W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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New guy here with newb question!!!

I would like to start off by saying my name is Alek and im located in SoCal.

My first question is, on the E63 how do you get the speedometer to glow. I was driving one day and saw the 20, 40, 60 and so on was glowing.

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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 04:44 PM
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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Welcome!! May wanna delete this and repost with a direct question in the title to get guys to click on it.

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Noob with question. How to get E63 speedo to glow??


One of the guys will hook you up with the info pretty quick I am sure.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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Doesn't glow automatically when the lights are on?
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by MB_Forever
Doesn't glow automatically when the lights are on?
Well the 20, 40, 60 and so on glows nice and bright so i guess you can see how fast your going better.

It happened to me once.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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Thx for the welcome, i edited my title
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 07:28 PM
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Ws2006
Well the 20, 40, 60 and so on glows nice and bright so i guess you can see how fast your going better.

It happened to me once.
I never noticed that, i'll check tonight on my way back home.....
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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It glows nice and bright. Almost 1/3 bigger then normal

It's an 08 model, maybe that has something to do with it.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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Are you referring to....the cruise control being on? See attached pic (sorry, could not find a better one)
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 09:56 PM
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no, its not the cruise control.

the numbers 20, 40, 60 and so on turn somewhat redish brownish and it gets about 1/3 bigger then normal. It glows nice and bright


Again, maybe this only happens on the 08 models.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 11:23 PM
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ws2006
no, its not the cruise control.

the numbers 20, 40, 60 and so on turn somewhat redish brownish and it gets about 1/3 bigger then normal. It glows nice and bright


Again, maybe this only happens on the 08 models.

Weird!!

obviously at night when lights are on , so 20 mph 40 mph then 60 mph lights up? maybe our first 08 difference
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 12:12 AM
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by juicee63
Weird!!

obviously at night when lights are on , so 20 mph 40 mph then 60 mph lights up? maybe our first 08 difference
Oh no, this is way different. It's a sexy glow
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 01:49 AM
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Welcome Alec. Where are you in socal? What color is your e63?
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Ws2006
I would like to start off by saying my name is Alek and im located in SoCal.

My first question is, on the E63 how do you get the speedometer to glow. I was driving one day and saw the 20, 40, 60 and so on was glowing.
Congrats!

Can you post a pic of the numbers glowing (with a telephone camera maybe?)
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 01:58 AM
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Welcome Alec. Where are you in socal? What color is your e63?

Im located in Glendale/Burbank Ca.

The E63 was my parents car but they wanted to sell it, so i said i'll buy it

The car is silver and a really big jump from my old 2006 Honda S2000 that i just sold.

So are there any meets around town?
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 01:59 AM
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Originally Posted by kip
Congrats!

Can you post a pic of the numbers glowing (with a telephone camera maybe?)
I'll go for a drive and see if i can pull it off.
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 02:48 AM
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Okay, i went for a drive and i guess the street lights make the even numbers glow a bit. But i could swear i remember seeing it bright up for a few seconds while driving. I couldn't get it to stay for a few seconds but on the second picture you can see that when the car is off the even numbers are a lot thicker then the odd numbers. It was that thick and turned a nice orange/ whiteish color.

Or am i just going crazy
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:20 AM
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Focus on the road and screw the speedo...JK 55er guages are prettier =P I'm in Monterey Park and willing to do a meet.
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:56 AM
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LOL!!!!!! The street lights confused you!!!

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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Ws2006



Okay, i went for a drive and i guess the street lights make the even numbers glow a bit. But i could swear i remember seeing it bright up for a few seconds while driving. I couldn't get it to stay for a few seconds but on the second picture you can see that when the car is off the even numbers are a lot thicker then the odd numbers. It was that thick and turned a nice orange/ whiteish color.

Or am i just going crazy
Welcome to the board. With that many ticks it's not an 08. Please post up some pics of your ride, bro.
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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Welcome to the board. With that many ticks it's not an 08. Please post up some pics of your ride, bro.
i was waitting for someone to start this
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