Quick review on illuminated vent upgrade
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2021 GLC 43 AMG
Quick review on illuminated vent upgrade
I just completed (mostly) the conversion to illuminated, turbine-style vents using this ebay kit. A few quick takeaways for anyone considering it.
First, the pros:
1. They look awesome. Even in the daylight when not illuminated, I think the turbine style looks great. Lit up, even better.
2. The quality of the kit and the parts is pretty solid, at least so far.
Now the cons:
3. No instructions, so you'll have to figure out how the supplied wiring hooks into the existing loom. Is is pretty straightforward, but still.
4. Running the wiring to the rear-seat vents is a pretty big pain in the ***. I finally gave up since nobody ever sits back there anyway. But they still look great.
5. The outer vents will reflect in the side glass at night, and the reflection is almost directly over the side mirrors. Not a deal breaker, but a bit annoying.
Bottom line, I think it's a fantastic upgrade overall and genuinely looks great. Sorry, no good pics yet but there are plenty online.
Ebay lighting kit
First, the pros:
1. They look awesome. Even in the daylight when not illuminated, I think the turbine style looks great. Lit up, even better.
2. The quality of the kit and the parts is pretty solid, at least so far.
Now the cons:
3. No instructions, so you'll have to figure out how the supplied wiring hooks into the existing loom. Is is pretty straightforward, but still.
4. Running the wiring to the rear-seat vents is a pretty big pain in the ***. I finally gave up since nobody ever sits back there anyway. But they still look great.
5. The outer vents will reflect in the side glass at night, and the reflection is almost directly over the side mirrors. Not a deal breaker, but a bit annoying.
Bottom line, I think it's a fantastic upgrade overall and genuinely looks great. Sorry, no good pics yet but there are plenty online.
Ebay lighting kit
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I just completed (mostly) the conversion to illuminated, turbine-style vents using this ebay kit. A few quick takeaways for anyone considering it.
First, the pros:
1. They look awesome. Even in the daylight when not illuminated, I think the turbine style looks great. Lit up, even better.
2. The quality of the kit and the parts is pretty solid, at least so far.
Now the cons:
3. No instructions, so you'll have to figure out how the supplied wiring hooks into the existing loom. Is is pretty straightforward, but still.
4. Running the wiring to the rear-seat vents is a pretty big pain in the ***. I finally gave up since nobody ever sits back there anyway. But they still look great.
5. The outer vents will reflect in the side glass at night, and the reflection is almost directly over the side mirrors. Not a deal breaker, but a bit annoying.
Bottom line, I think it's a fantastic upgrade overall and genuinely looks great. Sorry, no good pics yet but there are plenty online.
Ebay lighting kit
First, the pros:
1. They look awesome. Even in the daylight when not illuminated, I think the turbine style looks great. Lit up, even better.
2. The quality of the kit and the parts is pretty solid, at least so far.
Now the cons:
3. No instructions, so you'll have to figure out how the supplied wiring hooks into the existing loom. Is is pretty straightforward, but still.
4. Running the wiring to the rear-seat vents is a pretty big pain in the ***. I finally gave up since nobody ever sits back there anyway. But they still look great.
5. The outer vents will reflect in the side glass at night, and the reflection is almost directly over the side mirrors. Not a deal breaker, but a bit annoying.
Bottom line, I think it's a fantastic upgrade overall and genuinely looks great. Sorry, no good pics yet but there are plenty online.
Ebay lighting kit
