Installing LED interior lights on my Mercedes Benz w210 E300d

[@SoCal210]

Thanks for the shoutout! LEDs are one of my favorite things to do on any car.

[@CarGhost]

Anytime brother, thanks for the recommendation. I love the LEDs

[@ryancross8136]

Super happy lights!!! “Hello FRISCO” , they are nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@ryancross8136]

These are not the easiest cars to work on. Remember this one thing, all Merceedes are built from the inside out BUT with the technician in mind. The engineers do not make it “impossible” and when you are forcing on a Benz, you better think twice and ask yourself, does Benz mean this to be forced? Glue , tape and forcing do not belong in the same sentence as Mercedes. Cigarette lighter element same thing 😂🤣 . Keep on making these videos they are great! I have a 99 e300 TD with 298k. I’m a service consultant at a dealership. I’ve done everything to this damn car. I just got done installing a new OEM rack, Pwr steering pump, and starter. Up next month is lower control arm bushings, tires, shocks and springs. This will be the best driving 300k + diesel in America. Lol.

[@motorwolfe]

you are so, so right - if it seems difficult or you have to force it, you're definitely not following the intent of the Benz engineers who, unlike some other German rivals (looking at you, Audi!), actually design things to be repairable. a prime example of this is the small slot in the passenger front fender well, neatly plugged with an oval rubber grommet, that allows you to easily access the backside nut holding the upper right control arm bolt. it looks a bit intimidating, but works brilliantly. you can find numerous videos here of the unfortunate W210 owners who decided not to 'risk' it, and ended up spending hours removing/relocating the brain box just to access the nut instead 🤔

[@Imadtng]

Monster W210 🔥😎 best work bro 👍👍👍💡

[@motorwolfe]

excellent video on a comprehensive W210 LED interior upgrade! I have a '99 pre-facelift E320, and have converted all the interior & exterior lighting over to LED. even the city lights, instrument panel & climate control unit! it makes such a difference, and really brings a more modern look to a classic vehicle engineered to go deep into six-digit land... keep up the great work 🦾

[@CarGhost]

Thank you for the kind words

[@RedmanSlapz]

Can you show or link how you did the instrument panel? Did you also do the window switches? I want a different color other than the stock old amber color

[@CarGhost]

I have not done the instrument cluster yet

[@motorwolfe]

@@RedmanSlapz doing the gauge cluster is fairly easy. you need a special tool which is basically 2 j-hooks with t-handles on the ends - use those to pull the instrument cluster free, it's a press fit and not screwed in. if you adjust the steering wheel all the way out & down, there will be enough room along with slack in the cluster wiring for you to slide the cluster out and flip it up to rest on top of the binnacle, still plugged in, with the backside facing you. at that point you have access to all the little t-hat B8X gauge cluster bulbs or whatever they are... unscrew & replace with LED equivalents. I highly recommend testing & adjusting the bulbs as you replace them for optimal connection, as those twist-in connectors can be a bit dodgy. leaving the cluster connected makes it super easy to do this. window switches are another matter. I could never find anything about anyone disassembling the switches to get at the bulbs inside to replace, and I wasn't feeling adventurous enough to rip apart my window switches without spares. FWIW, the climate control unit is a T10 LED replacement and you can easily pull it with the same keys you use to pull the stock radio, T10 bulb goes in the bottom side of the unit. also - when you replace the instrument cluster bulbs with 6000K white LEDs, the gauges will look brilliant white but the LED info readout at the bottom turns a light yellow-green rather than the amber/orange it is with the stock halogen bulbs. ditto the climate control unit. the LED upgrade really makes the bottom info display a LOT easier to read in bright daylight.

[@via-josh]

Keep up the content I love it, I’m 19 and I will be looking at a silver w210 already straight piped for $1,000 your videos keep influencing me into getting myself one keep up the work your time will come, love from Pennsylvania 💯💪🏽

[@CarGhost]

Thanks for the kind words. Do get it, this is a great car for you to start learning about working on cars!

[@motorwolfe]

did you get it? if not, you should look for another one :) I see them for sale all the time, and I'm just across the river in jersey

[@victormachuca6621]

great video and nice w210!

[@CarGhost]

Thank you

[@crocodilly]

is there also a light on the bottom of the backside of the driver and passenger seats? it's to light up the second row foot area

[@aizielarif9354]

Do your car has led footwell light for back seat only or also have led for front driver and passenger side ?

[@crocodilly]

@@aizielarif9354 yes. i think is cos my w210 is the facelifted model

[@jamescollier2379]

What happened to the paint on your hood. Is it engine heat realted?

[@1GQ_gent]

Please renew my CLS63 w219 lights to look like 2017+ Volvo XC90 or Audi or BMW lights very simple design 🙏 subscribed! 🇺🇸

[@petergrundy8081]

Well done

[@iqbalmansor4424]

Looks good!! Cant wait to change mine. Keep it up looking forward for more

[@n2dagruvv665]

Ayyy dude when you go Cruze the 300 let me know i would love too tag along if it's Kool thanks 👍🏻🙂

[@CarGhost]

Sure bro. DM me on Instagram

[@n2dagruvv665]

Awwww dude i don't have ig

[@mijolazeta667]

Di se mogu kupit led sijalice za w 210 i koja je cjena

[@daytonstokes6900]

How did you get your map led light in.i can't get it in the plug like the led light is too thick

[@CarGhost]

Some of them are smaller, some of them are thicker(speaking of the bulbs 💡), and also some are mislabeled. For some I had to bend the pins wider in order to fit

[@daytonstokes6900]

Make sure your lights are off or prepare to get burnt by old light and new light replacement and also live hot wire.even these leds get hot like bulbs.

[@CarGhost]

Yup, that's correct. For the map ones, disable the open door activation

[@daytonstokes6900]

Can I sand paper the sides till it fits on the single map led or would that damage it?

[@CarGhost]

It will probably damage it. Where are you located?

[@ELPROFERAPOLDSCHOOL]

Mi auto es igual al tuyo, en el color, también le puse las luces led, y trae vidrios oscurecidos, ya está en puerta los rines y llantas y luego los faros como los tuyos, y también el equipo de Audio 😅😅😅👍💪🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@aymanmzian2855]

Thanks brother 🙏

[@jeromebright7910]

hello sir good morning,am Bright Jerome, from Nigeria, I want to know it's the car for sale if yes how much

[@CarGhost]

Not for sale

[@jeromebright7910]

thanks very much

[@mzee5533]

Let me try them also for my W211

[@CarGhost]

I have a video on mine from a while back.

[@staskertube]

Gay interior, what a strange name😂

[@CarGhost]

😅