$10 modification, you all can do it~~~~~~~~~~~
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98 W210 Advantgarde
Originally Posted by no_clue
YOu could try the 50ohm one. BTW, the resistor doesn't get as warm as a OEM bulb produce, so, don't worry.
........however, since I had so many resistors on hand anyway, I thought "what the heck" and hooked one on each side...voila! Works
I guess the lights on the Euro version benz's are not serially connected as with the ones in the US. Although it doesn't affect the output (at least not obvious), I guess I should make both sides the same - at the moment I have a 100Ohm and a 75Ohm one hooked up. Thanks no_clue, at least u gave me the heads up on hooking up the resistors in parallel
I also think the lights aren't as effective on Euro plates (being wider) and here, the rear plate is yellow and of a different surface, so the light doesn't get dispersed evenly over the plate nor appear as glarey as the white plates you guys have, hence don't appear too bright...but that's cool, I don't need the additional attention, hee, hee
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This is a beautiful mod no_clue. I too was looking through the c class pages and read up on it. I even went as far emailing a guy to see if he could hook me up with the bulbs already done with resistors. I'll give this a shot...I hope I get the right parts....I too am a bit electrically challenged.
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98 W210 Advantgarde
Originally Posted by ChrisDPham
Whitey, that looks awesome. Gotta hand it to our white cars. 
Somehow it seems to work better with the W124 lights (i.e. yours).
Hey Chris, did u try it without a resistor? My friend's W124 might do this but not sure if we need to get a resistor...I suspect it doesnt need it as no_clue had said.
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W124's
Originally Posted by Whitey
Haha, ya...white does it for me...
Somehow it seems to work better with the W124 lights (i.e. yours).
Hey Chris, did u try it without a resistor? My friend's W124 might do this but not sure if we need to get a resistor...I suspect it doesnt need it as no_clue had said.
Somehow it seems to work better with the W124 lights (i.e. yours).
Hey Chris, did u try it without a resistor? My friend's W124 might do this but not sure if we need to get a resistor...I suspect it doesnt need it as no_clue had said.
Originally Posted by The Godfather
Just got mine today and put them on. Looks freaking beautiful! Thanks no_clue!!
Thanks no_clue!!
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98 W210 Advantgarde
Originally Posted by ChrisDPham
lol I guess the resister doesn't really do much for me.
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4 wheeled car.
Originally Posted by Alexbenz
did you get the radio shack resistors?
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Originally Posted by The Godfather
nah. Im not rocking my sidemarker lights (euro impact strip) so I already get the warning message. Eventually when I stop being lazy i'll fix it all up w/ resistors
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4 wheeled car.
Originally Posted by Alexbenz
you know for the sidemarkers you can just get a cap and put it on the bulb and it'll block out the light......thats what i did on mine since the carlsson bupmer doesn't have sidemarkers......i would fix it if i were you or you might have a cluster problem......
ACtually the bulbs ended up popping so I jsut left them out. I should get a resistor in there though, I dont like warning messages that much!
And I'll try to take pics
All I know is that people don't pass me anymore ont he freeway. They come up...they stay and look and then go hahah
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.... nothing to brag about, it is a previous model....
Originally Posted by The Godfather
how would I get a cluster problem?
ACtually the bulbs ended up popping so I jsut left them out. I should get a resistor in there though, I dont like warning messages that much!
And I'll try to take pics All I know is that people don't pass me anymore ont he freeway. They come up...they stay and look and then go hahah
ACtually the bulbs ended up popping so I jsut left them out. I should get a resistor in there though, I dont like warning messages that much!
And I'll try to take pics
All I know is that people don't pass me anymore ont he freeway. They come up...they stay and look and then go hahahhahah........actually that's how I have noticed also at night driving.
So many, I mean SO many occasion I am just crusing..and I can see those Z350 or Vette coming from behind w/ high speed.
All the sudden they slow down right behind me!!! (I am not on left lane and they can pass me easily) Then took off again w/ more "civilized manner".
Ever since I have done this mod, I notice I drive "slower" and more mpg!
No Clue you da man
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.... nothing to brag about, it is a previous model....
Originally Posted by hadam
I done mine last night. Looks greeeeat!!
Very happy. Thanks NO CLUE,
U DA MAN.
Very happy. Thanks NO CLUE,
U DA MAN.PICTURE TIME!!!!!!!
So far I only see the pic on "Whitey" white benz, I want more!!!!
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Originally Posted by The Godfather
how would I get a cluster problem?
ACtually the bulbs ended up popping so I jsut left them out. I should get a resistor in there though, I dont like warning messages that much!
And I'll try to take pics All I know is that people don't pass me anymore ont he freeway. They come up...they stay and look and then go hahah
ACtually the bulbs ended up popping so I jsut left them out. I should get a resistor in there though, I dont like warning messages that much!
And I'll try to take pics
All I know is that people don't pass me anymore ont he freeway. They come up...they stay and look and then go hahah
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4 wheeled car.
Originally Posted by Alexbenz
at the old shop i would see a few people come in with the e210 with burned clusters from something like a light bulb being out...they didn;t change it and left it and it cause the cluster to go bad eventuly
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Here R the Pix
NO CLUE, On my 1997 E-420 I have to used two 100 ohms resistors, one on each light. I don't know why.
With only one resistor I was getting warning for bad lamp.
The temperature on resistor is reaching about 72 °F (~25 °C), which is ok as long as I am keeping it away from wiring and lens, which I did.
Thanks again for your help.
With only one resistor I was getting warning for bad lamp.
The temperature on resistor is reaching about 72 °F (~25 °C), which is ok as long as I am keeping it away from wiring and lens, which I did.
Thanks again for your help.
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.... nothing to brag about, it is a previous model....
Originally Posted by hadam
NO CLUE, On my 1997 E-420 I have to used two 100 ohms resistors, one on each light. I don't know why.
With only one resistor I was getting warning for bad lamp.
The temperature on resistor is reaching about 72 °F (~25 °C), which is ok as long as I am keeping it away from wiring and lens, which I did.
Thanks again for your help.
With only one resistor I was getting warning for bad lamp.
The temperature on resistor is reaching about 72 °F (~25 °C), which is ok as long as I am keeping it away from wiring and lens, which I did.
Thanks again for your help.
GOOD PIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
72F is cooler than your body temperature. Even if you have it sit on the lens, PVC usually withstand up to 400F.
Don't worry about it.
Last edited by no_clue; May 27, 2006 at 02:39 AM.
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'01 E430 Sport
Great mod!
First off, thanks no_clue for the teriffic mod information and the great documentation you provided! The quality of light difference is amazing.
I bought 39mm LED's w/9 lights inside from a Hong Kong vendor on Ebay. Ordered them Monday and received them on Friday ... excellent turnaround considering the distance. Bought the pair of resistors from the Shack and as it turns out I needed both of them on my '01 E430 ... only one side didn't satisfy the "bulb out" on the multifunction display. These LEDS are bright, maybe a bit more than my liking but I suppose I'll get used to it .. I wanted a bit more subtle lighting but the more I look at it the more I like it.
As you can see the festoons I pulled out were blackened from use so the lighting upgrade is definitely noticeable. I'll post some better pics tommorrow under better conditions! (last pic was with flash)
I bought 39mm LED's w/9 lights inside from a Hong Kong vendor on Ebay. Ordered them Monday and received them on Friday ... excellent turnaround considering the distance. Bought the pair of resistors from the Shack and as it turns out I needed both of them on my '01 E430 ... only one side didn't satisfy the "bulb out" on the multifunction display. These LEDS are bright, maybe a bit more than my liking but I suppose I'll get used to it .. I wanted a bit more subtle lighting but the more I look at it the more I like it.
As you can see the festoons I pulled out were blackened from use so the lighting upgrade is definitely noticeable. I'll post some better pics tommorrow under better conditions! (last pic was with flash)
Last edited by Blackbeard; May 27, 2006 at 06:01 AM.
