Florida and HIDs....
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Florida and HIDs....
Well after a while, I got time to install my HIDs... Does anyone know of any good place in Florida in the miami/Ft.Lauderdale area that can do the job for me?
Blackc230k I think you live close to my house, where did you install yours?
thanks,
Blackc230k I think you live close to my house, where did you install yours?
thanks,
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Re: Florida and HIDs....
Originally posted by Scylas
Well after a while, I got time to install my HIDs... Does anyone know of any good place in Florida in the miami/Ft.Lauderdale area that can do the job for me?
Blackc230k I think you live close to my house, where did you install yours?
thanks,
Well after a while, I got time to install my HIDs... Does anyone know of any good place in Florida in the miami/Ft.Lauderdale area that can do the job for me?
Blackc230k I think you live close to my house, where did you install yours?
thanks,
goodluck
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Re: Re: Florida and HIDs....
Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
Well i took the cheap way out and i dont have the Real HIDs. i only bought the cheap Xenon bulbs its ok though they still look fine and are lasting fine for now. goodluck
Well i took the cheap way out and i dont have the Real HIDs. i only bought the cheap Xenon bulbs its ok though they still look fine and are lasting fine for now. goodluck
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Re: Re: Re: Florida and HIDs....
Originally posted by vadim
In this case I suggest you reflect this fact in your signature... Xenon headlamps = HID headlamps. What you've got is *halogen bulbs* in which there is (allegedly) a trace of Xenon (inert gas), which is a total snake oil, as Xenon has absolutely no effect in incandescent bulbs.
In this case I suggest you reflect this fact in your signature... Xenon headlamps = HID headlamps. What you've got is *halogen bulbs* in which there is (allegedly) a trace of Xenon (inert gas), which is a total snake oil, as Xenon has absolutely no effect in incandescent bulbs.
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Headlamps are more than bulbs - a headlamp includes reflector, lens, housing, etc. OEM HID headlamps also include self-levellers and ballasts. So by saying "Xenon headlamps" you are misleading a lot of people (I've always thought that you've got HIDs - that's what your sig line essentially says).
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Originally posted by vadim
Headlamps are more than bulbs - a headlamp includes reflector, lens, housing, etc. OEM HID headlamps also include self-levellers and ballasts. So by saying "Xenon headlamps" you are misleading a lot of people (I've always thought that you've got HIDs - that's what your sig line essentially says).
Headlamps are more than bulbs - a headlamp includes reflector, lens, housing, etc. OEM HID headlamps also include self-levellers and ballasts. So by saying "Xenon headlamps" you are misleading a lot of people (I've always thought that you've got HIDs - that's what your sig line essentially says).
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Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
so why when people just buy HIDS from HIDS for less can they say they have Xenon headlamps?? they did not get the reflector lens housing and all the other stuff. As i said before i know saying i have Xenon headlamps is misleading and is probally wrong. but its not wrong of me to even put it at all since i have the xenon bulbs. at least it has some xenon gas weather its 100% or 1%
so why when people just buy HIDS from HIDS for less can they say they have Xenon headlamps?? they did not get the reflector lens housing and all the other stuff. As i said before i know saying i have Xenon headlamps is misleading and is probally wrong. but its not wrong of me to even put it at all since i have the xenon bulbs. at least it has some xenon gas weather its 100% or 1%
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Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
so why when people just buy HIDS from HIDS for less can they say they have Xenon headlamps?? they did not get the reflector lens housing and all the other stuff. As i said before i know saying i have Xenon headlamps is misleading and is probally wrong. but its not wrong of me to even put it at all since i have the xenon bulbs. at least it has some xenon gas weather its 100% or 1%
so why when people just buy HIDS from HIDS for less can they say they have Xenon headlamps?? they did not get the reflector lens housing and all the other stuff. As i said before i know saying i have Xenon headlamps is misleading and is probally wrong. but its not wrong of me to even put it at all since i have the xenon bulbs. at least it has some xenon gas weather its 100% or 1%
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Originally posted by young
in my opinion, yes, you are incorrect to say you have xenons.
in my opinion, yes, you are incorrect to say you have xenons.
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Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
I do agree. so what would someone like me to call them? i am not going to change it anyway because it makes me feel better saying i have xenons
I do agree. so what would someone like me to call them? i am not going to change it anyway because it makes me feel better saying i have xenons
if it makes you feel better, keep the sig as is. i'm glad you have xenon hedlamps and a kennwood amp. it's not that big a deal.
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scylas, if you don't want to install them yourself, just call around - like local tuners. you still need to take the car in to a mb dealership to change the xenons=present setting. i personally had some difficulty installing them b/c i couldn't get the clips to lock in easily. but w/ vadim's 180 degree rotation technique, it would have been a lot lot easier for me...
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Originally posted by young
if it makes you feel better, keep the sig as is. i'm glad you have xenon hedlamps and a kennwood amp. it's not that big a deal.
if it makes you feel better, keep the sig as is. i'm glad you have xenon hedlamps and a kennwood amp. it's not that big a deal.
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Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
what is that supose to mean? what made u say xenon hadlamps and all the sudden stick keenwood amp in there?
what is that supose to mean? what made u say xenon hadlamps and all the sudden stick keenwood amp in there?
it's sort of an inside joke, but it doesn't seem to be working. don't worry about it.
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Thanks BlackC230Coupe for the info, Ill be calling the shop today.
Young, I have been checking some local shops, but they didnt seem to know what they were doing, so I was asking if anyone knew about a good shop. I printed the whole thread where you explained how did you install the HIDs, so I dont think its gonna be hard to install it.
I already have an appointment with my dealer next week, to change the settings of the car to xenon.
Young, I have been checking some local shops, but they didnt seem to know what they were doing, so I was asking if anyone knew about a good shop. I printed the whole thread where you explained how did you install the HIDs, so I dont think its gonna be hard to install it.
I already have an appointment with my dealer next week, to change the settings of the car to xenon.
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Originally posted by young
haha it's sort of an inside joke, but it doesn't seem to be working. don't worry about it.
haha
it's sort of an inside joke, but it doesn't seem to be working. don't worry about it.
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Originally posted by zpeed
BlackC230Coupe, what kind of bulb did you buy and how much? I thinking about put one on my C240 before I have more money for the real one.
BlackC230Coupe, what kind of bulb did you buy and how much? I thinking about put one on my C240 before I have more money for the real one.
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Well after a while, I got time to install my HIDs... Does anyone know of any good place in Florida in the miami/Ft.Lauderdale area that can do the job for me?
