PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Bi-Xenon Bulbs W211 -- Good price I think

chronometers · #1 09-23-2018, 08:56 PM

One of the bulbs on my '05 E320 CDI color shifted which I read indicates means it is on its way out.

I also read that it is usually a good idea to replace these in pairs.

I ended up getting a used bulb to hold me over while I shopped for a good price on an authentic pair.

If anyone has replaced these before, you know how expensive they are. I am used to normal sealed headlights or a bulb on my older E300. Anyway, MB Dealer's want over $110 per bulb!!!

I shopped all over and found a lot of sites with cheap bulbs but...I couldn't tell where they were made or really made. Apparently, there are quite a few Chinese made ones that are labelled as famous brands. Manufacturers have to put an anti-counterfeit hologram on the side of the boxes in some cases now.

Anyway, I wanted original OSRAM bulbs made in Germany.

I found this set in Germany and thought I'd share it here:

OSRAM German Made replacement bulbs

Not only were these a great price, they were made in Germany, had a hologram sticker (with unique code) on side of box and were actually better then the ones I removed from my car (they might have been original and were Phillips made in Turkey). The only downside was it took over 20 days for them to arrive.

Still if you can plan ahead, these might be worthwhile sticking in the toolkit you keep in your trunk.