Allemande

Just had these installed on my car yesterday. As far as I know, these are the ONLY aftermarket choices available for 2012+ C class cars. I can understand if the styling isn't everyone's cup of tea. But, because of the relatively low cost involved and the ease of obtaining/installing them, I think that these headlights are a great improvement over the (unbearable)halogen lights that come with SO many of these cars.

The headlight set cost me $469. I had to buy the ballasts, capacitors, and HID light bulb separately. The whole thing took about an hour to install with two experienced mechanics.


FYI there's only one other thread where you can see pics of the aftermarket lights(the car in that thread is white) (https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...hts-c-led.html).


**This is just my personal experience, but I used autotrader.com and looked at many dealership inventories and COULD NOT find a c300 with a lighting package. I don't know what's going on there but it just seems to me that most people did not opt to get the lighting package when purchasing these cars. That being said, the only option for me was to A) live with the halogen lights, B) pay an inordinate amount of money for a retrofit, or C) buy the only aftermarket bi-xenon headlights available.

tonyteetime

Hi, thanks for sharing. Could you take a picture in daytime with the lights off ?

Allemande

Sure thing, I'll snap one when I get off work today.

romeo291

I know you just got these and good job and updating your look. But maybe on down the road, I would consider forking up the money for these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-Mercedes-Benz-W204-C-CLASS-C250-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHT-H7-TYPE-C180-C200-C350-/261371058581?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2012%7CModel%3AC250&hash=item3cdaedd995&vxp=mtr














I think you may even negotiate a price on alibaba.com to one of the manufacturers for around $800-900.

romeo291

Forgot to mention they're a plug and play option, just like the headlights you got, except these look just like the OEM ones.

Allemande

Those look just like the OEM ones, I'm convinced, now I just have to convince the fiancee to let me splurge a little more on the car..haha..for now though it's easier to live with the SPYDER headlights than the halogen ones.

Allemande

Did you get those by the way romeo?

romeo291

No, unfortunately I didn't, I got the OEM ones. So now I am having to wire everything up myself, and without a garage, it's been too cold to finish up my project. It's a big pita, I would have just bought these too had I known how much easier it would have been. But I got the OEM headlights for a really good price, so I can't complain too much.

Invain15

I purchased the black ones, and I love them. I was not a big fan of the way they looked on ebay, but they look much better in person.

Allemande

Did you get the ones with the small c or the big C?

sev7nflow

do you have the link to it on alibaba? I can't find it on their site

Invain15

Big C. It was very easy for me to be able to slide a $400 charge past the wife, but a $900 charge was not happening.

vic viper

But what would she do to you when she notice that the car now looks like a Kia?

Allemande

LOL, I don't really think enlarging the C detracts that much from it aesthetically, as compared to the original OEM bi xenon headlights. To each their own.

Allemande

Tony here are the daytime picks...in wintery chicago

Mb300loco

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robnyc

Can you post some actual pics with the black ones?
I need to replace my passenger headlight and might as well buy these.

thx

Alexbenz

the headlights might be cheaper but that doesn't mean it makes the car look better....the led C is too big and makes it look bad unlike the oem version where it looks classy.

MBSebas87

not bad .....idk if i can shell out $900 now tho

robnyc

Where ? cuz I can't find it on ebay except these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121257352975...84.m1423.l2649