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Hi all, I recently purchased a 2021 E63 wagon, it wasn't my own order and came with static headlights.
my previous car was a 2014 e63 wagon and had the dynamic headlights.
i really miss the pattern and movement of the old car.
is it possible to purchase 2021 multibeam lights and retrofit them onto the car? is it a basic install and recode? or something much more complicated or even impossible?
if it's possible are there ant vendors out there that caters to this?
This was in CA USA? I thought multibeam head lights came much later to the US than Europe. 2014 anyway the "multibeam like" headlights must have been ILS like on my W222. These also mask high beams on a sector only to run on high beams but to not blind facing traffic or cars in front. The mask is done mechanically instead of turning on individual LEDs on a LED matrix.
Perhaps you are referring to the curve lights that turn towards the road on bends (don't mean cornering lights that come on at road crossings)?
Anyway, a 2021 Mercedes would have the true Multi-beam head light option with a matrix LED. I think even the partial high beam (sector-wise) is now allowed even in the US. Some real retrofit experts have swapped the headlights but it isn't any simple change of head light units.
This was in CA USA? I thought multibeam head lights came much later to the US than Europe. 2014 anyway the "multibeam like" headlights must have been ILS like on my W222. These also mask high beams on a sector only to run on high beams but to not blind facing traffic or cars in front. The mask is done mechanically instead of turning on individual LEDs on a LED matrix.
Perhaps you are referring to the curve lights that turn towards the road on bends (don't mean cornering lights that come on at road crossings)?
Anyway, a 2021 Mercedes would have the true Multi-beam head light option with a matrix LED. I think even the partial high beam (sector-wise) is now allowed even in the US. Some real retrofit experts have swapped the headlights but it isn't any simple change of head light units.
maybe it wasn't called multibeam but for example on my 2014 with the high beam engaged I'd watch the light pattern dance around oncoming traffic. where the incoming cars were always dark but the light pattern shines around them.
im not sure what it was called so I edited my post to just say dynamic.
i mainly wanna know what it takes to get the multibeam onto this 2021.
ive seen videos of people doing this to other model mercs... I think?
A demo of retrofitting the Multibeam to replace the High Performance: https://www.sgmerc.com/topic/27524-m...-in-w213-e250/
(This was done in Singapore. You can contact them for further info, I suppose. And one must check if local laws ban this or not)
A demo of retrofitting the Multibeam to replace the High Performance: https://www.sgmerc.com/topic/27524-m...-in-w213-e250/
(This was done in Singapore. You can contact them for further info, I suppose. And one must check if local laws ban this or not)
Hope this helps.
mine is the face-lifted so it's different... hopefully the process is the same.
also by having the e63 i should have all the cameras in place for the miltibeam... 🤞
This thread seems to talk about US multi-beam LEDs that have certain multi-beam features disabled for the US market. The headlights are the same as the European ones by hardware. Vladi's product then changes coding and enables all the same features as European multi-beam LEDs have.
In Europe we have two different LED headlight HW, LED high performance (lower performance than multi-beam LEDs) and multi-beam LEDs as you explained on your earlier post. The European high performance LEDs cannot be coded to have multi-beam LED features, new hardware and coding is needed. I just could not figure out the case of the original poster. Would he have the lights equivalent to European high performance leds or a crippled version of multi-beam leds (features disabled because of local approval issues)?
This thread seems to talk about US multi-beam LEDs that have certain multi-beam features disabled for the US market. The headlights are the same as the European ones by hardware. Vladi's product then changes coding and enables all the same features as European multi-beam LEDs have.
In Europe we have two different LED headlight HW, LED high performance (lower performance than multi-beam LEDs) and multi-beam LEDs as you explained on your earlier post. The European high performance LEDs cannot be coded to have multi-beam LED features, new hardware and coding is needed. I just could not figure out the case of the original poster. Would he have the lights equivalent to European high performance leds or a crippled version of multi-beam leds (features disabled because of local approval issues)?
my face lifted s212 had the module flash as described in the link above.
the module flash to unlock full functionality is common.
but I'm in need of a full hardware retrofit as my new car came with static leds
I’m interested in how you make out. I placed an order in March of 2022 for 2022 E450 Sedan and could not order the multi-beam/intelligent headlamps supposedly due to chip and parts shortage. I have them on my 2020 E350 and they are great. If I decide to keep the E450 for a while, it would be awesome to add them.
Just recently (in Feb 2022 I believe) here in the US, they changed laws and now allow the multi-beam headlamps.
Has anyone been able to successfully upgrade the static headlights to the multi beam headlight? I’m in the same boat, car was spec’d with static lights and I’m trying to upgrade to the dynamic lights.
Hey BenzNinja, noticed on your website mention of "Splitview" ... is this only available on cars that had the Splitview factory option?
I've always assumed you need a specific LED panel and other hardware/software for this option ... do you have a way to make it work on a standard car that didn't have it factory installed?
Hey BenzNinja, noticed on your website mention of "Splitview" ... is this only available on cars that had the Splitview factory option?
I've always assumed you need a specific LED panel and other hardware/software for this option ... do you have a way to make it work on a standard car that didn't have it factory installed?
Hi
all I know is that I activated a couple that didn't have it
Well as they say anything is possible if you have enough cash. I had a W212 that had the led low beams and halogen high beams and I wanted to convert them to full led with the automatic high beams. I already had the distronic and steering assist so I thought it would be easy. Once the dust cleared it was going to cost $4,500 using used parts AND a $500 charge for the dealer to code the car so it would recognize the different lights. If I had the dealer do it using OEM new parts it was going to be around $8,000.
I decided it wasn’t that important to me. I’m not sure how much your model would cost to upgrade but I bet it would be similar
Well as they say anything is possible if you have enough cash. I had a W212 that had the led low beams and halogen high beams and I wanted to convert them to full led with the automatic high beams. I already had the distronic and steering assist so I thought it would be easy. Once the dust cleared it was going to cost $4,500 using used parts AND a $500 charge for the dealer to code the car so it would recognize the different lights. If I had the dealer do it using OEM new parts it was going to be around $8,000.
I decided it wasn’t that important to me. I’m not sure how much your model would cost to upgrade but I bet it would be similar
the dealer will NOT code you ILS+
it would code you ILS
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