300E Gauge Lights
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'00 S320 W220, '98 A160 W168/ sold in 2005 '86 260 E W124 '90 260E W124
Do you mean the lighting of the cluster? If yes, there are some possibilities to brighten (or even colour the lights). First take out the cluster and check the the light bulbs in the two top positons of the cluster. If they are 3 Watts only it's okay. I had a problem like this, and some one (preowner??) switched to 5 Watts which may have helped him for some time, then the acrylic glass lenses melted and the light was just almost gone. The lenses are covered by a white plastic cover (kind of triangle shapeish). If they are burnt, not enough light is transmitted into the cluster.
If you like to have a project over Xmas, and dont need the car for some days, like I had last December, I replaced the bulbs by super white clear LED's. You can also take blue or orange. The only draw back, it take time to do this since you need to play around quite some time to find the best number, location, size and color of LED'S to enhance you cluster lights. But I kind of liked it. And it looks great too. The other option is get a cluster housing from the junk yard, install the new lighting and than place the instruments from your present car in the new housing, and than swap the clusters. Post the remains (like clock, odometer....) under EBAY and auction them, it will well pay for the LED's and maybe for the parts from the junkyard.
Have fun
If you like to have a project over Xmas, and dont need the car for some days, like I had last December, I replaced the bulbs by super white clear LED's. You can also take blue or orange. The only draw back, it take time to do this since you need to play around quite some time to find the best number, location, size and color of LED'S to enhance you cluster lights. But I kind of liked it. And it looks great too. The other option is get a cluster housing from the junk yard, install the new lighting and than place the instruments from your present car in the new housing, and than swap the clusters. Post the remains (like clock, odometer....) under EBAY and auction them, it will well pay for the LED's and maybe for the parts from the junkyard.
Have fun
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Xenon Bulbs
I've always seen this one guy on E-Bay selling xenon lights for the guages. He says they won't melt the surrounding plastic or anything. If you get this when the bid is over, just look again in a couple days.
I'll probably be ordering these before I go off to college.
E-Bay: Xenon Lights
Good luck!
I'll probably be ordering these before I go off to college.
E-Bay: Xenon Lights
Good luck!
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From: Seattle
2008 S63
before you start chaning bulbs, I'd suggest making sure you have the brightness turned all the way up. The tripometer knob (the one you push to reset) should either turn to the right or left. Try playing around with it. You should have it turned all the way up.
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Perhaps try some nice red guages 
!!! I bought some a while back, and decided I didn't want to put em in. They cost $130 and now I am selling em cheaper on Ebay (smart move by chupper)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...874816408&rd=1
!!! I bought some a while back, and decided I didn't want to put em in. They cost $130 and now I am selling em cheaper on Ebay (smart move by chupper)http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...874816408&rd=1
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Mercedes-Benz 300D TURBO 1987
Brightness of gauge lights
The bulbs used in the dash of 124's, and maybe other models, gradually loose their brightness. I was amazed at the difference when I replaced the bulbs for the gauges and the rotary open-shut controls on the vents.P
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'00 S320 W220, '98 A160 W168/ sold in 2005 '86 260 E W124 '90 260E W124
Originally posted by KOOLY2
How do you replace the bulbs in the vents?
How do you replace the bulbs in the vents?
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