2015 W205 Offside Rear Door Handle LED

[rg1976]

My rear door LED has failed, it was intermittent but is now dead. I took it into Listers Hull thinking it would be covered under the extended warranty but it was not. They quoted £260 to replace it and I laughed. Has anyone challenged the warranty policy, as the LEDs are not maintainable pieces of equipment as the door card needs to be removed and a panel held with rivets drilled out to get access? Failing that, what cost would an independent charge or is it a DIY job for a reasonably skilled person?

Cheers

 

[rf065]

Is it worth it?
I've had all 4 replaced and the ones in the mirrors under warranty, so 6 in all. If they went again now the warranty is up, I think I'd not bother to replace them.

 

[ioweddie]

I got goodwill from Esplanade on the Isle of Wight...Cost me about £60 when my drivers door one went out...the car was out of warranty...big job for a silly little bulb...definitely no drilling of rivets required though...Have you got full MB Service history?

 

[Gallon]

Did the 2 rear doors on my S205 a few months ago. The LED's cost just over £15.00 each, 1st one took me 4 & 1/2 hrs the second one 1 & 1/2 hrs. No rivet drilling on mine, just bolts & torx bits. Once you know how it all comes apart it's not that difficult. Youtube will help for some of the processes.

 

[rg1976]

They told me the doors had pressure senors to set off the air bags in the case of a collision, and if the door card wasn'tt sealed up the pressure sensor may not trip properly. Seems like a deeply flawed design. Was looking at an E400d next, but things like this are really putting me off.

 

[Gallon]

The last time I looked the rear doors on a C class don't have airbags.

 

[Farmer boy]

Farmer boyActive Member
The fix is a faff but part is not expensive. You need two thorax screwdrivers and a simple plastic trim remover. Tools will cost you about £12 on EBay. LED from MB Newcastle on EBay is under £18 delivered. No air bag in rear door so maybe a story to encourage you not to go DIY?

For those who want to tackle the LED change I posted details in this thread a while ago:
GLC exterior handle LED light colour