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| G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350  | Photo DIY- W463.246 Front Headlamp Bulb Replacement Yes, I can hear the jokes already... "HOW many Temple Monkeys does it take to change a light bulb....????" Well, go ahead... laugh it up... Anyway, I had a Left Low Beam Lamp Warning.. even though there was "some" light being produced from the bulb, it wasn't sufficient. I thought I would show the how-to.. **PLEASE NOTE** This is for the following models: 463. 243/244/245/246/247/248/249/250/254/270/271/309/322/323/332/333 No "tricks" other than a WARNING about Removing and Re-Installing the Plastic Surround. There are Tabs/Guides running "Vertically" that hook behind the corresponding guides on the truck body. You will see when you do it. Anyway, enough being a "One Eye'd Jack" during night driving.. Cheers, G (A.JPG) (B.JPG) (C.JPG) (D.JPG) (E.JPG) (F.JPG) (G.JPG) (H.JPG) Attachments ----------------  A.JPG (30KB - 8 downloads) B.JPG (48KB - 7 downloads) C.JPG (59KB - 7 downloads) D.JPG (43KB - 7 downloads) E.JPG (35KB - 9 downloads) F.JPG (39KB - 8 downloads) G.JPG (35KB - 8 downloads) H.JPG (44KB - 8 downloads) | |
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| Otiswesty Administrator Date registered: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213 Posts: 3004  | ||
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| fernweh Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa | Re: Photo DIY- W463.246 Front Headlamp Bulb Replacement otiswesty - 2/3/2010 5:04 PM Bulb is standard H4. $17 at dealer, $7 anywhere else in varying outputs process is the same for a 463.249 Osram offers a nice special bright H4 lamp, without going blue........ Dutch probably has the specs and numbers handy  Karl | |
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| DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963  | Re: Photo DIY- W463.246 Front Headlamp Bulb Replacement fernweh - 2/3/2010 8:58 PM otiswesty - 2/3/2010 5:04 PM Bulb is standard H4. $17 at dealer, $7 anywhere else in varying outputs process is the same for a 463.249 Osram offers a nice special bright H4 lamp, without going blue........ Dutch probably has the specs and numbers handy Karl Osram Plus 50 either 75/65W or 85/80W. I use the latter in my G500 without relays, and light of the landscape very well. They are available here: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/products/products.html Scroll down the page to find the H4's. As a side note to Patrick's DIY, on my pre-MBUSA G500 (WDB463.241), it is not necessary to remove the two PH2 screws at the bottom of the surround. Simply loosening them allows you to slide the surround up and off. Just be sure to position the ears/tabs on the bottom of the surround behind the large washers on those loosened screws when reassembling. | |
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| fernweh Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa | Re: Photo DIY- W463.246 Front Headlamp Bulb Replacement DUTCH - 2/4/2010 3:46 AM fernweh - 2/3/2010 8:58 PM otiswesty - 2/3/2010 5:04 PM Bulb is standard H4. $17 at dealer, $7 anywhere else in varying outputs process is the same for a 463.249 Osram offers a nice special bright H4 lamp, without going blue........ Dutch probably has the specs and numbers handy Karl Osram Plus 50 either 75/65W or 85/80W. I use the latter in my G500 without relays, and light of the landscape very well. They are available here: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/products/products.html Scroll down the page to find the H4's. As a side note to Patrick's DIY, on my pre-MBUSA G500 (WDB463.241), it is not necessary to remove the two PH2 screws at the bottom of the surround. Simply loosening them allows you to slide the surround up and off. Just be sure to position the ears/tabs on the bottom of the surround behind the large washers on those loosened screws when reassembling. Thanks Dutch, I remember my '91 300GE had also real head light buckets as part of the front fenders - now it's just a gaping large hole there. Less metal - maybe that's the reason I'm getting a better gas mileage with the G-500 Karl | |
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| DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Re: Photo DIY- W463.246 Front Headlamp Bulb Replacement fernweh - 2/4/2010 10:13 AM I remember my '91 300GE had also real head light buckets as part of the front fenders - now it's just a gaping large hole there. Less metal - maybe that's the reason I'm getting a better gas mileage with the G-500 Karl That was a part of the Federalization process. The G, when it left Graz, did not have those buckets. | |
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| jensht Member Date registered: Nov 2009 Location: Puchheim, Germany Vehicle(s): 2001 Mercedes 290GDT Posts: 29  | Re: Photo DIY- W463.246 Front Headlamp Bulb Replacement fernweh - 2/4/2010 2:58 AM otiswesty - 2/3/2010 5:04 PM Bulb is standard H4. $17 at dealer, $7 anywhere else in varying outputs process is the same for a 463.249 Osram offers a nice special bright H4 lamp, without going blue........ Dutch probably has the specs and numbers handy KarlI've had good experience with the Philips Vision Plus H4 bulbs. Nice bright, uniform, white light and they seem pretty vibration resistant. | |
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