Daytime running light repair
06-30-2011, 01:01 PM
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Daytime running light repair
As I have mentioned on a different thread, I hit a truck tire retread a couple of weeks ago. It left some black marks on the front air damn and appearently hit my drivers side DRL. The lamp showed no signs of damage except that I could now push one side into the grill. The stealership wanted $535 to replace the lamp, they told me the part was $325, $200 in labor. When I told them I was going to think about it, he said that the lamp was "hanging on by just the wires".
Thanks to this forum, I found the DRL at parts.com for $188. The part shipped directly from a Mercedes dealership somewhere in Ohio (I think). Would have been even funnier if it came from mine! Anyway, about 1 hour of my time and the DRL is now replaced. I have included a photo to show you $535 worth of damages. BTW, two of the three mounts were just fine, hanging by the wires, my a**.
Best way to access, take off the front tire!
Thanks to this forum, I found the DRL at parts.com for $188. The part shipped directly from a Mercedes dealership somewhere in Ohio (I think). Would have been even funnier if it came from mine! Anyway, about 1 hour of my time and the DRL is now replaced. I have included a photo to show you $535 worth of damages. BTW, two of the three mounts were just fine, hanging by the wires, my a**.
Best way to access, take off the front tire!
06-30-2011, 01:41 PM
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wow, thanx for sharing this experience....
those dealers!!
that is one thing I'm always scanning for out there on the roads.....
those damn retreads.......
good luck and welcome to the Eboard
those dealers!!
that is one thing I'm always scanning for out there on the roads.....
those damn retreads.......
good luck and welcome to the Eboard
07-04-2011, 10:09 AM
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Damn Trucking lobby and greedy Congressmen.
I wiped out the front "bumper cover" on a Toyota Camry a few years back due to a retread on interstate. Retreads should be outlawed.
I wiped out the front "bumper cover" on a Toyota Camry a few years back due to a retread on interstate. Retreads should be outlawed.
