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Sep 25, 2008 | 01:19 PM

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Vector02

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Originally Posted by ACdude

Can someone post pictures where they place the ballasts? I am really interested in putting them on my car.

I ordered a set from James yesterday. He said he'd try to post a DIY on the install, but that was only a few days ago. He mentioned mounting the balasts to the back of the headlight cover. I'll take pics of my install when the kit comes in.

Sep 25, 2008 | 01:27 PM

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WHat color 6000K??

Sep 25, 2008 | 01:29 PM

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WHat color 6000K??

I went 4300k for now. I'll be installing the Lamin-X headlight kit in the tint color, so I wanted the most light output I could get. If they're too yellow, I'll throw in some 6k bulbs.

Sep 25, 2008 | 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Vector02

I went 4300k for now. I'll be installing the Lamin-X headlight kit in the tint color, so I wanted the most light output I could get. If they're too yellow, I'll throw in some 6k bulbs.

i want to see what you think of the color then i'll order mine

Sep 25, 2008 | 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by hutch300

i want to see what you think of the color then i'll order mine

I'll take some before/after pics asap. My goal was to have the HID's look as stock as possible. I don't know the color temp of the P2 package in the C's, but I think it's probably pretty close to 4300k.

Sep 25, 2008 | 03:35 PM

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As promised a short diy with pictures.

Sep 25, 2008 | 03:43 PM

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Here is the circle of life for the HID kit.

You start by removing the plastic cover on the back of the headlamp, and drilling a hole so that the wires from the HID bulb will fit through. The Rubber grommet is provided so that water does not enter the back of the headlamp.

So you'll drill a hole in the plastic cover, slide the wires through, and use the rubber grommet to cover the hole.

After this is completed, you'll install the HID bulb, and plug in the power and ground. It is Highly recommended to use a volt meter at this point so that you make sure that the power is moving in the correct direction. Plug the red or blue wire into the positive power, and the black wire to teh ground.

Close the cap, and then you'll be left with 3 plugs; a black little plug, a black/yellow little plug and a larger black/yellow hanging out of the back of the cover on the other side of the rubber grommet.

The large yellow and black plug will get plugged into the warning canceler, then the warning canceler will get plugged into the ballast. You will then plug the ballast into the final two little plugs that remain.

Sep 25, 2008 | 04:03 PM

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Here is a 6000k HID kit we did.

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Sep 25, 2008 | 04:08 PM

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These HId's also work for your Fogs, I would suggest only a 35w for the fogs has the 55's would generate too much heat.

Sep 25, 2008 | 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by KA8

6000K will look more blue but less light output than 4300K. I've had both and I'd go with 4300K. It will look oem especially with the projectors from w204's.

when you say 4300k will look OEM do you mean Bi-Xenon-OEM or Halogen-OEM?

Sorry for the lame question

Sep 25, 2008 | 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mb_horseshoe

when you say 4300k will look OEM do you mean Bi-Xenon-OEM or Halogen-OEM?

I don't think stock halogen temperature comes anything close to 4300k.

Still need to find a place to mount the ballast. James, where do y'all mount them?

Last edited by Vector02; Sep 25, 2008 at 05:02 PM.

Sep 25, 2008 | 05:18 PM

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what resistors do you need for the fogs?

Sep 25, 2008 | 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mb_horseshoe

when you say 4300k will look OEM do you mean Bi-Xenon-OEM or Halogen-OEM?

Sorry for the lame question

I meant oem HID lights both projector(like bmw's) and halogens(like IS300's).

Sep 25, 2008 | 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by James@ACGSD

These HId's also work for your Fogs, I would suggest only a 35w for the fogs has the 55's would generate too much heat.

Hi James,
Will the 55w too hot for even the low beam? I am afraid about the wires will melt if I put 55w instead of 35w in the C. Thanks.

Sep 25, 2008 | 11:11 PM

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If I change my fogs to HID's, will I get any errors in the car? I might take my car to a good shop that is known for their HID installs.

Sep 26, 2008 | 11:59 AM

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does anybody know the temperature of the OEM HID's?

Sep 26, 2008 | 12:39 PM

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Could we do a group buy to get a better price?

Sep 26, 2008 | 01:38 PM

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Could we do a group buy to get a better price?

There seems to be quite a bit of interest, i'd be in

Sep 26, 2008 | 10:38 PM

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I would be in too!

Sep 30, 2008 | 05:48 PM

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Ok, got my kit in today. Thanks James for getting it out to me quickly. Everything looks great, I just need to open the hood, grab my unibit and fluke, and find a place to hide/mount all this stuff.

Anybody complete the install yet?

Sep 30, 2008 | 05:54 PM

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post pics as soon as you can PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSE!

Sep 30, 2008 | 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by hutch300

post pics as soon as you can PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSE!

After planning/install is complete, I'll be sure to post some pics. I really want to make this mod as inconspicuous as I can. I don't want any extra scrutiny from MB technicians, etc. I would hate to have to deal with MB saying my warranty is void....

Sep 30, 2008 | 09:47 PM

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Ok, I got them in this evening. The install was a bit tedious, but completed in about an hour. It was hard finding a place for the balast on the drivers side. I'm fairly happy, but I have a dark spot on the driver's side on the bottom left. I'll have to work with reseating the bulb and see if it makes a difference. Beam projection is adequate, color looks great, and visibility is much improved.

I'll write up picture descriptions later and make another DIY, but for now, y'all can just check out the pictures.

http://gallery.me.com/codykday#100327

Sep 30, 2008 | 11:47 PM

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Cory,

Great, to see you got them installed... never thought about cutting a notch on the cap, that is a great idea

As for a group buy, let me see what I can do, but honestly as you can see from the prices that stealth auto has, our prices are very very low. But I'll try to squeeze a few dollars out from somewhere.