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Old Nov 10, 2024 | 01:23 PM
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09+ Replacement Headlight Lenses ?

Mine are damaged from previous owner. Dealer says there is no part number for them and that I need to order the entire headlight unit. I refuse to believe that. Anyone know where we could source them? I’m fine with aftermarket.

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Old Nov 10, 2024 | 01:26 PM
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Old Nov 10, 2024 | 04:19 PM
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Mercedes does not offer replacement lenses. There are aftermarket lenses available for pre-facelift, but I have not seen any for facelift models. Given the low volume of the facelift run, I doubt any will ever be offered.
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Mine are damaged from previous owner. Dealer says there is no part number for them and that I need to order the entire headlight unit. I refuse to believe that. Anyone know where we could source them? I’m fine with aftermarket.
Many MBZ replacement items that could be sold separately are only sold as part of a unit. I have found that occasionally the desired unit can be found as a used unit and the desired part harvested from it. Good luck!

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Originally Posted by as.thompson
Many MBZ replacement items that could be sold separately are only sold as part of a unit. I have found that occasionally the desired unit can be found as a used unit and the desired part harvested from it. Goos luck!
It baffles me that nobody, not even aftermarket companies, makes replacement lenses for our cars.
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There are several on ebay.
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There are several on ebay.
aftermarket headlights, yes. Aftermarket lenses though? I don’t see that
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