93 400E Clear Corners, Taillights & Other Mods (SoCal)
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93 400E Clear Corners, Taillights & Other Mods (SoCal)
Im looking for various parts for this car. Does anyone know a good source for OEM clear corners and taillights? What other good mods are for this car? Im also looking for the same mods for a 99 SL 600, Thanks.
Im in the SoCal area.
Im in the SoCal area.
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Can you let me know a good price for all this stuff?
I found a sight for healights and clear corners for $600, that is way too much. I paid $100 for OEM on a C-Class.
How do I do that? Is there alternatives taillights besider smoke, thanks.
I found a sight for healights and clear corners for $600, that is way too much. I paid $100 for OEM on a C-Class.
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You can smoke the taillights yourself and save some $$$
You can smoke the taillights yourself and save some $$$
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How do I do that?
How do I do that?
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Hello, I used a transparent red tint spray to get rid of the orange, instead of blacking out my lights. With the W124 you can spray the inside and the outside of the tailight. Then the turn signal will light red as opposed to orange.. Sorry, no pics.
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Hello, I used a transparent red tint spray to get rid of the orange, instead of blacking out my lights. With the W124 you can spray the inside and the outside of the tailight. Then the turn signal will light red as opposed to orange.. Sorry, no pics.
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Try Berwerks - www.bergwerks.com
Give them a call, they are really into modding older benzs. They are very trustworthy mechanics as well. Don't know what part of SoCal you hail from but Bergwerks is in Van Nuys. I bought my clear corners from them. Was around $80.00 for clear Hellas. Beware of the cheaper clear corners as they have cheaper retention mechanism and are prone to early failure (meaing you'll lose a light).
They also sell: a lower geared rear end (from what I hear, really opens up the throttle response)
Euro headlights - superior output to US.
You could ad a sportline steering box and or sportline suspension (quicker steering) - check www.mercedesshop.com and do a search for "sportline" to aquire part #s
Also check out this e420 page - great article on adding 18" rims and lowering suspension as well.
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/actionfit/home.html
Give them a call, they are really into modding older benzs. They are very trustworthy mechanics as well. Don't know what part of SoCal you hail from but Bergwerks is in Van Nuys. I bought my clear corners from them. Was around $80.00 for clear Hellas. Beware of the cheaper clear corners as they have cheaper retention mechanism and are prone to early failure (meaing you'll lose a light).
They also sell: a lower geared rear end (from what I hear, really opens up the throttle response)
Euro headlights - superior output to US.
You could ad a sportline steering box and or sportline suspension (quicker steering) - check www.mercedesshop.com and do a search for "sportline" to aquire part #s
Also check out this e420 page - great article on adding 18" rims and lowering suspension as well.
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/actionfit/home.html
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Thanks for the info, Ill be sure to check it out. I found a suppllier for clear corners a brand called Depo, have you heard of them? How is Hellas? I had Gecar brand on a C-CLass and they were excellent OEM fit and look.
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Thanks for the info, Ill be sure to check it out. I found a suppllier for clear corners a brand called Depo, have you heard of them? How is Hellas? I had Gecar brand on a C-CLass and they were excellent OEM fit and look.
Thanks for the info, Ill be sure to check it out. I found a suppllier for clear corners a brand called Depo, have you heard of them? How is Hellas? I had Gecar brand on a C-CLass and they were excellent OEM fit and look.
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Ok, thanks. I wanted to make sure. I saw some on Ebay, but they were Depo. So you dont recommend them? I had Gecar and those were excellent quality, before I had some Taiwan ones that were so bad I didnt even use them. Have you heard of Gecar? They came in the OEM Bosch yellow boxes. Is Gecar Bosch? What do Hellas look like? Whats a good price to pay for Hellas or Bosch? What about taillights? Thanks.
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Ok, thanks. I wanted to make sure. I saw some on Ebay, but they were Depo. So you dont recommend them?
Ok, thanks. I wanted to make sure. I saw some on Ebay, but they were Depo. So you dont recommend them?
They aren't built as well but it's not like they a complete crap, just not up to Mercedes standards.
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I had Gecar and those were excellent quality, before I had some Taiwan ones that were so bad I didnt even use them. Have you heard of Gecar? They came in the OEM Bosch yellow boxes. Is Gecar Bosch?
I had Gecar and those were excellent quality, before I had some Taiwan ones that were so bad I didnt even use them. Have you heard of Gecar? They came in the OEM Bosch yellow boxes. Is Gecar Bosch?
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What do Hellas look like?
What do Hellas look like?
Originally posted by thegentleMAN
Whats a good price to pay for Hellas or Bosch?
Whats a good price to pay for Hellas or Bosch?
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What about taillights? Thanks.
What about taillights? Thanks.
Just look on ebay, there you can buy it all, original and other.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2463979087
I cant find them. These look like the ones I had on a C-Class, but I cant tell for sure. I was very satisfied with them though, they were supposed to be OEM made by Gecar. They came in a yellow Bosch box. I had some other ones that were AM and I never used them they were so cheap. Thanks for your post.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2463587836
These look like the cheap ones I had.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2464585834
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2464636973
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2464783175
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2464425654
I cant find them. These look like the ones I had on a C-Class, but I cant tell for sure. I was very satisfied with them though, they were supposed to be OEM made by Gecar. They came in a yellow Bosch box. I had some other ones that were AM and I never used them they were so cheap. Thanks for your post.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2463587836
These look like the cheap ones I had.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2464585834
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2464636973
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2464783175
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2464425654
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I think most 3rd party corners fit pretty well. Haven't heard many complaints about fit. Where they cut corners is in the rubber trim and retention clips. This is why I spent the extra money on Hellas. I'd rather not have to buy them again after they drop out.
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Thanks, but I need to know what exact clear corners are the good ones and which arent. I can tell by the pics alone, I need someone who bought from these sellers or can compare the corners to tell me.
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I think most would agree that either Bosch or Hella are tops where quality is concerned. They tend to run $70-$85 but when I was researching this topic, I found several complaints of cheaper/non Bosch/non Hella lights falling out.
Do a search at Mercedesshop.com - place clear or clear corners into the search engine for further input.
Do a search at Mercedesshop.com - place clear or clear corners into the search engine for further input.
