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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 06:20 PM
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They look great, but still ouch. That's steep.
It is, but you know my history with retrofits across multiple brands. None of this is plug and play and no third party, less expensive tools exist to accomplish this. I had to pay.
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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 06:21 PM
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Are the lights in-fact different hardware than the US lights? Not just brain damaged through a software limit?
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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 06:23 PM
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It is, but you know my history with retrofits across multiple brands. None of this is plug and play and no third party, less expensive tools exist to accomplish this. I had to pay.
I hear ya,. You have to do it the right way. At least I know who to ask if I want to do it too. It looks fantastic.
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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by airwayspilot
I hear ya,. You have to do it the right way. At least I know who to ask if I want to do it too. It looks fantastic.
Thank you. I confused you with stealth.pilot for a moment. The first part of my reply was directed at him. He knows my history with other brands.

Unfortunately, this isn’t something I’d be comfortable helping with in future. It’s way too complicated. I learned this the hard way when I had to pull a fuse and yanked the wrong one. Thankfully I have the capability now to restore my car to “stock” using the diagnostic tool.
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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by E634Me
Are the lights in-fact different hardware than the US lights? Not just brain damaged through a software limit?
There are no major differences other than the reflector and sidemarker light from my limited research. I hope MBUSA retroactively allows a software update to enable full functionality.
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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 07:28 PM
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There are no major differences other than the reflector and sidemarker light from my limited research. I hope MBUSA retroactively allows a software update to enable full functionality.
If the lights were not that different you could have enable the EU software with Xentry system.
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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 07:51 PM
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If the lights were not that different you could have enable the EU software with Xentry system.
Not really. You have to scan the 2D barcode on the headlamp during the coding process. It rejected it on multiple attempts. The software for US cars isn’t ready.

I convert all my cars to a ECE spec so the lights were part of the plan.
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Old Dec 19, 2018 | 12:57 PM
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Old Dec 19, 2018 | 02:35 PM
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Old Dec 19, 2018 | 02:49 PM
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Old Dec 19, 2018 | 03:05 PM
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That looks great! What percentage did you go with?
Thanks; this is Xpel Prime XR 20% all around.
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 04:15 PM
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$7,200 later and she’s back in my hands. Happy the break-in period is over and I can enjoy her.



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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 04:29 PM
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$7,200 later and she’s back in my hands. Happy the break-in period is over and I can enjoy her.



$7200 later?
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 04:34 PM
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$7200 later?
Yep. A piece of highway debris destroyed both left wheels and tires. Both wheels were replaced and all 4 tires changed from Pirelli to Michelin. The total, after labor and all, was $7,200.
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 05:09 PM
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Yep. A piece of highway debris destroyed both left wheels and tires. Both wheels were replaced and all 4 tires changed from Pirelli to Michelin. The total, after labor and all, was $7,200.
Sorry, totally missed above conversation. Thankfully you walked away with zero issues - can't put a price on health and general well being.
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 05:18 PM
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 05:32 PM
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$7200 later?
Where did you source the airbag cover?
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$7,200 later and she’s back in my hands. Happy the break-in period is over and I can enjoy her.



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Old Dec 22, 2018 | 08:02 PM
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Picking up our cars yesterday. Christmas present to us. E63 AMG-S and E450

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Old Dec 22, 2018 | 08:10 PM
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Beautiful!!!

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Old Dec 23, 2018 | 03:51 PM
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A Californian friend was joking earlier that we could rent the trunk space for $1200 a month in SF. He’s not wrong. I forgot how massive this rear is. Seriously this is the perfect car.



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