C43 AMG OEM Headlight-Bosch and only Bosch?

[OSUChE]

I have been researching the web trying to find out why my 'OEM' replacement headlight (halogen not xenon) is a different color (amber) than the original blueish tint (identical bulbs).

The lens was shattered by a rock and the insurance co was responsible to replace it. They ASSURED me it would be a reconditioned original MB light. Was not...no MB logo or sticker as its counterpart has. It is not a BOSCH.

Can anyone confirm that the C43 spec was Bosch and only Bosch. The 'new' light is from Czech Republic??? I swapped the bulbs (exact duplicates) of course; and there was no change...I think the color diff is due to glass lens material.

I posted this as a 'response' in a different thread that I presume is closed as no reply was posted. So please forgive the duplication.

Thanks for any help!

 

[Alps]

it should be bosch

 

[OSUChE]

Thanks! Beautiful E55!! I just spotted one here in Bellingham today...

 

[Slow Phil]

I have been researching the web trying to find out why my 'OEM' replacement headlight (halogen not xenon) is a different color (amber) than the original blueish tint (identical bulbs).

The lens was shattered by a rock and the insurance co was responsible to replace it. They ASSURED me it would be a reconditioned original MB light. Was not...no MB logo or sticker as its counterpart has. It is not a BOSCH.

Can anyone confirm that the C43 spec was Bosch and only Bosch. The 'new' light is from Czech Republic??? I swapped the bulbs (exact duplicates) of course; and there was no change...I think the color diff is due to glass lens material.

I posted this as a 'response' in a different thread that I presume is closed as no reply was posted. So please forgive the duplication.

Thanks for any help!

Bosch no longer manufacture lighting, they sold out to a company called Automotive Lighting around a decade ago, even before that they had moved producton to the Czech Republic, so your hopes of another Bosch branded unit are sadly impossible.

 

[Alps]

Im not sure i agree with the above, i bought a genuine bosch lens for my w202 C36 (non xenon) about 5 years back. definately not over a decade ago!