SL/R231: What are the top 5?
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The lights that shine on the ground that aluminate the entry. Most times they shine the brand logo on the ground.
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What the hell are puddle lights?
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I figured everyone must be talking about newer models (I have a 15-400) as I could never complete an in motion top manipulation, but I am going to try one last time this afternoon. As a side bonus that people with the pre facelift may not know. If you have the rear partition in the access mode (prevents you from putting the top down) You can open all windows with the key fob. With the partition closed you would be putting the top up, or down with the key fob buttons, but with the partition up you can put all windows down without affecting the top. Sometimes the sun is too much mid day for top down, but not too much for windows down. I love putting all for windows down as I walk toward the car. I am easily to please that way.....
FYI I often leave my partition in access mode, so I don't mistakenly start the top operation via something pushing the key fob buttons in my pocket, or whatever.
FYI I often leave my partition in access mode, so I don't mistakenly start the top operation via something pushing the key fob buttons in my pocket, or whatever.
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500hp? Oh boy, people jumped on me for asking for 400hp, so they are going to kill you lol.
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Navigation updates.- Do you mean software updates for the latest maps, or do you mean if driving and you tun because of and issue it updates and reroutes you? It already does the latter.
We have puddle lights.
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Navigation updates.- Do you mean software updates for the latest maps, or do you mean if driving and you tun because of and issue it updates and reroutes you? It already does the latter.
We have puddle lights.
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Ok, never attempted any other way, but didn’t know all the possibilities. Thanks for the info.
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Could you give a little more info..... like the install procedure and where you bought them? A pic would be good too, but I understand that might get tough to do. How bad of a job to do?
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Mine (puddle lights) are in the wing mirrors so are actually useful when approaching the car before opening the door. They have the MB star logo but as they project onto the ground and it is unlikely that anyone else sees them, I like them.
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Hey... you could get the new SL and keep your Mustang front end grill... the new front end grill reminds me a lot of the new style Mustang front end.
