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Originally Posted by artur023
drex what fog bulbs do u have?
what city lights do you have? piaa superwhites or wha?
I want your lights.....
thnx again ure the man!
what city lights do you have? piaa superwhites or wha?
I want your lights.....
thnx again ure the man!
City lights, I have PIAA Xtreme white. I Love those (even though I really want to change to LED, but too lazy to splice in equalizers).
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CarlsbadKmprssr, I have looked all over for the Silverstar rear turn signal bulbs and never found them!
http://www.stealthauto.com/Store/Pro...productid=SBCA
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From: Hasbrouck Hts NJ
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i installed the silvervision headlights....silvervision fog lights....silvervision silver blinkers.
i couldnt find my w5w (city lights) in any brighter type....
i did the fogs in the dark nite .... around 9pm! SO HARD! lol anyways heres the pix from last nite =)
Ill take more 2morro for ya'll =)
BTW the pix are pre silvervision foglights
i couldnt find my w5w (city lights) in any brighter type....
i did the fogs in the dark nite .... around 9pm! SO HARD! lol anyways heres the pix from last nite =)
Ill take more 2morro for ya'll =)
BTW the pix are pre silvervision foglights
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For anyone else searching and coming across this thread, there is a Lighting FAQ created in 2002...maybe a little outdated but still quite helpful if you are clueless about the lighting:
http://www.geocities.com/mercedeslighting/
Hey artur, that has to be a Zaino coat over your car, right?
http://www.geocities.com/mercedeslighting/
Hey artur, that has to be a Zaino coat over your car, right?
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okay, I thought I would resurrect this thread, instead of starting a new one. I have bi-xenons and I'm trying to find a good match for them for the fogs. Anyone have a good matching setup? I got Piaa Spark blue for my fogs, and they were too blue. i was thinking Silverstars.....anyone have stock bi-xenon and silverstar fogs? Any pics or recommendations of other setups?
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Originally Posted by benzo-boi
okay, I thought I would resurrect this thread, instead of starting a new one. I have bi-xenons and I'm trying to find a good match for them for the fogs. Anyone have a good matching setup? I got Piaa Spark blue for my fogs, and they were too blue. i was thinking Silverstars.....anyone have stock bi-xenon and silverstar fogs? Any pics or recommendations of other setups?
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Originally Posted by DACHIGGA
The only way to match your Bi-Xenons is to get xenons for your fogs.
Any halogen bulb you try to match to the BI-X will not really match. I've had Nokya Arctic Purple bulbs in my car before and now have Nokya Arctic White bulbs and neither really matched well. I liked how the arctic purple looked better than the Arctic white, but either way they just didn't match up that close.
You can try PIAA Extreme white bulbs, but those are pretty expensive, just for foglight bulbs.
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
Yup, I 2nd this.
Any halogen bulb you try to match to the BI-X will not really match. I've had Nokya Arctic Purple bulbs in my car before and now have Nokya Arctic White bulbs and neither really matched well. I liked how the arctic purple looked better than the Arctic white, but either way they just didn't match up that close.
You can try PIAA Extreme white bulbs, but those are pretty expensive, just for foglight bulbs.
Any halogen bulb you try to match to the BI-X will not really match. I've had Nokya Arctic Purple bulbs in my car before and now have Nokya Arctic White bulbs and neither really matched well. I liked how the arctic purple looked better than the Arctic white, but either way they just didn't match up that close.
You can try PIAA Extreme white bulbs, but those are pretty expensive, just for foglight bulbs.
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Originally Posted by mig888
What worked for me before were $20 dollar SPP bulbs (supremepowerparts) - I thought they matched the 4300Ks very well actually. But I've moved on since .
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Originally Posted by DACHIGGA
Keep in mind, such coloured bulbs will leave a blue tint to your clear lenses, and will fade as you use them so they will slowy stop matching the colour of your BI-Xenons. Also, although the colour might match, the intensity will not and it will still look off in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by mig888
Just to make sure, the picture I left up there is one of 6Ks in the fogs AND headlights... I'll try to dig up a picture of the SPPs and post it later.
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Originally Posted by DACHIGGA
THat's waht I thought, I was not refering to your picture.
. You're the most experienced LED'er out there in benz world, why not? If they can do it to S-class tails right?flip
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Originally Posted by mig888
You know DACHIGGA, if you just made us all some custom LED tail light circuit boards or conversions or whatever, you would be a rich man. Something along the lines of.. say.. C-klasse DTM? . You're the most experienced LED'er out there in benz world, why not? If they can do it to S-class tails right?
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. You're the most experienced LED'er out there in benz world, why not? If they can do it to S-class tails right?flip
How 'bout it Dachigga? You already went crazy with the interior!...LOL...But for real, you did some nice work with LED's already...it'd be interesting to see.
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
Sounds like an idea to me. I agree with you, filp.
How 'bout it Dachigga? You already went crazy with the interior!...LOL...But for real, you did some nice work with LED's already...it'd be interesting to see.
How 'bout it Dachigga? You already went crazy with the interior!...LOL...But for real, you did some nice work with LED's already...it'd be interesting to see.
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Originally Posted by mig888
How about a poll for interest! Maybe we can peer pressure him into doing this? .
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Ona serious note, a lot of things that can be done are not done simply because they are bothersome. Much like the current situation with the bulb out errors. If Mercedes had simply used a voltage drop or circuit tester, instead of the current drawn/power used route for their bulb out, we would not even need to use load equalizers for LEDs.....
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
For the city lights (w5w/194/168), you have several options. If you don't want to hassle with tapping in a load equalizer/stabilizer to make the city lights LED, I suggest going with a PIAA bulb (Extreme White). Since you have halogen bulbs, you might want to try the (Super White). If you are up for it and have the proper tools, go with LED 194's (they have applications with 4/6/9 LED's integrated into one 194 bulb) and you MUST tap in a load stabilizer/equalizer in order for this to work properly.
I am also going to install HID fogs, do I need to tap them also?
Thanks again
Ed
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Originally Posted by eddie081
Drex: I got w5w led bulb, it has 4leds per bulb ,tried to install it tonight bit it just blinks once in a while. I guess I need to tap the load equalizer/stabilizer. How is it done any instructions?
I am also going to install HID fogs, do I need to tap them also?
Thanks again
Ed
I am also going to install HID fogs, do I need to tap them also?
Thanks again
Ed
HID fogs is a different story. HID headlight bulbs need a ballast in order to work. I believe there is a company on the other site that sells a plug and play kit for the fogs.
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
Ed, the load equalizer is easy. I haven't done it yet, but it should be one grond and one positive. The load equalizer should be polorized +/- and have wires extending out from the equalizer. It has to be tapped into the parking light wires (i.e. wire taps, barrel taps, whichever is easiest).
HID fogs is a different story. HID headlight bulbs need a ballast in order to work. I believe there is a company on the other site that sells a plug and play kit for the fogs.
HID fogs is a different story. HID headlight bulbs need a ballast in order to work. I believe there is a company on the other site that sells a plug and play kit for the fogs.
Drex: The load equalizer is it a device? I am lost when it comes to electrical can you explain it a little more please.
But from what I gather from your post it's just basically find the +/- wires off the parking lights and tap them to the wedge bulb/citylight socket ?
I got a plau and play Hid kit gonna install sunday I will let you guys know
Ed
