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Big mistake: Bought OEM LED tails from Germany W204 red Indicators!

cbhp

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Hi,

I dont know what to do here,

I stupidly bought a set of oem w204 facelift tails from Germany thinking they would be German spec. I installed them, all went nicely and then bam, the indicator leds are USA red, I was shattered.:mad:

Any ideas on what I should do. MOT fail I presume and the police will pick up on it.
 
Yes, they are an MoT test failure.

I'd start by asking the seller nicely if they have any amber ones, and if they have, will they exchange them?
 
Yes, they are an MoT test failure.

I'd start by asking the seller nicely if they have any amber ones, and if they have, will they exchange them?


Yeh, I tried, if not ill make a huge loss and have to spend an hour undoing what I did, I wish I would have tested them before installing them, I never even knew oem turn signals were red in other places.

Lesson learned. I hope I get a reply.
 
Yeh, I tried, if not ill make a huge loss and have to spend an hour undoing what I did, I wish I would have tested them before installing them, I never even knew oem turn signals were red in other places.

Lesson learned. I hope I get a reply.

Other idea is to buy the new set and sell your incorrect ones to someone in the US or Canada, should recoup most of your money.
 
Other idea is to buy the new set and sell your incorrect ones to someone in the US or Canada, should recoup most of your money.


Thankfully they are accepting the return, I had to do a swap over once again, was easy the second time round. Still rook 45 minutes.

Anyway thanks for the views
 
FYI, to thiose wondering about SAM recoding it didnt look too bad to me without, im sure it would pass an MOT without recoding, because they were us versions only the left hand side fog lit up slightly, im sure on the euro ones both sides will. The brake light is lit but im not sure if its enough to pose any safety issues. Obviously its nice to have a perfect car but mine isnt anyway. The red turn signals were very clear and attention grabbing (possibly safer), not a problem at all I dont see why they should be illegal here but they are.
 

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