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01-17-2005, 12:53 PM
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What is the deal with light bulbs on W210?
Ok, I have replaced several light bulbs on my 1998 E430 – fine, no problem there. And I know there have been problems with them. But, the running lights (H6W) is ridiculous. No one has them except the dealer and they want $14.00 for this $0.50 light. This is the second time I have replaced one in less than a year.
I know, I know $14.00 is less than a tank of gas, but damn! 
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02-13-2008, 01:49 PM
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WTF? 2 bulbs out in 2 days?
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when my parents had the w210 e430, they musta replaced various fog lights/driving lights a dozen times in the 3 years of ownership. i've searched a lil, but can't come up w/ a solution???
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02-13-2008, 01:50 PM
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Yeah, these W210s should come with a bulb-holder rack in the trunk to carry a dozen or so replacements. Only saving grace is it is easy to replace them (especially once you've done each one several times) and they're cheap.
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02-13-2008, 04:00 PM
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When one went out on my 2002 E320 I found a replacement at NAPA Auto Parts. They only had one in stock but they had it behind the parts counter. I forget what I paid but it wasn't anything rediculous and the original lasted 5 years. By the way, replacement bulb was manufactured in Germany.
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02-13-2008, 06:43 PM
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I have LEDs in mine. They never break, and they look cool. Wired in parallel with a wirewound ceramic resistor so they don't trigger the check light.
 (and yes I know a headlight is out there)
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02-13-2008, 07:19 PM
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^^^ Tell me what bulb you used and what resister. Is the resister across one bulb or both?
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02-14-2008, 01:53 PM
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 Nice job on the LEDs though, and I'll second waybomb's questions...thanks!
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02-14-2008, 07:27 PM
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I can't remember the resistance value of the resistor. About 10W though.
Basically I calculated the current flow with a normal bulb using I=P/V (since the wattage of the bulb is known). Then I calculated the current flow through the LED bulb using the same equation. The difference between the two current values is what had to be made up, the LED bulb draws less current than the car is expecting so the resistor has to be wired in parallel with the bulb to bring it back up. A couple of sums calculating parallel resistance and that was it. Theres a handy calculator for that here http://www.1728.com/resistrs.htm. The resistance of the LED bulb can be calculated using ohms law once you have used the I=P/V equation. Basically all you're doing is increasing the current flow through the circuit back to what it would be with a standard incandescent bulb. If I remember I'll open the back of the light tomorrow and read it off. The LEDs were bought from Aceparts on Ebay. They look very nice as you can see. More directional, but the colour is good and they're very bright.
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02-19-2008, 02:20 PM
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ugh! the low-beam headlight is now out. that's 3 bulbs in 2 wks of ownership.. wtf is wrong w/ this car???
i'm not doing anything crazy...
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02-19-2008, 03:54 PM
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I have replaced each fog light once, one driving light, and two tail lights on my '01 W210 in 16 months. I wonder about it also.
 Dennis
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02-19-2008, 04:25 PM
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02-19-2008, 04:50 PM
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" ? i always thought high voltage out was a GOOD thing..
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02-19-2008, 04:57 PM
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I've only had to replace a license plate lamp, a turn signal lamp, and a marker, and I've had my car for 4.5 years and do a lot of night driving.
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#15
02-19-2008, 06:51 PM
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I guess I'm lucky.
I've owned two W210's for a total of about 4 years, and I don't think I've had one bulb go out. Now, my Volvo S70, on the other hand, has a chronic problem with bulbs going out. I think I've changed out every single bulb in the car, two or three times.
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