2 EASY WAYS TO WIRE A MERCEDES LIGHTED LED STAR EMBLEM
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2018
- In this video, I should you have to wire the lighted Mercedes Benz led grille emblem star to only come on at night or come on all the time. This method is for the 2012-2015 C-Class with a stock headlight wiring harness.
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I see you with your lights on the door. I have my 2006 r500 hooked up the same way. After this, ill be installing led headlights and reverse lights. After that, i don't know what else to do. Any suggestions?
Hey Flexx,
I have GLC300 2019, but the headlights wire is different with your car. My car have 2 different colors, one is red another is brown. Do you know which one should I connect with illustrated emblem?
Do they sale a lighted emblem for a 2004 mercedes clk 320
I have a 2013 e350 and I don't have a grey and white wire .do you know which color it would be for me or can you point me in the right direction
This method of wiring is so much simpler than other videos i've watched.
How do you do that though?
Thanks for your videos! Replaced sons 2013 C250 grill with the C63 AMG grill and also installed the LED grill emblem using your videos. Your content made it a breeze. Also installed the indoor puddle lights that project the Mercedes emblem on the ground if you open the two front doors. Those were crazy easy as well if anyone is wondering. Just pop them out and unplug. Plug in the new and pop em in and BAM. Again thanks for your very helpful videos.
Nice video. One of the few that I've followed that actually worked as it should. Easy to follow and great idea tapping in to the headlights. Thanks for posting.
Flexx .... I just installed mine on today via the headlights. Glad I saw your version, it was super easy. Only difference my headlight wire is yellow. MDZ 2013 (X204) @ 14,200mi. Thanks man!
Followed your video and had it done in 30 minutes. Thanks for posting!!!
Nice
Alex excellent idea to only turn on when headlight turn on, thumbs up
I have to install a Star on a 2016 C300. The new one is a LED model, so hopefully just twist it on and tap into the wires. Thank you for the video
Thank you for making this easy
U make it look so easy!! I’m gonna eff sumthin up.
Don’t worry. I eff up all the time. You just don’t see it on video. Hahahaha. The magic of editing.
Dope video
Bro I have been waiting for you to make this video man!!!
Thanks for showing the correct way to wire the star! It should come on and off with the auto headlamp sensor as well as the headlamp switch. It should not run all the time. Kudos
It draws so little power and works well. Another way is using a fuse in the fuse box. I have a video on that. That might be easier for people then splicing into the headlight harness 🤷🏻♂️
Thanks for the awesome video. Why did you ground the star to the screw and not to the brown wire?
Thanks in advance.
You are the best beo
I just ordered one. Your video seems very helpful. One major concern I have is , what happens in the rain/snow? Any risk to the car or the assembly ?
Hey Flexx Alexander ! Great video and the star is lighting up, but only when I turn on the high beams ? Same problem as Ruben Eladio had. Any advice ?? My MB is a 2018. Would that make a difference ? Thanks for your time.
Hey Flexx. I saw that you ran the wire to your headlights. What are your thoughts/is it feasible to wire it into the parking light (right next to the headlight)? That way, when I unlock my car at night, I get it to light up as well. Thanks.
Which Door Projector lights did you use,, They look great too!!
Thank you
Hey man great video as usual. I was thinking of hooking mine up to a pack of 4 AA batteries and a remote switch so I could just turn it off and on wirelessly. I was wondering how much power this thing draws. How long do you think it would last continuously on 4AA batteries? Also is there enough space to stick anything to the back of the star itself? That way I could just remove the star everytime I want to change batteries.
Hey Flexx!
Do you know of a way to connect the emblem to have it on ONLY when you unlock/lock the car? I want to have the symbol work the same way the puddle lights under the side mirrors do.
I've searched quite a lot for the location of those lights on the fuse box but no luck just yet. If you or anyone could help me out would mean the world!
Thanks a lot love your videos!
How do you remove the headlight connector? Do you have to push on some kind of bracket, lever, etc and then pull it out?
I actually plan to buy that same grille, will an illuminated star fit that style of grille easily?
I have a 2018 c300. I purchased a rear diffuser that has a rain light. The item was purchased from a company in China. There were no install instructions for the light. I want to tap into the rear brake light harness. My question is, which wire in the harness is for the breaks? Thank you.
Hi. Did you encounter any problem with it after installation? My guy is worried that it’ll create any circuitry issues in the future and void the warranty. So, you’re the best guy to ask for this. Thanks. And, I appreciate you.
Hey, going to get the same style for my SL55. Won't I get a error code if I splice into my headlight power wire? I have HID and they only use 35 watts. From my experience my car throws an error code anytime I hook something up that is not factory. I upgraded to HID fogs but the ballast had a code cancel feature.
Need help. I changed the ballast on my Mercedes cla250 cause it stopped working. Now days later the same light stopped working. Would you know why. Just thought I’d asked since you have this video
What did you use to tap into that grey light cable?
So, did all the steps in tapping into the gray/ white wire for my star. However, I noticed at night the footwell light are on. They turn off when the car is off but when the car in use and the automatic lights have turned on giving power to the star, I noticed the footwell lights are on. Any suggestions, what’s going on here?
Hi Flexx, I'm driving an A45 2014, my headlight doesn't have the Grey with white stripe wire, but it has grey with black stripe wire, are they the same? which colour wire should I tap on?
Does tapping into headlight wires cause any damage in the long run?
Is this the same colours in uk? I have a black with white wire….no grey & white
Hello, do you happen to know if this will fit a 1999 (R129) SL500 ? (Or do you know of a kit made for the R129 roadsters?) Many thanks in advance! :)
Hi, mine is a B class W46 what color is the wire i need to tap to for headlights?
Can you help me how to connect 2018 Mercedes glc coupe star emblem led power. Thank you
can you do a more in detail of the wiring part ?
What gauge of T-Tap did you use?
Will it fit on my 2006 cls500?
Hello I want to Install it on the night light for my 2012 ML350 w166.... How can I do???
Grey with white wire is high beam,which is running lights?
Hi
Can you help me connect led star in my mercedes c220 w205 2015.
I have mercedes led headlights.
I have a question for Mercedes benz 2014. Gl450
Which wire should connected with red on MB GLK 2014
Would this work on a slk 250?
Where you get your grill I need one for GLK350 2015
what kind of bulbs u got in headlights?
How do o turn it off and ensure it stays off. I have a horrid colour on mine that i just bought second hand
does the star lights on when u unlock?
What size of t tap did you use ?
I have a 2013 e350 and I don't have a gray and white wire can someone help plz
Just watched this, want to install in my car. Do you know what gauge is the t-tap connector you used?
Do you know?
Do you know why it turns on and turns off? Did it on my 2010 and just turns on and turns off
I have a 2017 CLA250 4MATIC
For anyone with the same year/model it's the solid yellow wire on the passengers side headlight than you are gonna want to T-Tap into and then I grounded it to one of the white screws going into the frame on the perimeter of the engine compartment.
Comes on whenever the headlights are turned on.
I have 2018 GLE350, I’ll check the setup tomorrow. Hopefully it’s similar to your CLA. I was at a shop today, they asked for $80.00 to do it which seems too much for this kind of work. I’ll do it myself :) thanks for sharing
I have a 2018 mercedes cla250 & I t-tapped into the yellow wire but my star doesn't come on? Do u think its different in my car?
Hey the grey and white wire in a 2015 c300 is for when the high beams are on would u know which wire would be for when the headlights come on
Go watch my star video for a 2015+ w205 c-class
Crap, I wish I waited for this video before installing the Star way back when. I already tapped the illuminated star into the DRL and always wondered how much it was going to affect the longevity of the stars life with it always being on. I personally cant even see it during the daytime, whatsoever. I'm too nervous I'd damage the DRL wiring by removing it at this point.
i installed my light up star and it does not line up its crooked how do i fix the problem
How exactly do you “ground it” do u jus put the wire under that bult or do you have to cut some rubber off the wire so it can touch the bult directly?
yes you literally just wrap the bare wire (no rubber) around and tighten it and it should get electricity
Brother nice videosss ive learned a lot with a c400 2015 that i bought 2 months ago... fyi on your future videos its best to blur your license plates for security purposes just a friendly suggestion..whats the lifetime on those led star logo?
Glad you like them. I appreciate it.
This is an old video from years ago. I cover my plates all the time but not for security reasons. I do it cause it gives my car a cleaner look in videos.
I don’t know where people came up with the idea thinking covering it will prevent stuff but it really doesn’t do anything. Cause if I need to blur it in videos then I need to blur it everywhere I go. Hundred of people in my area already knows me and cars. I take my cars to tons of car meets and everyone takes pics all the time and probably repost them everywhere.
If someone really wanted to harm someone, they will find out stuff through other means…not just from a license plate number.
@@TheFlexxGarage thats true
Hey man I have a question I have a 2017 c43 amg I don’t have the same Coloured wire on my headlights. Do you kno which wire I would tap to for the. Emblem to come on only at night? Thankyou
Any luck with the info you were looking for?
i have a 2014 e550, can someone tell me how to do it on the v8 engine, i know its the same concept but has anyone done it ?
Do you know how I should remove the star emblem on a 2018 Mercedes C43 AMG ? I ordered an illuminated star emblem and was wondering how to remove the emblem from the factory install.
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I have a 2016 C300, which wire color do I tap into on my headlight wiring harness?
Sam Olivares did you ever find the answer? I’m having the same issue.
Damm wished this was answered
Just subbed! Do you have any clue on reprogramming headlights on the Mercedes? $800 for my headlight on my E400
I don’t. Everything I do is pretty much plug and play.
Where did you get the door logo lights? I’ve been trying to find these
Depends on which year car you have. I have like 3-4 door light videos on my UA-cam channel. All the info on where to get them is in each of the door light videos.
Hey Flexx, do you know which wire is the DRL?
Did you ever find out i want mine running With Daytime running light
I wonder what about 2018 mercedes-benz C-300? Can it works to connect wire for the light?
Go watch my 2015+ w205 c-class video.
Do you still have this Mercedes Benz ?
Hey Alex I know this is a old video but I want to order the star in ebay I have same car and grill do you know the diameter of the star is it 7.5 or 8.4 12.5cm I don't want to order wrong size
A lot of grille have different size opening. Also, a lot of stars have different way to mount to a grille. Best way is to remove the star from your grille, measure it, see if it’s the snap on star or twist on star…and then find a lighted star that matches.
What year is your car? I tried hooking it up to the headlight wires. I do not have a Grey and white wire. I tried all the red wires, light stays on even when car is off. Thank you for your help.
2013
@@TheFlexxGarage thank you, I have a 2015. I have T tapped it to the headlights, tried 4 different wires, 3 - red ones worked, but the light would not shut off. Found a black and white wire, that one made the light flash/blink. Thank you for your help. Enjoy your videos. Thank you
@@robertlongoriccardo did you find the right wire? Same problem
Hello!! I have a GLC300, but I don't have white cable with grey. How do I know which color is the headlight?. Thank
Check your vehicle manual or Google your specific vehicle @ its headlight color wiring diagram.
For my ml350 2015 to ttap it to my head lights what wire or color wire to tap?
The easiest place to wire the emblem to are the orange / yellow side marker lights.
There's only two wires attached to the bulb a ground and a power. It's super easy and easily reversible.
Can someone please find me one for a 2008 gl450. I found tons of these led stats but none of for my year model
My class E doesn’t have a grey and white wire wich one should I tap in to?
Did you figure it out what color it was?
What door light projectors do you have that they are visible in the daylight
ua-cam.com/video/XOESxljGAJw/v-deo.html
Do you need to change out the fuse of the head light or DRL?
So easy. I should have thought about piggybacking off the headlight wire. But I do have one question. Did you check it with the high beams on?
Oh and is your wife's car a C class or E class? I love the white.
It’s a c-class
By tapping into the wire for the headlight didn't cause a voltage difference and trigger a bulb failure on the dash?
No. The led star uses almost next to not to power up. There’s other ways of wiring it but this was a quick easy way for me that worked for me. Never had a single issue.
Any problem with the LED bulbs? I thought about it but a mechanic at Mercedes told me not to because it can destroy the whole headlight. Have you encountered any issues with it?
Ask him how... he'll be dumbfounded. 😂
How did you get the star on the diamond grill. Mine doesn’t fit like the normal star does
Did you get it to install? Because I’m having trouble too
The star comes out by twisting counter clockwise and pulling it out and twisting clockwise to lock it into place. This is on a C-Class, CLA, W212.2 E-Class and the rest of the line up 2014 or newer, equipped with a large star grille
Hey I bought the grill but can you share the link to get that emblem please 🙏 ??
I can't. The emblem is "modded" to fit because I bought the wrong one that's slightly smaller then the hole opening in the grille. It wouldn't help for me to send you a link to the star I bought.
I am trying to connect the start to my headlight of 2017 e class how would I knw what write to tap into of headlight ??
Bilal Zulfiqar white wire with blue stripe
There is no white with blue stripe 🤦🏾♂️
What is the hot wire on a 2011 Mercedes c class 350 headlights
Adrian Gayton did u end up finding out ?? i have the same car lol
Hey so I bought my car with it wired the first way. About a month ago it stopped working. My lights and everything still work fine. Any idea if it could be a fuse or something? Or if i disconnect it what can i test the star with by chance?
I can just touch it with a 9v?
I would take the positive wire and negative wire from the star and put it on a 9V battery to see if the star will even light up.
I have a E350. My fuse box completely full compared to every video I've seen. I tapped into #35 which is for a hybrid (I assumed it would work) but it didn't. I just think thats easier than pulling out and t-tapping into the headlight. The headlight isn't as easily accessible. Any ideas?
When a fuse box is full, then you need to use a fuse tap to piggyback onto an existing fuse that gets power when the car is turned on.
@@TheFlexxGarage I am.
The red blue and black thing
I just went and got a battery to test the light also. The fuse does light up when the car is on also. #35 also uses a 5. So I put both into the tap and plugged it in
@@TheFlexxGarage I got it. I used a fuse I had instead of the cheap ones that come in the tap kit. Ty though.
Nice what's the name of that grill that's different
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Can you please help me find a star for my 2016 c300 4matic I have no idea what I’m doing and I just need to order the part. Is there anyway you can find one for me ?
your car model is w205. so on amazon or eBay you just type w205 LED star emblem
@@yousefasad1630 How can I find one for 07 Mercedes E350??
I can’t find that grille ANYWHERE can anyone please help???
Hey man where did u get the grill
It’s in another video where my wife is installing it. Go check out the videos on my channel.
Hey how did you find out what wire to tap I have a 2016
Go watch my star video install on my 2016 Benz.
@@TheFlexxGarage I saw a video you did but my wires aren't Gray
I test my star light is on by v9, but when i connected with the wire power is not on. (Grey with white stripe wire) Can you help me? I have the c300 2011
Im having the same problem with my cla 250… is not turning on
Please let me know if you find out
@@franks1986 try with brights (highbeams) on....lemme know..
I just measured and it should be the gray/pink not the gray/white for the w205 lowbeams..It's different....Yea your best bet is to take off the connector, go to number 2 position turn on headlights and measure for your 12v....
on a side note make sure you're properly tapped, you may not be making a good connection...
What kind of led lights do you have? I have a c250 2014
Go watch the install. ua-cam.com/video/oJgNAx-v9EI/v-deo.htmlsi=LjTfFdGz7Y1yFEeN
The easiest place to wire the emblem to are the orange / yellow side marker lights.
There's only two wires attached to the bulb a ground and a power. It's super easy and easily reversible.
Mine are green and brown? Which one is positive?
??? My lights only have 1 harness and the side markers are built into the lights
And trying to find an actual wiring diagram for a gla45 is like trying to find a leprechauns pot of gold
Do you have to ground the black wire?
It’s in the video.
where did you buy the thing on the side of the door that beams the emblem on the ground? Or is that come with the car?
Look in my videos
Hello where did u get the Emblem from Amazon?
Check video description
My 2020 has collision sensor behind the factory star can I still use the light up star??
I don’t think you can then unless you retrofit a lighted star into your oem star. Gonna required modification and it won’t be easy.
My husband install an led light on my glc300 but now my driving assist, and blind spot is inoperative showing on the dashboard
Mercedes does not allow the illuminated star option with drivers assist because it obstructs the radar. You'll need to find a clever solution that allows the radar to work while illuminating the star.
Where did you purchase the light
Go to ebay you can get it for like $35-$40.
Hey, I just got mines installed it been working good but now all of a sudden my battery is starting to die I had the battery checked the said it was a good battery jst need to be charged I charged it up and maybe 30min after driving my battery light came back on I wonder if the led embalm is the problem.Have you had any battery problems since installing it?
The star is not your problem. If you think it could be then disconnect it and see if your issue goes away. Simple.
But i would say go get your alternator checked, ASAP.
Batteries are only used to start a car. Once a car is started and running , the alternator takes over and supplies power to the car while recharging the battery. If the alternator is faulty, the accessories (radio, lights, gauges, etc) in the car needs another power source and will start using power from your battery (that’s when the battery warning lights up). Let it drain enough and you’ll be stranded with a completely dead car.
A jumpstart won’t restart the car. And putting a charged up battery or new battery will only start the car and let it run for awhile until all the accessories drains the battery dead again, cause the alternator is faulty and not recharging the battery while the motor is running.
This is engine 101. Go get it checked before you’re stranded in the middle of the road and having to pay for a tow.