MilosM3

The project is done and finally the LED "lights are on" tonight for the first time.

Picked up the car from the shop today. I am quite happy with the results. Here are some 'quick and dirty' iPhone pics;
















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SL4Life

You did it! :-)

Zhengyucoo

Badassly crafted. I like it. Now I want it too!!! The LEDs came from S class? How did you solved the problems?

MilosM3

LOL! Thanks, Zhengyucoo.
I don't mess around ;-)

The last time I had a "car bug" was back in NOV 2003 when I bought my ///M3.
Things gradually fizzled out and it just became a "daily driver."

The fever is now renewed! I have one more mod on my mind:
Not sure when and how but someday I WILL replace
that wooden interior trim with Carbon Fiber in this SL!!

MilosM3

Yes, from 2012 S550 (pls gimme a few days and I will post ALL part numbers).
Took it to a best stereo shop in town (that my body shop works with).
These guys had everything figured out in one hour and hooked up my LEDs
to my Fog Lights harness !!! (No need to go via a separate cigarette light
circuit as was mentioned above!!!) This means I control everything with my fog
light switch. That WAS my #1 option and I'm happy they could do it.
They just installed load resistors instead of fog light bulbs. (I am still working
on getting the info about the exact load value or a P/N for you guys).

Zhengyucoo

jobe

MilosM3

As promised earlier, here are the parts:
I am not listing the individual prices for parts since I purchased them at wholesale through my friend's shop (around $360).
A MB dealership quoted me $618 with taxes, but when I checked the parts online, I was
coming out with roughly $500/$550 neighborhood). I am sure you have your own parts sources.

LED light - 221-820-17-56 Left
LED light - 221-820-18-56 Right

LED light housings (plastic with chrome coating that surrounds the LED light):
221-885-27-23 Left
221-885-28-23 Right

Socket Plug. You will need 2 (1 per side). These will plug back into LED lamps
after you tap into your fog light circuit.
022-545-19-26
Receptacle Contact Crimp. You will need 4 (2 per side)
000-982-27-26
These get soldered to wires and clamped inside of the above mentioned socket.
They are nothing more but sturdy metal tips for wires that are inside of the socket.
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You will also need:
- 4 custom grills (2 per side). My body shop made first paper templates, then they
cut out aluminum sheet and molded them accordingly. Secondly they also cutout
similar pieces of out metal mesh. Both layers were painted black and connected.
There is also a thin plastic molding around the edges of these grills.






50W/6 Ohm load resistors in order to eliminate flickering
of LEDs' and eliminating of any errors on the dashboard (under $10 online).
I was told that they get pretty hot so they MUST be mounted to a metal surface.

egwu

Nice. Well worth it .

whitee

Thanks for this contribution!

bobandkathy

I also live near the TampaBay area - do you have an approximate cost of what your gang would harge to do the same to my 2007 SL 550. Thanks

asfast

Very nice ., love the OEM look. I need to get around to doing this mod

MilosM3

Glad you were able to contact my shop where I got it done.
Hope to hear from you soon once yours are finished

RaFFi ///AMG

So I finally received the DRL's, plugs, pins, etc... made the template with grill, and it turns out that the SL63 bumper does not accommodate the curve on the chrome piece to the bumper as well as your SL550 bumper. I have to fill the backside of the chrome piece with fiberglass so it sits flush against the bumper or else there will be a big gap. Bleh.

SL4Life

Guys here is another alternative for adding LED drls. Checkout the new 2013 style LEDs on my SL63 Conversion!

Milo your project turned out awesome!

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...86#post5819586

donn26

could your shop make the four grill pieces for me? obviously I will pay for them

MilosM3

Thank you, SL4L ;-)

MilosM3

I am not sure. But you can call Mirek's European in Oldsmar and ask for Mirek.

Best of luck with your project !

donn26

Thanx and your car is HOT!!!!!!!!. I haven't slept, since I seen your pics. It's a must for me now. Question, does your light operate as drl, without turning anything on? and at night, are they to bright. Thanx again for you help

donn26

Sorry, one more question, does the wiring plug directly into the fog light system.

MilosM3

yes, it plugs right to the fog lights wires so I am turning them on/off
with my fog light switch. Not a big deal - took me 3-4 days to get
used to it. I am using them as day time lights so its just now a habit
to turn on the switch immediately after I start the car......and no, they are
not too bright......(nice and bright....but not too bright...perferct to my taste)

donn26

thanx for all of you help. contacted your body guy, but he needs my bumper to be shipped to him. great job on your dl

RaFFi ///AMG

I have these DRL's if anyone is interested.

donn26

So, I can't see your DRL. I contacted piecha, re: DRL and they stated that their DRL wouldn't work, because the euro bumper is different. I see on your vehicle that you have a sl63 bumper. I'm trying to keep my original bumper, similar to MilosM3. Sarona offers a bumper, but once again, I would have to change my original bumper.

asfast

just got my lights back from Flyryde for my 2009 SL550 and the came out perfect ., There's a video on YouTube of one like it ., search Flyryde SL550