MERCEDES-BENZ A0008200877 LENS BODY
Product Specifications
| MERCEDES-BENZ | A0008200877 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ | 0008200877 |
The LENS BODY is the complete rear lamp assembly — comprising a polycarbonate or PMMA outer lens bonded or clipped to a formed housing that contains the lamp chamber, internal reflector surfaces, bulb holders or LED circuit boards, and wiring connector — that is mounted to the rear body panel or bootlid to fulfil the mandatory rear lighting functions required by ECE R7 and equivalent national regulations: tail lamp, brake lamp, direction indicator, reversing lamp, and rear fog lamp, either integrated within a single housing or distributed across adjacent lamp units depending on the vehicle's design. The lens face is injection-moulded with optically precise prism and diffuser patterns in distinct coloured zones — red for tail and brake functions, amber for the indicator, clear for reversing, and red or amber for the fog lamp depending on the market — that distribute and shape the light output from the source behind each zone to meet the minimum luminous intensity and angular coverage requirements specified in the ECE approval. On LED rear lamp assemblies a dedicated LED driver circuit board regulates current to each LED array, provides diagnostic feedback to the BCM for open-circuit detection, and incorporates thermal protection to prevent LED junction temperature from exceeding the rated maximum.
This unit — MERCEDES-BENZ A0008200877 — is manufactured to OEM-equivalent specifications: outer lens geometry and colour zone layout, housing mounting point positions and seal profile, bulb holder type and index positions or LED circuit board layout, wiring connector pinout and locking mechanism, and overall assembly dimensions for gap and flush fit to adjacent body panels are matched to the original part. Supplied as a direct bolt-in replacement for standard fitment. Available wholesale from 4.77 USD, MOQ 100 pcs, production lead time 25-55 days.
Rear lamp assemblies are damaged primarily through rear-end impacts that crack or shatter the polycarbonate lens and distort the housing, UV-induced lens yellowing and hazing on older assemblies that reduces light transmission below the ECE minimum intensity threshold, moisture ingress through degraded body seals causing internal condensation that corrodes bulb holders and LED boards, and stone chip damage to the outer lens surface. A cracked or missing rear lamp lens is an immediate roadworthiness failure item in all jurisdictions — a cracked lens that exposes internal lamp components to moisture will cause rapid electrical failure of all functions within the unit.
- Disconnect the negative battery terminal before removing any rear lamp assembly — rear lamp wiring harnesses carry live circuits for tail lamps and brake lamps that are powered with the ignition off; disconnecting the battery prevents accidental short circuits during connector removal and protects the BCM from voltage spikes caused by connector arcing on LED driver circuits.
- Access the mounting fasteners from inside the boot or load area by removing the trim panel covering the rear of the lamp housing — most rear lamp assemblies are retained by two or three nuts on threaded studs moulded into the housing rear face, accessible only after the boot side trim panel or lining is pulled back; do not attempt to lever the assembly from the outside as this cracks the lens at the mounting boss locations.
- Disconnect the wiring connector before withdrawing the assembly from the body aperture — pull the assembly outward only far enough to access the connector lock, press the release tab fully before pulling the connector straight back; forcing a connector sideways while still partially engaged bends the terminal pins and causes intermittent contact faults on the new assembly.
- Inspect the body aperture seal face and the grommet around the wiring harness entry point before fitting the new assembly — a corroded or damaged body aperture seal face will not retain the new housing seal, allowing water ingress into the new lamp immediately; clean the seal face with a cloth, apply a thin bead of butyl tape if the OEM seal is degraded, and confirm the harness entry grommet seals correctly around the new assembly's harness exit point.
- Compare the new assembly to the removed unit before installation — confirm the lens colour zone layout matches the original for the vehicle's market specification; rear lamp zone layouts differ between left-hand-drive and right-hand-drive markets, and between European, North American, and Asian specifications; fitting an incorrect market variant may place the fog lamp or reversing lamp in a position that does not comply with local regulations.
- Install the new LENS BODY (MERCEDES-BENZ A0008200877), seat the housing seal against the body panel, hand-tighten all mounting nuts before final torquing to avoid cocking the housing on its studs and cracking the mounting bosses, reconnect the battery, and functionally test all lamp circuits — tail, brake, indicator, reversing, and fog — before fitting the boot trim panel; on LED assemblies use a scan tool to clear any stored lamp fault codes and confirm the BCM registers all functions as operational.