SL/R230: Replacing taillights
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Replacing taillights
are the taillights something which can easily be done by yourself or is it something that you need to take it to the shop to? i'm thinking of purchasing these but wont if i'm gonna have to pay the shop to do it
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are the taillights something which can easily be done by yourself or is it something that you need to take it to the shop to? i'm thinking of purchasing these but wont if i'm gonna have to pay the shop to do it
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Black...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Black...QQcmdZViewItem
The best way to do it is by removing the panels carefully or moved as far as possible to get your hands and tools in there. Make sure you have enough room to play with. Find all the nuts on the light. Once removed they should pop off and unplug and your good to go. Reverse the installation to put them back on.
As for the taillights you know that they are a painted set right? There has been talk on this subject before and was something I was pondering on as well. If you have the extra money I would invest in a real set. The new lightly smoked 07 AMG Lights are awesome and are also LED's on the bottom.
Hope this helps.
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thank you very much johnny. i used to change the lights on my previous bimmer so hopefully i'd be able to do this. yea i noticed that they're painted however i've heard that oem amg lights are around $900 in which case if these look the same, i'd be willing to pay less. do you know how much the oems go for?
edit: i just searched oempartsdirect.com and found this. do you know any part numbers?
Sl55 sl65 Right 03-06 $348.00 $285.36
Sl55 sl65 Left 03-06 $348.00 $285.36
edit: i just searched oempartsdirect.com and found this. do you know any part numbers?
Sl55 sl65 Right 03-06 $348.00 $285.36
Sl55 sl65 Left 03-06 $348.00 $285.36
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Part numbers are in another thread for the 07's. To be honest, these tails are not easy to change though. My CL ones were easy....I tried doing my SL and gave up eventually.....too much of a hassle, too many panels.
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thank you very much johnny. i used to change the lights on my previous bimmer so hopefully i'd be able to do this. yea i noticed that they're painted however i've heard that oem amg lights are around $900 in which case if these look the same, i'd be willing to pay less. do you know how much the oems go for?
edit: i just searched oempartsdirect.com and found this. do you know any part numbers?
Sl55 sl65 Right 03-06 $348.00 $285.36
Sl55 sl65 Left 03-06 $348.00 $285.36
edit: i just searched oempartsdirect.com and found this. do you know any part numbers?
Sl55 sl65 Right 03-06 $348.00 $285.36
Sl55 sl65 Left 03-06 $348.00 $285.36
Yeah you might want to do a search for the numbers as I dont know them right off the bat. There are the newer ones with a very very light smoke tint which Im probably going to end up getting. Than theres the other AMG ones that are darker. For the money your going to pay I'd go with the lighter smoked ones if your going to get OEM. But if not I know a few shops that can paint them for you. I havent seen them personally painted and on a car but its your call.
I also have a bimmer and its no comparison on the amount of work your going to have to put into the benz on getting them out.
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hahaha.....its a b*tch but can be done. Trust me I dont have patients either and Im sure when Im ready to do it Ill go insane.
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Yeah you might want to do a search for the numbers as I dont know them right off the bat. There are the newer ones with a very very light smoke tint which Im probably going to end up getting. Than theres the other AMG ones that are darker. For the money your going to pay I'd go with the lighter smoked ones if your going to get OEM. But if not I know a few shops that can paint them for you. I havent seen them personally painted and on a car but its your call.
I also have a bimmer and its no comparison on the amount of work your going to have to put into the benz on getting them out.
I also have a bimmer and its no comparison on the amount of work your going to have to put into the benz on getting them out.
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than we can figure something out. As for the lights if your interested in painting them let me know and Ill talk to the body shop I was going to go too.
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Yes, it can be done, but just be patient. on the driver side, I was going crazy to find the last nut before I realized it was covered by a piece of foam in the quarter panel. Do the right side first, and you will understand where to look on the left. just takes time and patience. Oh yea, a magnet on an extending pole (Mine has an led built in) came in handy when I kept dropping the nuts!
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are the taillights something which can easily be done by yourself or is it something that you need to take it to the shop to? i'm thinking of purchasing these but wont if i'm gonna have to pay the shop to do it
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Black...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Black...QQcmdZViewItem
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thanks but i posted this 2 months ago
