interior dome lights
02-16-2017, 07:43 PM
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interior dome lights
i been thinking to change all my interior lights from halogen to LED...maybe red? lol my friend put red in his bmw and looks...awesome!!
anyone changed the interior lights? any heads up? or anything....thanks.
anyone changed the interior lights? any heads up? or anything....thanks.
02-18-2017, 03:35 PM
#2
I took my dome module off and its a PITA to put it back on, be extremely careful not to break any cables or the headliner itself, below the rear view mirror the headliner is very thin, I think mine is broken but can't tell a difference.
Imho red would not look good on a benz, maybe a warm white.. (See link for reference of the led colors, specially the xenon white vs soft/warm white)
http://store.ijdmtoy.com/Premium-SMD...mercedes-e.htm
Imho red would not look good on a benz, maybe a warm white.. (See link for reference of the led colors, specially the xenon white vs soft/warm white)
http://store.ijdmtoy.com/Premium-SMD...mercedes-e.htm
02-18-2017, 03:57 PM
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Another warning for the interior LED install - be careful when removing the center dome assembly with regards to the headliner. After doing mine the headliner now sags in both back corners - I guess I put too much tension on it in the center and it ended up pulling away from the backing at each side. If I had it to do over I would prop something against the headliner in each back corner while removing the center dome unit.
02-18-2017, 04:11 PM
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Another warning for the interior LED install - be careful when removing the center dome assembly with regards to the headliner. After doing mine the headliner now sags in both back corners - I guess I put too much tension on it in the center and it ended up pulling away from the backing at each side. If I had it to do over I would prop something against the headliner in each back corner while removing the center dome unit.
Don't know why but I see that mostly high end vehicles have saggy headliners.
02-18-2017, 04:12 PM
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Another warning for the interior LED install - be careful when removing the center dome assembly with regards to the headliner. After doing mine the headliner now sags in both back corners - I guess I put too much tension on it in the center and it ended up pulling away from the backing at each side. If I had it to do over I would prop something against the headliner in each back corner while removing the center dome unit.
02-20-2017, 09:56 PM
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the only thing is im afraid to open up the front dome light module thing since i read around that it is hard and have to be a lot careful not to mess it up.
I will be looking at videos and try to do it some day soon.
And Jeff, that does look very nice and i noticed you replaced all the lights to LED even down in the leg area. But for me, that is a little too bright tho. I sat in my friend's car which he had 6000k led, for me it was a little troubling to see outside the windows while they were on. I might go with soft white.
I will be looking at videos and try to do it some day soon.
And Jeff, that does look very nice and i noticed you replaced all the lights to LED even down in the leg area. But for me, that is a little too bright tho. I sat in my friend's car which he had 6000k led, for me it was a little troubling to see outside the windows while they were on. I might go with soft white.
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02-20-2017, 10:07 PM
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the only thing is im afraid to open up the front dome light module thing since i read around that it is hard and have to be a lot careful not to mess it up.
I will be looking at videos and try to do it some day soon.
And Jeff, that does look very nice and i noticed you replaced all the lights to LED even down in the leg area. But for me, that is a little too bright tho. I sat in my friend's car which he had 6000k led, for me it was a little troubling to see outside the windows while they were on. I might go with soft white.
I will be looking at videos and try to do it some day soon.
And Jeff, that does look very nice and i noticed you replaced all the lights to LED even down in the leg area. But for me, that is a little too bright tho. I sat in my friend's car which he had 6000k led, for me it was a little troubling to see outside the windows while they were on. I might go with soft white.
In all its bright however when driving at night since the bottoms do dim I don't have a problem at all.
02-20-2017, 10:58 PM
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This is what I bought from the seller many months back:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-W21...kAAOSwdzVXnMeu
Everything works as it should. Pure white light.
My only little gripe and this is going to be for most LEDS in the footwell, is that they are going to dim when you shut the door but they will still be on. Note that the normal incandescent bulbs do this, but since they dim so much you can hardly tell they are on at night, where as the LEDS are more pronounced. I actually had to turn the led bulbs somewhat because after a while I found that they were a little too bight in the footwells. IE: If you like pure blackness in the footwell lighting, keep normal incandescent bulbs since they are so dim. If you like some light then LEDS will be ok. They look awesome when you open the door at night and they are bright.
Overhead console isn't hard but the biggest thing I found to be a PITA is the freaking mirror and reattaching it. Note that removing it is simple. What a nightmare putting it back in... The MB engineers didn't think it through because you can't get a tool in to depress the spring pin for the rear view mirror, otherwise what would be a normal 30 second thing to reattach the mirror turned into something like 20 minutes of me thinking I was going to snap the rear view mirror in half when reattaching it. Removing the rear console also isn't hard, and takes about 30 seconds to do. You grab a corner then pull straight down.
The door puddle lights look the best since they are nice and bright so when you open the door it's very inviting and bright pure white light. Looks a lot higher end than the stock yellow bulbs.
Everything inside is an LED in the car now, including the glove box, trunk lights..etc.
There's a thread on benzworld with pictures and some write-ups. It should help you if you go that route.
-Nigel
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-W21...kAAOSwdzVXnMeu
Everything works as it should. Pure white light.
My only little gripe and this is going to be for most LEDS in the footwell, is that they are going to dim when you shut the door but they will still be on. Note that the normal incandescent bulbs do this, but since they dim so much you can hardly tell they are on at night, where as the LEDS are more pronounced. I actually had to turn the led bulbs somewhat because after a while I found that they were a little too bight in the footwells. IE: If you like pure blackness in the footwell lighting, keep normal incandescent bulbs since they are so dim. If you like some light then LEDS will be ok. They look awesome when you open the door at night and they are bright.
Overhead console isn't hard but the biggest thing I found to be a PITA is the freaking mirror and reattaching it. Note that removing it is simple. What a nightmare putting it back in... The MB engineers didn't think it through because you can't get a tool in to depress the spring pin for the rear view mirror, otherwise what would be a normal 30 second thing to reattach the mirror turned into something like 20 minutes of me thinking I was going to snap the rear view mirror in half when reattaching it. Removing the rear console also isn't hard, and takes about 30 seconds to do. You grab a corner then pull straight down.
The door puddle lights look the best since they are nice and bright so when you open the door it's very inviting and bright pure white light. Looks a lot higher end than the stock yellow bulbs.
Everything inside is an LED in the car now, including the glove box, trunk lights..etc.
There's a thread on benzworld with pictures and some write-ups. It should help you if you go that route.
-Nigel
02-21-2017, 11:10 PM
#10
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Yeah exactly the same bulbs I use the 2835 are my favorite interior leds I have found so far. Same thing to the spring for the overhead mirror is the biggest pain to re-install.
