tron786

As I was negotiating a few offers between 3 dealers I pulled the trigger on a vehicle that had ideal options that I thought.
BUT. I didn't realize this had no intelligent lights and I signed the deal as I was having a busy week and didn't scrutinize the options list as they were all so similar.

I always felt this was a must have option and now I'm devastated.

I'm not sure if I can cancel the deal but I'm too embarrassed to ask.

The car will be driven by my wife who doesn't care about this and we don't do a lot of highway driving at night.

So should I just live with this or pluck up the courage and cancel the deal. Problem is stock is limited and I may only get another vehicle in April.

rbrylaw

I have the Intelligent Lights on my C300 Sport. We don't have them on the GLC300. They're nice for sure, but not worth cancelling a car just for them. We drove the GLC the other night on the interstate and the standard lights were just fine. This is after all a modern Mercedes Benz. If your wife isn't bothered and you guys won't do a lot of highway night driving, I wouldn't be concerned at all.

tron786

Thanks for the honest feedback.
Are the "standard" lights on the GLC halogen or static LED or xenon?

rbrylaw

The standard lights on the GLC are Halogen. It wasn't that long ago, we all paid extra for Halogen lights and thought we were something else, right?!

William Kayen

Why don't you call the dealer and ask them about getting you a car with the intelligent lights? I have it on my GLK and wouldn't be without them. I just ordered a GLE with them.

You will probably have the car for some time and you shouldn't have to settle. I am sure the dealer wants to keep you happy so you can pass a great recommendation to others.

joshg1001

its a deal breaker for me. Aesthetically I think it changes the wrong end of the vehicle entirely. The standard halogen lights aren't even in projectors...so it is like something from the 80s/90s. That's probably not what you wanted to hear but its my honest opinion

DBV

Same for me. I would not get a car without out them.

OhioRiderAaron

I agree with the previous posts, I would not special order or buy ANY vehicle without LED or HID headlights. A very minimum should be halogen projector headlights, obviously they wanted to save money here as does BMW. I frequently drive at night and on dark roads so it's very much a safety concern for me. HID > LED > Halogen projectors > flashlight > reflector lamps. However, if you drive in the city mostly then I would probably reconsider this option. -Take it from a former automotive lighting engineer.

Call the dealer and get it straightened out, don't regret changing your order even if it delays your order. They'll be plenty of GLC's floating around in the coming months

Aaron

dieseldoc

I also agree. I had projector halogens on my Gl. They were awful. I should have gotten the HIDs at the time. Do not skimp. Order them. I had to take a later build on my GLC to get LED.I think it is worth waiting for.
Jeff

Sivanevets

took us a while to decide... I think the while LED is worth the money, which it gives a highlight to the car, GLC also looks good enough without them..

rbrylaw

My partner followed me home tonight in the GLC with the standard lights. I was pleasantly surprised to see how nice and bright they are. I don't think they're the halogens of years gone by. I'm glad I have the Intelligent Lighting system on my C300 Sport, but now that I've seen how good the standard lights are on the GLC300, if my C300 didn't have them, I wouldn't be particularly disappointed.

li33gwm

Picked up my GLC today and love the LED light package - worth every penny!!! Here's a few looks.

dieseldoc

You have both the interior package and the LED package. Very nice

OhioRiderAaron

Looks great Li33gwm. They did such a good job on the interior of these cars. Ambient lightning is just beautiful.

tron786

Update.
The deal was at an advanced stage with the bank having paid the dealer so it took a bit of arm twisting but mostly tears but I managed to cancel the deal.

Found another with the lights and a few extra bits I didn't really want...a custom build will only be ready in April they say.

rbrylaw

Congrats. I'm glad you got what you wanted and I hope it is driven many healthy and happy miles.

tron786

Thanks for the support. You are a great asset to this forum. Keep it up

Basically it was giving me sleepless nights as I have always been a techno-freak and couldn't live with older technology.

rbrylaw

Trust me, I get that. I had to have them on my C300 Sport, and I do. The partner on the other hand wasn't bothered in the least, so when we selected the GLC and it didn't have them, he could have cared less. Money saved! Cha-Ching!

rbrylaw

Trust me, I get that. I had to have them on my C300 Sport. The partner on the other hand wasn't bothered in the least, so when we selected the GLC and it didn't have them, he could have cared less. Money saved! Cha-Ching!

And thanks for kind words!

Maksim26

Could someone please put up pictures of the standard lights at night so I can compare them to the upgrade LED ones?

rbrylaw

Here you go:

Maksim26

Thanks rbrylaw. Very glad that I ordered mine with the LED lights, aesthetically it makes all the difference I think.

JEVA

Here's a side-by-side from screenshots off of the MB site (bottom row is the LED):

Maksim26

When the real ones are lit up at night it gives a much better comparison than the MB website.

rbrylaw

Fortunately for me, the partner wasn't bothered about having the LED lights. The standard Halogen are surprisingly good for Halogen lights. I still prefer the look of the LED's on my C300 Sport though. But I wouldn't want someone who isn't getting the LEDs on their GLC to feel they have something substandard. They're not at all.