Extreme recycling - blown bulb
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While we are on the subject of bulbs (and being tight 
), I just used an old first aid kit case to create a spare bulbs holder.
Won't win any beauty contests, I'm sure ... but sturdy and functional:
Some 3M Dual Lock tape on the back, and perhaps a Mercedes sticker up front, and it will be ready to into the boot compartment :wink
), I just used an old first aid kit case to create a spare bulbs holder.Won't win any beauty contests, I'm sure ... but sturdy and functional:
Some 3M Dual Lock tape on the back, and perhaps a Mercedes sticker up front, and it will be ready to into the boot compartment :wink
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Excellent job. Nicer and more robust than the “proper” kit I bought some years back.
Car now is 100% LEDs so the repair kit is just a healthy credit card
Car now is 100% LEDs so the repair kit is just a healthy credit card
Thanks!
Fantastic! I wish my was ... still a few filament / halogen remnants, although I'm working on itCar now is 100% LEDs so the repair kit is just a healthy credit card
As soon as I get [now tried and tested] second sets, they will replace the spare halogen ones in the box.
Apart perhaps, from tail/fog P21/4W BAZ15D and rear turn indicators PY21W BAY15S - not much point going LED for those.
Considering on average only one bulb blows every 15 years it could be a bit OTT
stephenmercedes
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Am I alone in wondering what this wonderful Frankenstein item actual is?Who said blown bulbs are useless and should be discarded?
Yes, I know - there's being tight and then there's this ^^^ ha ha
It is almost impossible, on the 169, to grab the side light bulb holder with one's fingers, to pull out - so everyone ends up pulling by the wires, which can't be good.
As I change the side lights more often, than average person, due to my obsession with LED lights
I made this little contraption - it locks on the W5W holder almost by itself, and pulls it out easily:
It looks a bit rough, but actually polished to a very smooth finish, and works perfectly well.
It's a very bright LED COB light panel, with can be used where P21W (BA15S) bulb was originally used, particularly in any interior lighting, or a reverse light - really makes it easier to see at night.
stephenmercedes
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OMG, I can so see that now, indeed I actually bought a commercial version of just such a thing for my GT4 interior light a decade ago when LEDs were 1st coming out!
It was most likely, a whole bunch of individual LEDs on a PCB, as COB LED wasn't commercially available back then ...
I fitted these in my interior in summer 2015 and only had to replace one (which I re-soldered and it's working fine again). Great little things.
stephenmercedes
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It's very simple really - blown bulb, break and remove glass, fill with hot glue, solder a 2-pin plug, to what used to be the tungsten filament holding arms, connect LED or COB lighting source. Done
The other bits are even simpler.
BTW, are you really running a W169 in the US? Is it European or Mexican spec? I looked into that, some years ago, but was told it can't be done, so got myself a GLK from the Miami Beach dealership ... Still miss that car (X204 WDCGG8JB3 - GLK350 4Matic AMG Pack), as you can probably tell by my forum name and avatar
Incidentally, if you want a mph instrument cluster, I have the insert going cheap (it's just a thin plastic) to replace the km/h display (if that's what you have)?
You can email me on david.glk @ mail.com
The other bits are even simpler.
BTW, are you really running a W169 in the US? Is it European or Mexican spec? I looked into that, some years ago, but was told it can't be done, so got myself a GLK from the Miami Beach dealership ... Still miss that car (X204 WDCGG8JB3 - GLK350 4Matic AMG Pack), as you can probably tell by my forum name and avatar
Incidentally, if you want a mph instrument cluster, I have the insert going cheap (it's just a thin plastic) to replace the km/h display (if that's what you have)?
You can email me on david.glk @ mail.com
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