controls the color, light intensity and strobing modes

Link - http://www.ebay.com/itm/231645240696?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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