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2007 ML350 OEM LED Taillight Retrofit Project
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2007 ML350 OEM LED Taillight Retrofit with Pictures
Hey Guys,
I just wanted to let you all know it is possible to install the led taillights from the 2010 and up model year on a pre-facelift W164. I reached out to Steve Krabbenborg (mbenznl) in The Netherlands. In order to do this retrofit you just swap out the taillights themselves on a 2010 and up if you have the regular halogen housings. If you happen to have a 2006 to 2009 than you need to swap out the rear signal acquisition module (SAM) as well the tail light housings. As many of you may or may not know back in January of 2007 I was the first person to install the chinese LED tails available on ebay. I posted a very detailed pictorial of the install here along with the Brabus door panels. So fast forward to 2010. I decided it was time to part with the chinese LEDs on my truck. Send me a private message if you would like to buy them. I went ahead and had Steve send me the SAM R and OEM LED Taillights. This modification is not a cheap one. The chinese leds can be found for $280 on ebay. The OEM option comes in at $698.50 roughly for a pre-facelift ML (Euro to USD rate). Cheaper if you do not need the SAM R obviously I had a package sitting on my porch from The Netherlands when I arrived home from work last night and hope to have the modification complete by the weekend. Stay Tuned
I just wanted to let you all know it is possible to install the led taillights from the 2010 and up model year on a pre-facelift W164. I reached out to Steve Krabbenborg (mbenznl) in The Netherlands. In order to do this retrofit you just swap out the taillights themselves on a 2010 and up if you have the regular halogen housings. If you happen to have a 2006 to 2009 than you need to swap out the rear signal acquisition module (SAM) as well the tail light housings. As many of you may or may not know back in January of 2007 I was the first person to install the chinese LED tails available on ebay. I posted a very detailed pictorial of the install here along with the Brabus door panels. So fast forward to 2010. I decided it was time to part with the chinese LEDs on my truck. Send me a private message if you would like to buy them. I went ahead and had Steve send me the SAM R and OEM LED Taillights. This modification is not a cheap one. The chinese leds can be found for $280 on ebay. The OEM option comes in at $698.50 roughly for a pre-facelift ML (Euro to USD rate). Cheaper if you do not need the SAM R obviously I had a package sitting on my porch from The Netherlands when I arrived home from work last night and hope to have the modification complete by the weekend. Stay Tuned
Last edited by btshep; Sep 2, 2010 at 12:18 PM.
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here are four initial pictures of what I received from Steve
rear SAM top
rear SAM bottom
The LED Taillights
rear SAM top
rear SAM bottom
The LED Taillights
Last edited by btshep; Sep 2, 2010 at 11:52 AM.
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Thanks in advance!
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2005 E320 CDI, 2009 SLK350 (wife's toy), 2007 ML320 CDI,2001 dodge 1 ton diesel
I have noticed that all of the EBAY lights still use incandescent bulbs for the turn signal. It appears that the MB lights are ALL led, not just brake and tail as in the Chinese lights.
Can you give us a night time photo?
Can you give us a night time photo?
