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Aug22202222 August 202222 August 2022NoCommentby Andy Ramdin

Mercedes CLS55 AMG W219, Testing The Osram Airzing Mini Air Purifier

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I’m a sucker for gadgets and I always wanted to try out the Osram Airzing Mini air purifier. But at the time, retail price was about 50-60 euro’s, which was way too expensive.

In the meantime, it has dropped to about 15-18 euro’s which was ok for me to give it a shot. To be honest, I haven’t really noticed improvement, but I always had a ioniser in my previous cars.

Link: https://www.amazon.nl/gp/product/B08LDHVD3W/

Price has already gone up again!


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Jun22202222 June 202222 June 2022NoCommentby Andy Ramdin

Mercedes CLS55 AMG W219, Upgrade To Hella LED Side Lights T10

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With the upgrade to new Osram Xenarc Classic bulbs, I wanted to replace the W5W/T10 halogen side lights, as they simply look out of place.

After a extensive review of Sergiu Gabor, I opted for the Hella LED Retrofit bulbs. Fitment is 100%, they are canbus friendly (no errors) and they give a nice white uniform light, which is exactly what I was looking for.

The T10 review of Sergiu Gabor
The halogen side light
The Hella LED side light

See all CLS55 AMG pictures here in my Google Photos album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6SP5PFAUXCqanoSX9


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Jun22202222 June 202222 June 2022NoCommentby Andy Ramdin

Mercedes CLS55 AMG W219, Upgrade To LED License Plate Lights

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Converted the license plate lights to LED units (thanks to Aliexpress). Instantly gives the car a more modern look. I applied some dark window tint film, to tone down the intensity. Too much LED light gives off a “chav” image, which is something I want to prevent at all times.

License Plate LED Lights not tinted yet in this picture

See all CLS55 AMG pictures here in my Google Photos album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6SP5PFAUXCqanoSX9


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Jun11202211 June 202220 June 2022NoCommentby Andy Ramdin

Mercedes CLS55 AMG W219, Rear Tail Light Cluster LED Conversion Impossible!

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I wanted to do a full LED conversion for the real tail light cluster, but it seems Mercedes made something proprietary. In other words, the bulbs of the rear light cluster are not serviceable, like any other normal car…If one fails, you need to replace the complete board with all the bulbs.

What a bad design…

All CLS55 AMG pictures here in my Google Photos album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6SP5PFAUXCqanoSX9


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Jan16202116 January 202116 January 20212Commentsby Andy Ramdin

Volvo S80 2.4T Projector Headlight Retrofit

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Bought a retrofit projector kit which will be fitted in OEM Volvo headlights for my S80. This will ensure that using HIDs or LED will not blind other drivers. The projector kit was sourced from Aliexpress. They are bixenon, but you can just snip off the wires as this functionality is not needed in the S80. The high beams are a separate H7 bulb.

Highly recommended, fitting them is quite easy. There is no butyl or permaseal used on these headlights. Only a small number of metal clips are used to gain access to the headlight internals.

I bundled them with H1 Led units, there give a tremendous amount of light without disturbing other road users.

Volvo S80 2.4T Retrofit Projector

Volvo S80 2.4T Retrofit Projector

The images should speak for themselves. If not, leave a comment!

Volvo S80 2.4T Retrofit Projector

Volvo S80 2.4T Retrofit Projector

Volvo S80 2.4T Retrofit Projector

Volvo S80 2.4T Retrofit Projector

Volvo S80 2.4T Retrofit Projector

Snip away some of the material as shown.

Volvo S80 2.4T Retrofit Projector

Volvo S80 2.4T Retrofit Projector

Volvo S80 2.4T Retrofit Projector

Volvo S80 2.4T Retrofit Projector

The end result looks good, very happy with the results

Volvo S80 2.4T Projectors
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Sep18202018 September 202016 January 2021NoCommentby Andy Ramdin

Volvo S80 2.4T 3rd Brake Light Mod

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Bought a long LED strip and mounted it next to the 3rd brake light cluster.

Should be a lot safer and looks good 🙂

Volvo S80 2.4T 3rd Brake Light Mod
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Aug0620186 August 201816 January 2021NoCommentby Andy Ramdin

Volvo S80 2.4T LED License Plate Lights

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Upgraded / updated the License plate lights to LED versions, which look much better than the stock items. Highly recommended mod!

Volvo S80 2.4T LED License Plate Lights

Volvo S80 2.4T LED License Plate Lights


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Jun19201819 June 201816 January 2021NoCommentby Andy Ramdin

Volvo S80 2.4T Upgrading Interior Lights with LEDs

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To modernize the car and make it more future proof, I decided the replace as much halogen bulbs with LEDs. I didn’t want the 6500k Blueish tint, but instead opted for a warmer white color, which are a little bit more white than their halogen counterparts. Very happy with the end result!

Old

Volvo S80 2.4T Rear Vanity Lights LED

And New

Volvo S80 2.4T Rear Vanity Lights Halogen

Upgrading the rear light dome cluster

Volvo S80 2.4T Rear Light Cluster

Halogen vs LED

Volvo S80 2.4T Rear Light Cluster Halogen vs LED

Volvo S80 2.4T Rear Light Cluster Halogen vs LED

Warm white Festoon LEDs

Volvo S80 2.4T Rear Light Cluster

Unhooking the tab

Volvo S80 2.4T Rear Light Cluster

End result for the rear light cluster

Volvo S80 2.4T Rear light cluster after LED replacements

Front cluster

Volvo S80 2.4T Front Light Cluster

Volvo S80 2.4T Front Light Cluster


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Aug31201631 August 201631 August 2016NoCommentby Andy Ramdin

Toyota Aygo Cree LEDs & Vinyl decal

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Replaced the license plate lights with CREE LEDs for better visibility. Thanks to Aliexpress for some good priced CREE LEDs!
Toyota Aygo t10 Cree License plate light

Also bought a vinyl decal to warn other drivers that I’m driving a slow automobile 😉 Especially handy when driving “hypermile” or “ecomodder” style.
Toyota Aygo SlowAsF*ck decal

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Camera: Sony Xperia Z3


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May0420144 May 201417 June 202260Commentsby Andy Ramdin

Indesit Wil164 knipperende lampjes oplossing

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Net als vele anderen hadden ook wij last van een knipperende lampjes van onze Indesit Wil164 wasmachine. Het duurde soms een halfuur voordat de wasmachine dan toch eindelijk doorging, het leek op een soort russisch roulette…Na wat speurwerk kwam ik op de volgende site uit met een mogelijke oplossing: Indesit WIL 164 lampjes knipperen. De laatste keer dat we de wasmachine aanzetten, duurde het langer dan een uur (met knipperende lampjes) en de machine wilde niet startten. Toen was het moment dan toch echt aangebroken om de printplaat te bekijken.

Haal de machine van de stroom af, sluit de waterkraan af en maak de toevoerslang los (rechtsboven aan de achterkant). Houdt een emmer in de buurt om de slang mee op te vangen. Draai alle kleine kruiskopschroefjes los van de ronde afsluitplaat. Haal linksonder de torx schroef los en haal het doorzichtige afdekplaatje eraf. De print plaat zit linksonder als je achter de machine zit. Klik alle stekkers los (foto maken van tevoren is maybe wel handig zodat je weet hoe alles weer aangesloten moet worden) en klik de printplaat uit de wasmachine. Met een platte schroevendraaier kan je de beschermkappen eraf halen. Als het goed is zal je dan meteen de oorzaak van het probleem zien, de kapotte condensators (bolle hoedjes en wat roest). Deze moeten vervangen worden.

Ik ben bij Boris Electronics in Waalwijk geweest en was welgeteld 1,60 euro kwijt aan onderdelen. Je zal condensators moeten desolderen en daarna weer opnieuw moeten solderen. Tijd benodigd: ligt er aan hoe handig je bent, ik was er wel even zoet mee (weinig soldeer ervaring). Na het vervangen alles weer monteren in omgekeerde volgorde. De wasmachine doet het weer prima en kan er weer een aantal jaar tegenaan! Probeer dit eerst zelf voordat je een monteur inschakelt, het kan je zo vele euro’s schelen! Succes.

[update 17-10-2019]
Onze wasmachine doet het nog steeds na deze kleine reparatie in 2014.

[update 27-05-2020]
Hij doet het nog steeds!

[update 17-06-2022]
Doet het nog steeds prima 🙂

Indesit Wil164 printplaat

Indesit Wil164 kapotte condensatoren

Indesit widl126. Met dank aan ReWiCo.

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