E320 (W210) Headlight Lens Replacement
03-25-2014, 08:58 PM
#1
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
E46
E320 (W210) Headlight Lens Replacement
So my girlfriend has an E320 with 325K on the odometer, and the headlights don't seem to have ever been changed. They are extremely foggy and the visibility is that of the fog lights on my car. It's a pretty substantial safety issue and I'm wondering if anyone here knows where you can buy OEM or replacement lenses for the headlights. Is that even possible? Or would I have to go about buying new headlights entirely/buying cheap lights off eBay?
03-25-2014, 09:25 PM
#3
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 72
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
2001 E320, 2010 E350 Sedan, 2009 E350 Wagon, 2014 E350 Coupe, 2015 ML 350
I bought brand new headlight units, they were quite pricey. I think almost $700 for the pair straight from the dealer? But they made my car look 7 years newer. You can't just buy the lenses as far as I know. It made a huge difference driving at night, but with the mileage of her car, if it were me I would try a head light restoration kit on them first? I bought a rain-x brand one, about $15, and cleaned the headlights on a old 5 Series and it made a considerable difference. Only took about 30 minutes to do both lights. Also, the MB dealers in my area often run a special, $49 for a headlight restoration. Check the dealers in your area to see if they offer anything. If that doesn't work and you want to go about replacing them I would just check junk yards in your area to see if they have a similar E Class and see if the lights on it would be better than what she has, or go with cheap ones on ebay.
Last edited by austin94; 03-25-2014 at 09:28 PM.
03-25-2014, 09:33 PM
#4
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
E46
I have seen the lenses on ebay in the past. I would try sanding and refinishing them before buying new units. Mercedes headlights restoration - YouTube
03-25-2014, 09:35 PM
#5
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
E46
I bought brand new headlight units, they were quite pricey. I think almost $700 for the pair straight from the dealer? But they made my car look 7 years newer. You can't just buy the lenses as far as I know. It made a huge difference driving at night, but with the mileage of her car, if it were me I would try a head light restoration kit on them first? I bought a rain-x brand one, about $15, and cleaned the headlights on a old 5 Series and it made a considerable difference. Only took about 30 minutes to do both lights. Also, the MB dealers in my area often run a special, $49 for a headlight restoration. Check the dealers in your area to see if they offer anything. If that doesn't work and you want to go about replacing them I would just check junk yards in your area to see if they have a similar E Class and see if the lights on it would be better than what she has, or go with cheap ones on ebay.
03-25-2014, 09:41 PM
#6
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 72
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
2001 E320, 2010 E350 Sedan, 2009 E350 Wagon, 2014 E350 Coupe, 2015 ML 350
I wasn't sure, I have a BMW E46 and you can buy replacement lenses on a few different sites, I didn't know if the E320 was the same. She was looking to just buy some low-grade projectors because she says my lights are too bright. I figure I'll try that TurtleWax restoration and see how that works. I did see that the OEM grade headlights are über expensive. Especially OEM xenon assemblies.
03-25-2014, 09:42 PM
#7
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
E46
