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I had to replace right side DRL. You don't have to go in the wheel well. Just let off the trim piece over DRL and there are 2 screws holding it in. Took 19 minutes. Also had resonator delete....AMAZING sound! Worth it.
I had to replace right side DRL. You don't have to go in the wheel well. Just let off the trim piece over DRL and there are 2 screws holding it in. Took 19 minutes. Also had resonator delete....AMAZING sound! Worth it.
@corkshoppe curious, how did you pop off the trim piece? I can’t seem to trigger the release tabs. Did you have to break the tabs on yours?
@corkshoppe curious, how did you pop off the trim piece? I can’t seem to trigger the release tabs. Did you have to break the tabs on yours?
it does pop of, be careful or you'll lose a tab. . Do you have a gl550 with amg style bumper or the regular style bumper. Mine popped out. Only buy OEM light. The cheap Chinese ones are only good 50% of the time
it does pop of, be careful or you'll lose a tab. . Do you have a gl550 with amg style bumper or the regular style bumper. Mine popped out. Only buy OEM light. The cheap Chinese ones are only good 50% of the time
@corkshoppe thanks for the quick reply. I believe mine has the AMG style bumper.
I can confirm that replacing the Daytime Running Lights can be done on a 2013 x166 (GL550 with AMG trim) without taking off the front bumper or accessing the DRL by removing lining from the wheel well (i.e. the recommended ways). However, in my case, I broke 4 of the 6 tabs on the chrome trim piece that covers the DRL housing when removing it. I was able to glue most of them back on the trim piece; alternatively, I could have purchased from cheap trim replacements on eBay for about $17 (non OEM).
The trick to removing the trim is use a small flat screen driver or small thin plastic shim, locate the tabs (use below image for reference, press the tool into the center of the tab location on the trim, gently push the tool toward the middle of the trim piece lifting the piece of plastic on housing out from the middle of the catch on the trim piece and gently pull outward. You'll need to do this 6 times (for each tab) and if it's cold out, you'll likely break the tabs on the trim piece.
It's not easy, but it can be done. Took be about 30 minutes to discovery this method. 10 minutes to remove the trim, 2 minutes to replace the light, 10 minutes to glue the broken tabs back on to the trim, 12 hours for the glue to cure, and 30 seconds to put the trim back on.
Good luck to future finders of this post and thanks @corkshoppe for posting about this method in the first place.
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