Match your driving lights to your HID

saintz · 11-28-2009, 11:36 AM

There are a lot of threads about this, but few cut to the chase.

The driving light is a BAX9S H6W. You want a 17 LED version such as this one on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2pcs-...ht_2316wt_1167

This will give bright light, no light out error in the dash cluster, and the color is a pretty close match to the HID. It costs a little more, but it doesn't require resistor adapters, doesn't give a light out error like some other LEDs, and fits without modification.

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pinoyk20 · 11-28-2009, 01:47 PM

dont buy it its a waste i got mine and it only worked for 1 month then busted....

saintz · 11-28-2009, 03:25 PM

That's disappointing. I just got a set and it seems to work, but time will tell.

maxwerks · 11-28-2009, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saintz

That's disappointing. I just got a set and it seems to work, but time will tell.

There was a bulb I saw a while back which people were raving about .. it was a phillips.. silver vision , or silver something ..NOT an LED.. but very close in color to HID.. I will look through my records.. I need pair too.

saintz · 11-28-2009, 06:55 PM

I believe the Philips version requires sanding down a pin, since it's not the correct plug type. If the 17 LED version isn't reliable, though, I might start looking at it.

pinoyk20 · 11-29-2009, 01:09 AM

cool i gues the philips is more reliable than the ebay LEDs....

maxwerks · 11-29-2009, 06:51 AM

I remembered finally .. it is the Phiilips Blue Vision H6W .. it is only 3400K but
it is the closest in color without experimenting with LEDs, for some reason it was only available in Europe but can be ordered easily. To my knowledge it doesnt need any sanding or filing to fit. It was on my list of to do's ...never got around to it , will be ordering a set today.

jtbeche · 11-29-2009, 12:57 PM

I had asked about the blue vision bulbs years ago on the CLK forums and all of the feedback I got was it wasn't much different from the stock bulb and definitely nowhere near HID. I never had pictures though because all of the people who tried them just ended up taking them out and going with something else.

LeeRod80 · 11-29-2009, 01:01 PM

These are for the inner lights, the high beams, correct?

jtbeche · 11-29-2009, 06:56 PM

Not the high beams...just the city lights.

jtbeche · 11-29-2009, 06:57 PM

Saintz....I will be looking for pics and a long term report though to see if maybe they last a little longer for you.

saintz · 11-29-2009, 07:33 PM

The high beam and city light are both in the inner, small headlight.

I'll take a picture and report back.

LeeRod80 · 11-30-2009, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saintz

The high beam and city light are both in the inner, small headlight.

I'll take a picture and report back.

Cool beans. Let me know how it goes. I'll order a set.

saintz · 12-03-2009, 02:34 PM

You can see they are a close match. The LEDs are slightly bluer than the HID.

Note the corner marker is actually clear, that is not a yellow marker or bulb. It just appears yellow in comparison to the HID and LED.

maxwerks · 12-03-2009, 04:26 PM

I have to say this looks damn good... I bet it is better color than the Phillips Blue vision , didnt I hear many people advising AGAINST the use of LEDs?
I put in LED rear lights, and for the life of me I cant get rid of the Faulty lamp
in my cluster.. they do look great and much better than my OEM though.

jtbeche · 12-03-2009, 05:04 PM

Yeah, you can see the slight ring of blue around it but it looks good. I think the test again will be how long do they last? That's still great to see a led that doesn't throw the codes or need resistors though.

pinoyk20 · 12-03-2009, 11:44 PM

ill bet you max of 3 months heeheheheh mine lasted for only 1month

armaniE55 · 12-04-2009, 07:07 PM

Ok guys,

Going to the Garage now...Will post pics and links of my lights....

License Plate

Inner Driving Lights Oo<----

Corner Light

Fog Lamps - They look great by the way

All done 6 months ago not a single hiccup with the exception of the inner lights had to file down the pin which was easy to do.

Leerod saw my Foglamp lights and they are BRIGHT, Night and Day. He can vouch for them.

Armani

armaniE55 · 12-04-2009, 11:18 PM

I did my best with the Pics... see below and let me know if you have any questions. The Inner lights have a silver/blueish tint to them. Tuff to see in the pics..... Basically got rid of all the yellow lights to LED.

Hopefully I didn't jinx myself

6 Months going strong

License Plate
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...8812&viewitem=

Inner Driving Lights Oo<----
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...FP%3AUS%3A1123

Fog Lamps
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nokya...Q5fAccessories

Armani

LeeRod80 · 12-05-2009, 04:08 AM

Thanks for FINALLY posting the links. Lol

Armani's lights look great in person, very nice setup. Saitntz, yours look great too! Going to order mine soon.

LeeRod80 · 12-05-2009, 04:08 AM

Thanks for FINALLY posting the links. Lol

Armani's lights look great in person, very nice setup. Saitntz, yours look great too! Going to order mine soon.

jtbeche · 12-05-2009, 11:29 AM

Armani,

Ok....two dumb questions what I'm sure someone will want to smack me in the head for.
First the not quite as dumb. For the city lights, do you need to purchase two of them at $30 or whatever they cost or do they come in packs of two.
Second, and the more dumb question. I just assumed that our fogs would be H3's like the circular CLK lights are. Are ours really H1's?
I think I maybe be willing to give these a go.

armaniE55 · 12-05-2009, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtbeche

Armani,

Ok....two dumb questions what I'm sure someone will want to smack me in the head for.
First the not quite as dumb. For the city lights, do you need to purchase two of them at $30 or whatever they cost or do they come in packs of two.
Second, and the more dumb question. I just assumed that our fogs would be H3's like the circular CLK lights are. Are ours really H1's?
I think I maybe be willing to give these a go.

There's no such thing as a dumb question

well in my book anyway

H3 - are the correct one's I just checked the case. (Put my old one's in there for safe keeping)

Make sure to file down the city lights, yes they come in packs of two. I used my girlfriends nail filer and put back before she knew it was MIA.

Overall I'm VERY happy the way they came out

GL and let me know if you have any follow up questions.

P>S
Jack up the car a tad so that you can have easier access to the fog lamps and don't forget to use Latex Gloves.

Armani

armaniE55 · 12-05-2009, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtbeche

Armani,

Ok....two dumb questions what I'm sure someone will want to smack me in the head for.
First the not quite as dumb. For the city lights, do you need to purchase two of them at $30 or whatever they cost or do they come in packs of two.
Second, and the more dumb question. I just assumed that our fogs would be H3's like the circular CLK lights are. Are ours really H1's?
I think I maybe be willing to give these a go.

Correct Link - This is the one I have but Seller has others

H3

Arctic White

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nokya...item27aad51141

armaniE55 · 12-05-2009, 01:29 PM

This is the one that I ended up buying for the inner city lights. Found it in my G-Mail the other one was my 2nd option. Another member in the W210 have had these for a very long time.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/POLAR...Q5fAccessories

Armani

11-28-2009, 03:25 PM	#3
saintz MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,795 Drives: 2003 CL600	That's disappointing. I just got a set and it seems to work, but time will tell. __________________ 2003 CL600 - Eurocharged 2009 C300 (wife) 2001 E55 AMG - RENNtech Stage 1, Lorinser (sold) 1999 CLK 320 (sold) 2003 WRX, Stage 4 (sold)

11-28-2009, 06:55 PM	#5
saintz MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,795 Drives: 2003 CL600	I believe the Philips version requires sanding down a pin, since it's not the correct plug type. If the 17 LED version isn't reliable, though, I might start looking at it. __________________ 2003 CL600 - Eurocharged 2009 C300 (wife) 2001 E55 AMG - RENNtech Stage 1, Lorinser (sold) 1999 CLK 320 (sold) 2003 WRX, Stage 4 (sold)

11-29-2009, 12:57 PM	#8
jtbeche Super Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 513 Drives: 02 E55; 99 CLK430 (Sold)	I had asked about the blue vision bulbs years ago on the CLK forums and all of the feedback I got was it wasn't much different from the stock bulb and definitely nowhere near HID. I never had pictures though because all of the people who tried them just ended up taking them out and going with something else. __________________ Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

11-29-2009, 01:01 PM	#9
LeeRod80 Super Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Revere, MA Posts: 731 Drives: 99 E55 AMG	These are for the inner lights, the high beams, correct? __________________ * Resonator delete/X-Pipe mod. * Secondary High Flow cats. * K&N Filters. * Sprint Booster. * H&R Sport Springs with #1 pads. * Bilstein Sport Shocks. * 18" SL63 Wheels - 8.5 Fronts/9.5 Rears. * Updated tail lights. * Roof spoiler. * 35% Front/20% Rear tint. * Flat hood AMG badge/AMG shifter/AMG door sills Coming in Spring/Summer 2010 * AMS Stage 2. * ECU Tune. * Many more mods...

11-29-2009, 06:56 PM	#10
jtbeche Super Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 513 Drives: 02 E55; 99 CLK430 (Sold)	Not the high beams...just the city lights. __________________ Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

11-28-2009, 01:47 PM	#2
pinoyk20 Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: laguna philippines Posts: 489 Drives: 99 model w210 e55 amg	dont buy it its a waste i got mine and it only worked for 1 month then busted....

11-29-2009, 01:09 AM	#6
pinoyk20 Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: laguna philippines Posts: 489 Drives: 99 model w210 e55 amg	cool i gues the philips is more reliable than the ebay LEDs....

11-29-2009, 06:51 AM	#7
maxwerks MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,154 Drives: 06 CLS55 Renntech stage 5, 04 CL600 ( will miss ),02e55 , 11 R350	I remembered finally .. it is the Phiilips Blue Vision H6W .. it is only 3400K but it is the closest in color without experimenting with LEDs, for some reason it was only available in Europe but can be ordered easily. To my knowledge it doesnt need any sanding or filing to fit. It was on my list of to do's ...never got around to it , will be ordering a set today.

11-29-2009, 06:57 PM	#11
jtbeche Super Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 513 Drives: 02 E55; 99 CLK430 (Sold)	Saintz....I will be looking for pics and a long term report though to see if maybe they last a little longer for you. __________________ Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

11-29-2009, 07:33 PM	#12
saintz MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,795 Drives: 2003 CL600	The high beam and city light are both in the inner, small headlight. I'll take a picture and report back. __________________ 2003 CL600 - Eurocharged 2009 C300 (wife) 2001 E55 AMG - RENNtech Stage 1, Lorinser (sold) 1999 CLK 320 (sold) 2003 WRX, Stage 4 (sold)

12-03-2009, 02:34 PM	#14
saintz MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,795 Drives: 2003 CL600	You can see they are a close match. The LEDs are slightly bluer than the HID. Note the corner marker is actually clear, that is not a yellow marker or bulb. It just appears yellow in comparison to the HID and LED. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 2003 CL600 - Eurocharged 2009 C300 (wife) 2001 E55 AMG - RENNtech Stage 1, Lorinser (sold) 1999 CLK 320 (sold) 2003 WRX, Stage 4 (sold)

12-03-2009, 04:26 PM	#15
maxwerks MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,154 Drives: 06 CLS55 Renntech stage 5, 04 CL600 ( will miss ),02e55 , 11 R350	I have to say this looks damn good... I bet it is better color than the Phillips Blue vision , didnt I hear many people advising AGAINST the use of LEDs? I put in LED rear lights, and for the life of me I cant get rid of the Faulty lamp in my cluster.. they do look great and much better than my OEM though.

12-03-2009, 05:04 PM	#16
jtbeche Super Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 513 Drives: 02 E55; 99 CLK430 (Sold)	Yeah, you can see the slight ring of blue around it but it looks good. I think the test again will be how long do they last? That's still great to see a led that doesn't throw the codes or need resistors though. __________________ Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

12-03-2009, 11:44 PM	#17
pinoyk20 Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: laguna philippines Posts: 489 Drives: 99 model w210 e55 amg	ill bet you max of 3 months heeheheheh mine lasted for only 1month

12-04-2009, 07:07 PM	#18
armaniE55 MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bostonian Ma Posts: 1,069 Drives: E55	Ok guys, Going to the Garage now...Will post pics and links of my lights.... License Plate Inner Driving Lights Oo<---- Corner Light Fog Lamps - They look great by the way All done 6 months ago not a single hiccup with the exception of the inner lights had to file down the pin which was easy to do. Leerod saw my Foglamp lights and they are BRIGHT, Night and Day. He can vouch for them. Armani __________________ AMS Crankshaft pulley AMG Sprint Booster RENNtech CF airbox with k&n filters Stock Pads all around Eibach Pro with Bilstein HD Flat Hood Badge Resonator delete/X-pipe Royal purple oil/differential change Updated Chrome Key Magnecore Wires Akebono Brake Pads Hankook v12 E63 Rims High Flows K40 Hard Wired by Driverside Windshield Heads up Display MPH Roof Spoiler Depo Headlight Retrofit List to do: *AMS Headers and Tune to wrap it up CLS55 end of year to join E55 club

12-05-2009, 01:29 PM

12-04-2009, 11:18 PM	#19
armaniE55 MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bostonian Ma Posts: 1,069 Drives: E55	I did my best with the Pics... see below and let me know if you have any questions. The Inner lights have a silver/blueish tint to them. Tuff to see in the pics..... Basically got rid of all the yellow lights to LED. Hopefully I didn't jinx myself 6 Months going strong License Plate http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...8812&viewitem= Inner Driving Lights Oo<---- http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...FP%3AUS%3A1123 Fog Lamps http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nokya...Q5fAccessories Armani Attached Thumbnails __________________ AMS Crankshaft pulley AMG Sprint Booster RENNtech CF airbox with k&n filters Stock Pads all around Eibach Pro with Bilstein HD Flat Hood Badge Resonator delete/X-pipe Royal purple oil/differential change Updated Chrome Key Magnecore Wires Akebono Brake Pads Hankook v12 E63 Rims High Flows K40 Hard Wired by Driverside Windshield Heads up Display MPH Roof Spoiler Depo Headlight Retrofit List to do: AMS Headers and Tune to wrap it up CLS55 end of year to join E55 club Last edited by armaniE55; 12-04-2009 at 11:22 PM.*

12-05-2009, 04:08 AM	#20
LeeRod80 Super Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Revere, MA Posts: 731 Drives: 99 E55 AMG	Thanks for FINALLY posting the links. Lol Armani's lights look great in person, very nice setup. Saitntz, yours look great too! Going to order mine soon. __________________ * Resonator delete/X-Pipe mod. * Secondary High Flow cats. * K&N Filters. * Sprint Booster. * H&R Sport Springs with #1 pads. * Bilstein Sport Shocks. * 18" SL63 Wheels - 8.5 Fronts/9.5 Rears. * Updated tail lights. * Roof spoiler. * 35% Front/20% Rear tint. * Flat hood AMG badge/AMG shifter/AMG door sills Coming in Spring/Summer 2010 * AMS Stage 2. * ECU Tune. * Many more mods...

12-05-2009, 11:29 AM	#22
jtbeche Super Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 513 Drives: 02 E55; 99 CLK430 (Sold)	Armani, Ok....two dumb questions what I'm sure someone will want to smack me in the head for. First the not quite as dumb. For the city lights, do you need to purchase two of them at $30 or whatever they cost or do they come in packs of two. Second, and the more dumb question. I just assumed that our fogs would be H3's like the circular CLK lights are. Are ours really H1's? I think I maybe be willing to give these a go. __________________ Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

12-05-2009, 01:29 PM	#25
armaniE55 MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bostonian Ma Posts: 1,069 Drives: E55	Sorry one more link... This is the one that I ended up buying for the inner city lights. Found it in my G-Mail the other one was my 2nd option. Another member in the W210 have had these for a very long time. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/POLAR...Q5fAccessories Armani __________________ AMS Crankshaft pulley AMG Sprint Booster RENNtech CF airbox with k&n filters Stock Pads all around Eibach Pro with Bilstein HD Flat Hood Badge Resonator delete/X-pipe Royal purple oil/differential change Updated Chrome Key Magnecore Wires Akebono Brake Pads Hankook v12 E63 Rims High Flows K40 Hard Wired by Driverside Windshield Heads up Display MPH Roof Spoiler Depo Headlight Retrofit List to do: *AMS Headers and Tune to wrap it up CLS55 end of year to join E55 club

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