First off, let me say thanks to all the members of MBWORLD for being helpful and easy to talk to. These forums are probably the best thing out there, and they shouldnt be taken for granted...there is some important info/help that has been here.

Thats enough of the mushy stuff. NOW I need your guys's help!

I know this has probably been posted a million times over...but i want this thread to be the end all of all my questions regarding this topic/topics.

I appreciate your feedback and I assure you ive spent alot of time reading through all the threads and honestly im confused.

I am looking forward to the task of starting to modd the lighting of my car. Here is the list of lights provided by Sylvania for the model number of bulbs i need for each different part of the car.

2000 MERCEDES-BENZ E-class (With replaceable halogen capsules)

Low beam headlamp
H7
H7ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
H7XV XtraVision Halogen Upgrade: Up to 20% Brighter
H7CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal
H7LL Long Life Halogen: Lasts two and a half times longer

High beam headlamp
H7
H7ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
H7XV XtraVision Halogen Upgrade: Up to 20% Brighter
H7CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal
H7LL Long Life Halogen: Lasts two and a half times longer

Front turn signal
1156A
1156AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Rear turn signal
7507A
7507AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Tail light
5007
7225

Stop light
7225
7506
7506LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

High mount stop light
Assembly

Fog/Driving light
H1-55W
H1ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
H1XV XtraVision Halogen Upgrade: Up to 20% Brighter

License plate
6418

Back up light
7506
7506LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker
2825

Rear sidemarker
5007
7225

Glove box
6418

Step/Courtesy light
6418

Things I am looking to mod.....

The front bumper reflectors-im gonna purchase the clear ones soon-which bulb do I need for these?
The rear license plate- ive read through the $10 mod thread-SO far i understand i need 6-led festoons from ebay...but i dont get the resistor part....some say u need it so u dont get lamp defective...some say the post facelift w210's dont need it...some say it flickers...IDK..someone please give me a clear cut explanation of this...

The mud/courtesy lights---which bulbs do I need for these...same ones as above...if so...do these need a resistor...whats a good brand/seller for all these bulbs-Whitey with the white w210..good job on it

BIG ONE-The City/day driving lights-Im looking for a blue bulb-h7.these are just plug and play right...no resistors or lamp defective light...To my knowlege i need blue h7 bulbs and they fit right it and thats it...

Also, the guy with the white pre-facelift w210...i think the names whitey(my bad if im wrong)- I LOVE ur set up with the footwells..i wanted to know what bulbs u needed anf if u needed to do any extra modding to make it fade/in out like it does now with u open/close the door.

Also, which lights do i need for my reading/inside lights...is this hard to do...opening the cluster and what not.

My main goal is to get the higer quailty stuff and stay away from "Lamp Defective signs"

Im gonna apologize in advance if all of these have been answered...and if something i said up there is wrong..feel free to correct it. Im jsut after the solid straight answer...no maybe's and it worked for me.

Thanks for all the replys in advance...and thanks for your help.

 

Im using the LED mud/courtesy lights on mine with no lamp defective message. I have yet to use them on the rear plate yet though. But I know for sure you dont need resistors for teh mud/courtesy lights.

 

which ones??? the same ones as the license plate ones??? whats the bulb type/number..explain the install...where did u get the bulbs...

thnx

 

also, i want to buy some new filters...

whats better performance/quality

green/k&n????

all these questions i know...but i gotta start soening some big money on my baby

 

i think i kno wht ur trying to put

some people have installed silverstars on their low beam headlights, it has the whiteness of xenon minus the ballasts and D2S bulbs, great alternative but not recommended for extra output

whitey's car has the LED under lights that activate when the doors are open. Easily found on eBay

as for the filters ur better off ditching the stock airbox and installing a 3" cone filter that way the airflow to the MAF won't be that restricted and if opsitioned correctly you will get more power in the mid range

hope that helps

ReZ

 

i was talking about the lights under the actual door, like whne u open the door, there is a little light that pops out for mudd and etc...not the one udner the car

i cant do the whole cone thing...im not that savvy with the car....just the filters...green or k&n?

 

look for 6411 or 6418 festoon bulbs, both will fit

 

For the LED lights on the interior go to www.superbrightleds.com and get the following

3 (two front, one rear dome lights) of the 44mm Dual high flux LED bulbs (you can use the 39mm but 44mm will fit better)

4 39mm 9LED bulbs for the puddle lights on the doors

3 194 bulb 5LED style bulbs for the map/reading lights

You can use LEDs in your city lights as well

 

While slightly off topic, does anybody have the mb part number for the climate control backlight bulb? I think the dealer gave me the wrong one.

 

can someone please quote me and lay it out for me....show me the link and which one and how many of it i need to order

1.for the license plate lights

2. for the puddle/courtesy lights

3. for the side marker reflector lights

4. for the day driving lights

5. for the inside map/reading lights

6. for the turn signal

7. for the instrument cluster

Do i need a resistor??? I have a post facelift w210 and ive heard they dont

I need someone to baby me and post all the links up for me from superbrightleds.com and tell me which one to order for each category

greatly appreciated