SL55/63/65/R230 AMG Question: HID Bulbs

11-05-2008, 04:56 PM

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Question: HID Bulbs

Has anyone replace HID Bulbs on SL? There are barely any room to stick my hand down... Do I need to take it to the dealer or do I have to take out the bumper to replace bulbs? Has anyone done this???

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11-09-2008, 07:00 PM

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Has anyone replace HID Bulbs on SL? There are barely any room to stick my hand down... Do I need to take it to the dealer or do I have to take out the bumper to replace bulbs? Has anyone done this???

A real pain but i got it done on my.

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11-09-2008, 08:32 PM

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The driver side is a snap, but the passenger side has the SBC Pump in the way, I can't get my fingers in there. Anyone ever remove the SBC Pump in order to gain EZ access?

pix of SBC Pump & engine/headlight area on SL600....

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11-10-2008, 12:30 AM

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Funny thing is that I was going to do this HID swap tonight, but my little one wanted me to watch a movie with him. Maybe get a chance to do it next weekend.