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Old Oct 8, 2019 | 12:49 PM
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Headlight Assembly Replacement

My 2013 S550 has certainly started showing it's age and not playing right. After a full day of ridiculous rain, my headlights have developed a lot of moisture and I need to replace the entire assembly. Question, would a direct replacement need to be reprogrammed through star or is it a direct replacement?
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Old Oct 9, 2019 | 10:58 AM
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If you're going to pull the headlight, check the seams and reseal no need to buy a new headlight if that one is working.
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Old Oct 9, 2019 | 11:52 AM
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2007 W221 and I swapped my headlights with OEM parts. No STAR programming needed.
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Old Oct 9, 2019 | 02:44 PM
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Thank you all. It's developed some minor cracks at the top and just looks weird but it works fine
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Old Oct 9, 2019 | 02:49 PM
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These would probably look weird on a W221. I saw these being sold while looking for oe
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Old Oct 9, 2019 | 03:47 PM
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Not sure how these ugly cracks formed. They're on both headlights and spreading fast
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Old Oct 9, 2019 | 05:52 PM
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I ordered oem lenses and had them professionally swapped on my W221. They are like new now. On a sidenote, had the same issue on my W222, had the dealer replace both headlights and the same issue happened at a late date. So nothing means nothing here.
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Old Oct 9, 2019 | 05:59 PM
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I ordered oem lenses and had them professionally swapped on my W221. They are like new now. On a sidenote, had the same issue on my W222, had the dealer replace both headlights and the same issue happened at a late date. So nothing means nothing here.
Do you know where I can order the lenses?
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Old Oct 10, 2019 | 03:18 PM
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Do you know where I can order the lenses?
Believe it or not, I bought them on ebay. Avoid the ones in the $50 range. I Think I spent $120+ for the pair and it came from eastern europe. The difference was that the more expensive ones have the engraved vertical lines. Its been a while and ebay wont show me my complete purchase history, so I can not suggest the exact buyer. But def a great buy and lights came out like new. Just source a proper shop and you should be in good hands.

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Believe it or not, I bought them on ebay. Avoid the ones in the $50 range. I Think I spent $120+ for the pair and it came from eastern europe. The difference was that the more expensive ones have the engraved vertical lines. Its been a while and ebay wont show me my complete purchase history, so I can not suggest the exact buyer. But def a great buy and lights came out like new. Just source a proper shop and you should be in good hands.

https://ibb.co/BcWX8HZ

https://ibb.co/Y3nkJLy
Holy crap is that cheap. OEM units are pushing $2,000 EACH. you got a pair for $120???
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Old Oct 10, 2019 | 03:58 PM
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Believe it or not, I bought them on ebay. Avoid the ones in the $50 range. I Think I spent $120+ for the pair and it came from eastern europe. The difference was that the more expensive ones have the engraved vertical lines. Its been a while and ebay wont show me my complete purchase history, so I can not suggest the exact buyer. But def a great buy and lights came out like new. Just source a proper shop and you should be in good hands.

https://ibb.co/BcWX8HZ

https://ibb.co/Y3nkJLy
Ok, thanks. I've seen a few on Ebay
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Holy crap is that cheap. OEM units are pushing $2,000 EACH. you got a pair for $120???
He's talking about the lens only, not the entire assembly
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Holy crap is that cheap. OEM units are pushing $2,000 EACH. you got a pair for $120???
Lenses only.
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