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Replacment Headlight lens E55
I assume these will fit our E55's even though they do not list the E55?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Left-Right-...xbNhPu&vxp=mtr https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Pair-Head....c100005.m1851 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-Headli...5aFiS7&vxp=mtr https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-Headli...JY~w2H&vxp=mtr |
was also exploring doing this, where would you guys go to have it done? a body shop maybe?
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Your driveway...
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I did those on both of our w211's easy as hell and best mod :cheers:
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Originally Posted by Inspiredbenz
(Post 7550073)
I did those on both of our w211's easy as hell and best mod :cheers:
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Originally Posted by Fountain35
(Post 7550103)
Are all the 211's the same? Will the headlight lens covers in the links I listed work even though the E55 isn't listed?
Yes headlight lens from 03-09 are the same its just some are halogen and some factory xenon(which has nothing to with the replacement lens) ..the cars I did was an 03 e55 and a 09 e350 and was the same lens and procedure... The links you posted look to be the correct ones but I would message the seller to confirm it fits the 03-06 e55 Btw trickiest part was separating the old lens other then that was pretty easy .. |
These venders say they will not fit an E55???? Anybody have the vendor they used for their light lenses?
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Why are you swapping lenses? Are they damaged or just really hazy?
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Originally Posted by Fountain35
(Post 7554209)
These venders say they will not fit an E55???? Anybody have the vendor they used for their light lenses?
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Originally Posted by Strigoi
(Post 7554229)
Why are you swapping lenses? Are they damaged or just really hazy?
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Here are the lens I bought from ebay .. two different times from different sellers...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-Car-Head...72.m2749.l2649 https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Car-Headl...IAAOSwskha0EuQ |
Originally Posted by Inspiredbenz
(Post 7554558)
Here are the lens I bought from ebay .. two different times from different sellers...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-Car-Head...72.m2749.l2649 https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Car-Headl...IAAOSwskha0EuQ https://www.ebay.com/itm/29219451835...&s=ci&mail=sys I think they will work. Thanks for your feedback and help. Chris |
Originally Posted by Fountain35
(Post 7554838)
I ordered these right before you posted.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/29219451835...&s=ci&mail=sys I think they will work. Thanks for your feedback and help. Chris |
Originally Posted by Fountain35
(Post 7554426)
Slight haze...
I did the ones on my wagon by hand and they came out looking damn nice after a couple hours of work. |
Originally Posted by Strigoi
(Post 7554903)
Why not just sand and polish the lenses then? It's not hard and doesn't take too long (much easier than swapping lenses). Then get something like the Lamin-X film to help protect them from UV, which is what ****s them up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhzrNrGQ41M |
Originally Posted by Inspiredbenz
(Post 7554889)
They will work but why did you order from Hong Kong thats gonna take years to arrive lol :rolf:
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Originally Posted by Strigoi
(Post 7554903)
Why not just sand and polish the lenses then? It's not hard and doesn't take too long (much easier than swapping lenses). Then get something like the Lamin-X film to help protect them from UV, which is what ****s them up.
I did the ones on my wagon by hand and they came out looking damn nice after a couple hours of work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhzrNrGQ41M |
Originally Posted by Fountain35
(Post 7555122)
About two to three weeks. Not so bad...
I've received stuff more quickly from China than I have from the East Coast (I'm on the West Coast). I've bought a bunch of Lepin kits (bootleg Lego) from Ali Express and they usually have free shipping. That free shipping is some DHL next day ****. Sure, it may take the seller a week to get it out but it gets here quick once they get it out. One example below. 24 hours from Singapore to being delivered:
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WISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .....I could get w219 lenses
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Originally Posted by FunkTron
(Post 7556108)
WISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .....I could get w219 lenses
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Originally Posted by Inspiredbenz
(Post 7550073)
I did those on both of our w211's easy as hell and best mod :cheers:
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Originally Posted by dinnyin
(Post 7556245)
ever get any condensation in them since swapping?
Nope nothing yet I used gasket maker , you have to make sure you have to seal it good ...i did it twice inside and out |
I've just done this, and my tips:
1) don't bother with heat gun. It will eventually work, but it's messy. Half the glue comes off on the lens, it's stringy and you're more at risk of getting glue on the chrome insert. Put it in the oven at 270F for 7 minutes ish. Lens lifts out perfectly, all the glue stays in the headlight housing groove, and doesn't stick to the lens. Meaning, you genuinely do not need to worry about putting new butyl rubber sealant/glue this way. I did one lens with heat fun (****ing mess, and needed to use new butyl rubber sealant), and the other in the oven and it was so much easier, could easily re-use old sealant. 2) Remove your blinker bulb, the orange film cracks and will fail and throw a fault, fixed with a new bulb. 3) I used LaminX and really disliked the initial results, as it dulls it and makes the appearance looks slightly blurry. Looks so much sharper without. I did the smaller lenses with LaminX, and just coated larger lenses in UV sealant. After couple of days, the LaminX lenses cleared up noticeably. It's the LaminX stuff is about 90-95% clarity compared to raw plastic lens. But you only notice at about 5-6 ft. |
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