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Old 11-08-2001, 04:15 PM
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blau:

Unfortunately, the website is a bit thin on the inventory...I get their catalogs in the mail, and there are plenty of goodies for the MBs! Still, you can call and ask, and they can tell you what they have (and send you a free catalog to boot)!

I took a look at the lights at the URL you posted and they appear to be same units, except the bezel is black, not blue. Also, the hardware has a black satin finish whereas the lamps are gloss black. But they are shown mounted at the same location.

I would assume that the kit you are considering contains all of the items that came with the one I purchased, including the wiring harness...hmmm...maybe I paid too much.

BTW, the harness is a direct plug-in...no modifications or splicing whatsoever...even at the lamps. My dealer didn't charge me anything to do the activation...the tech even said to bring it back if it didn't work when I got the lights installed, and it would still be N/C.

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I saw the PIAAs on the link, and the kit only includes those items that allow it to be sold as a universal application...therefore, no brackets, or nice OEM harness...so you would have to fabricate brackets and a connection to the factory harness.

The brackets in the Hella kit are attached via the pair of bolts that hold the bumper to each bumper brackets...you can see the bracket if you look inside the front of the wheel well. The Hella bracket is then angled at 90 degrees in an L-shape to orient the lamp mounting position where the cooling slots reside. The lamp has a swivel bracket with a single bolt that attaches to the mounting bracket. It's quite sturdy, as the brackets are 1/4" steel. I've road tested the lights near my home where some road construction is underway, and I've not noticed any vibration being transferred to the lamps.

I have the dealer-installed stainless steel brush guards, and there seems to be provisions for foglamp mounting. I don't particularly care to clutter up the looks of the front my ML any further by putting foglights there, so I opted for a more stealthy location for the lamps.

Word of caution...if the foglamp set you consider has lamps rated at more than 55 watts, you will blow the aux lamp fuse!
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