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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 06:50 PM
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Changing the lights behind the cluster

Is it possible to change the lights behind the cluster on the ML. I want to change the to white ones. I think it would look very nice. I wonder how the UV leds would look on the white cluster. any ideas ?
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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Check out this thread from a while ago, it talks about changing the color of the bulbs and one member explains on how to take the cluster off..good luck...https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...cluster+lights
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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Or do a search yourself, I'm sure there are more than one thread...
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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cant be done in the ML55... as well as it shouldnt, not a honda
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 11:02 PM
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can i atleast remove that orange backing that was being talked about in that thread
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haha, sorry man, try ordering a set of brabus gauges or something
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well it can be done. except only by the dealer. along with a price tag of 300 dollers i think. I wanted to get the bulbes replaced because some were dimer then others. they said they replaced every bulb and there were 300 i think. eather i got a bs story or its sad. I havent tuched my ml in 4 months now because every time i drive it. i'm going 2 places . 1 the dealer 2 waiting to go to the dealer.
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I just replaced my clustur bulb(s)

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well it can be done. except only by the dealer. along with a price tag of 300 dollers i think. I wanted to get the bulbes replaced because some were dimer then others. they said they replaced every bulb and there were 300 i think. eather i got a bs story or its sad. I havent tuched my ml in 4 months now because every time i drive it. i'm going 2 places . 1 the dealer 2 waiting to go to the dealer.
Yes, the dealer quoted me $300 too...the bulbs are not cheap - purchase them from the parts dept. and they are almost $7/pop. There are about 30 or so in all...

The good thing is if you DIY, you don't necessarily have to change all...what I did is that the area that had dimmed out...I went ahead and replaced 4 of them in that area at a cost of about $28.

I don't remember, but somewhere on benzworld, I even found the exact layout of the bulbs - which ones were for illumination, which ones for other functions like traction control, idiot lamps etc.

With that diagram in hand, I islolated the 4 bulbs in my area that were for illumination and replaced them...

Its a bit of a hassle to remove the cluster, but if you can do it, it can save you big bucks...there are instructions on this site and benzworld on how to remove the cluster...
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