R129 Illuminated Door Sills?
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Ok well I removed them - look totally unserviceable - basically the Silver Arrow illuminated sill is glued on top on the original sill with a flat panel type of illumination. Anybody know how these work? I have a horrible feeling MB will want a fortune for these if they can replace them at all - what are the odds of buying the illuminated panel from somewhere?
KLP 92
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Cheapest way would be buy a set from ebay, take the illumination strip out and swap with yours.
Actually, you should be able to buy the illumination strip as a seperate part from MB, maybe worthwhile ringing to check with them.
Do both not work or just one? Seems odd if they both don't work.
Actually, you should be able to buy the illumination strip as a seperate part from MB, maybe worthwhile ringing to check with them.
Do both not work or just one? Seems odd if they both don't work.
The panels are available from the stealership, in different colours.
From the brochure:
Illuminated door sills
B6 689 0016 : Luminous sheeting blue : £164.85
B6 689 0017 : Luminous sheeting green : £164.85
B6 689 0018 : Luminous sheeting yellow : £164.85
*gulp*
EDIT: for reference check these out:
http://www.formymercedes.com/mb_res...s&category=Illuminated+Door+Sill+Replacements
From the brochure:
Illuminated door sills
B6 689 0016 : Luminous sheeting blue : £164.85
B6 689 0017 : Luminous sheeting green : £164.85
B6 689 0018 : Luminous sheeting yellow : £164.85
*gulp*
EDIT: for reference check these out:
http://www.formymercedes.com/mb_res...s&category=Illuminated+Door+Sill+Replacements
nigel cross
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Looks like us in the U.K. are getting conned again with the prices, compared with the U.S.A.
I have those sills already, the panels aren't completely flat like OEM ones.
Neither work - looks like a design fault as they were full of water.
£165 - please tell me that includes the stainless sill as well?!?!
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Neither work - looks like a design fault as they were full of water.
£165 - please tell me that includes the stainless sill as well?!?!
Here is the offending item(s):
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Stats, have you tried drying them out on top of the boiler ? the strips are sealed in some sort of laminate i think, the ballasts (they step 12vdc up to 110vdc) are hidden i think under the carpets in the ducting
Is the water actually between the laminate ? if not then why not try a multimeter on the ballasts ? then on the laminate strips ,if they work as well it could be something as simple as a fuse...
I know my illuminated sills are aftermarket, but it advises you to run the wires to the courtesy light fuse in the fusebox, i wonder if yours is the same ...
If you need to replace the strip, the sills on ebay ( i got mine from the US , landed for £80 for the pair ) the actual laminate strip is a block of colour rather than the cut out letters that you have there, you could put them under the old sills and it would shine through the cut out in the metal on the SL sills, no one would ever know, then sell the ebay sills on again, might work out cheaper .....
Hope this is some help .....
Is the water actually between the laminate ? if not then why not try a multimeter on the ballasts ? then on the laminate strips ,if they work as well it could be something as simple as a fuse...
I know my illuminated sills are aftermarket, but it advises you to run the wires to the courtesy light fuse in the fusebox, i wonder if yours is the same ...
If you need to replace the strip, the sills on ebay ( i got mine from the US , landed for £80 for the pair ) the actual laminate strip is a block of colour rather than the cut out letters that you have there, you could put them under the old sills and it would shine through the cut out in the metal on the SL sills, no one would ever know, then sell the ebay sills on again, might work out cheaper .....
Hope this is some help .....
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Cheers Howard, will check this. I don't think the letters are cut out - I think because the panel is light sensitive, basically it has discoloured through the template in the sill.
Are you sure they require ballast? my retrofit ones run off of 12V.
Are you sure they require ballast? my retrofit ones run off of 12V.
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Ah, thats interesting, my ones came with 110v ballast packs, which is why i decided to do it properly and not just branch off the door pin 
Maybe there are a few different variations ..... i thought that it needed a high voltage for the electro-luminescent strip to work but i could be wrong ....
Maybe there are a few different variations ..... i thought that it needed a high voltage for the electro-luminescent strip to work but i could be wrong ....
Pretty sure they're 12V, but will meter the output. As a thought, anyone know what panel is behind these?
ECP W210 Illuminated Sills
ECP W210 Illuminated Sills
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Stats...
wonder if you could buy these and utilise the bits you need .... strips and ballasts then sell the rest ...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/W203-CHROME-D...581594037QQcategoryZ10398QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
wonder if you could buy these and utilise the bits you need .... strips and ballasts then sell the rest ...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/W203-CHROME-D...581594037QQcategoryZ10398QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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I got mine from the states for £80 ...... ECP didn't do w124 ones when i looked but i imagine the kits are the same TBH.....
LOL - just looked on ECP's website and the w203 illuminated sills are £42.98 ex vat (£50 inc vat) and they are selling them for £60 on Ebay ....
Theres an ECP in Chessington Stats, you you wouldn't even have to pay postage !
LOL - just looked on ECP's website and the w203 illuminated sills are £42.98 ex vat (£50 inc vat) and they are selling them for £60 on Ebay ....
Theres an ECP in Chessington Stats, you you wouldn't even have to pay postage !
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Looks perfect !! :bannana: can't see any reason why it wouldn't work, those are the same tapes in mine, thats what i was trying to say earlier, my EL strips are just a block of colour unlike yours that spell out SL Silver Arrow .....
Good find ! gotta be worth a try for ten bucks ......
Good find ! gotta be worth a try for ten bucks ......
