2015 E400 Headlights question
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2015 E400 Headlights question
Hello, I am going to be a new owner of pre-owned 2015 E400(certified) and first timer to Mercedes. I happened to look up to see what bulbs are needed for low/high beams should they need to at some point later. I only got links that point to replace the whole assembly but nothing mentioned about bulbs so far. If I ever need to deal with the low or high beam headlights, is it going to be replacing the whole housing which appears to be priced at 2k each side ? Appreciate your input . Makes me think if I should take a chance with LED trim or think of something else. 2K per side is ridiculous to those who are not used to this type of replacement. Thanks for your input.
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Hello, I am going to be a new owner of pre-owned 2015 E400(certified) and first timer to Mercedes. I happened to look up to see what bulbs are needed for low/high beams should they need to at some point later. I only got links that point to replace the whole assembly but nothing mentioned about bulbs so far. If I ever need to deal with the low or high beam headlights, is it going to be replacing the whole housing which appears to be priced at 2k each side ? Appreciate your input . Makes me think if I should take a chance with LED trim or think of something else. 2K per side is ridiculous to those who are not used to this type of replacement. Thanks for your input.
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My 2016 has the full LED package. It is possible that a control module can be replaced separately, I believe, should something happen. But yes you do have to replace these units if something goes wrong with the LEDs themselves.
I just had a collision with a deer and shattered one of mine. The cost to replace for my insurance company is listed at $2,200 on the bill. So yes, they're expensive.
If you're buying CPO, have you been offered the 2 year extension? We got it for $2100 and ours is covered until 10/2023.
I just had a collision with a deer and shattered one of mine. The cost to replace for my insurance company is listed at $2,200 on the bill. So yes, they're expensive.
If you're buying CPO, have you been offered the 2 year extension? We got it for $2100 and ours is covered until 10/2023.
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My 2016 has the full LED package. It is possible that a control module can be replaced separately, I believe, should something happen. But yes you do have to replace these units if something goes wrong with the LEDs themselves.
I just had a collision with a deer and shattered one of mine. The cost to replace for my insurance company is listed at $2,200 on the bill. So yes, they're expensive.
If you're buying CPO, have you been offered the 2 year extension? We got it for $2100 and ours is covered until 10/2023.
I just had a collision with a deer and shattered one of mine. The cost to replace for my insurance company is listed at $2,200 on the bill. So yes, they're expensive.
If you're buying CPO, have you been offered the 2 year extension? We got it for $2100 and ours is covered until 10/2023.
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The LED should last the life of the car so no need to replace the bulbs as there isn't any. If you have the dynamic LEDs, they're around $1700 online, the regular ones are about $800. You could probably get used ones on eBay if you ever needed to or from a junkyard. But yeah, Mercedes headlights have always been expensive, I think my W211 used to be around $1500 for the bixeon headlamps and I believe those were around in 2003.
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Also of note you can't just buy a new one of the dynamic LEDs on eBay and pop it in. It has to be coded in. 
But that all being said, we don't see much trouble from these. They're made by Hella and were in use starting in 2014 cars (lots built in 2013) and so they're not all spring chickens.
But that all being said, we don't see much trouble from these. They're made by Hella and were in use starting in 2014 cars (lots built in 2013) and so they're not all spring chickens.
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My 2016 has the full LED package. It is possible that a control module can be replaced separately, I believe, should something happen. But yes you do have to replace these units if something goes wrong with the LEDs themselves.
I just had a collision with a deer and shattered one of mine. The cost to replace for my insurance company is listed at $2,200 on the bill. So yes, they're expensive.
If you're buying CPO, have you been offered the 2 year extension? We got it for $2100 and ours is covered until 10/2023.
I just had a collision with a deer and shattered one of mine. The cost to replace for my insurance company is listed at $2,200 on the bill. So yes, they're expensive.
If you're buying CPO, have you been offered the 2 year extension? We got it for $2100 and ours is covered until 10/2023.
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