jokerswld34

just got the car back from the shop. i had aftermarket BI-xenon replica housings and 8000k hid kit installed. the job took about 3.5 hours due to a custom made bracket for ballast and taking off of the bumper. all in all, i love the look. fitment is great, quality is great, and the hids in 8000k are nice too. i still have to do some beam adjustments but other than that, i am very happy. for all of you who dont want to spend the $1000+ on OEM bi-x, these are a perfect replacement with an aftermarket HID kit. i also have no warnings whatsoever. cheers!

diamondc230

where did you get everything along with specific brands/part numbers and how much did you end up spending?

jokerswld34

i bought the headlight units from ebay and they were $400. i got the HID kit from another Mbworld member for $250. i also paid $260 to have everything installed at a shop. the total was around $800. it is still cheaper than buying bi-x alone nevermind with the labor for putting them in. cheers!

Elliott

Thats the exact combo I want to do....pics pleeeease...

tjbrum

Jokers,

Couple questions...

Did you update from halogens or stock xenons? what specific brand headlight unit did you buy on ebay? What brand hid kit did you buy? Did you have to reprogram xenon=present? the beam pattern adjustments you need to make, is that fairly easy?

thanks and would love to see some pics?

RedKen06C230

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jokerswld34

Yes i updated from halogens. the units are DEPO and are an exact replica of the OEM bi-xenons. I bought a brandless HID kit from dlkc who is on this forum. simple plug and play with some minor mods. comes with a controller so no need to code xenon=present. yes the beam adjustsments are easy. all you need is a screwdriver and a long dark road. i just havent had the time yet to do it. quality and fitment of everything is great so far. no fogging or leaking. i will post pics soon once it stops snowing and raining.

jjcooperz

do you have any pciture???

SteveL1

Did you change the other bulbs that came in the Depo unit to better match the HID's??? If you did, what brand and part #'s???

Any pics of them lit up??

topekoms

just in case u guys missed out stuff....here a few pix that can help you
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/138405-pix-my-projector-hid-headlights.html

headlights ordered from k2motors on ebay...with a HK brand HID. 6000k H7.

SEXSPHERE

My friend is selling his aftermarket depo headlights, used but in perfect condition.. Let me know so that i can hook you up.. Here is the pic of the item..

TheBossman

damn those are perfect replicas! ive looked at these for sometime and keep going back and forth on wether or not id get the replica versions- the projector quality is the only thing that really worries me but those look great!!

SteveL1

How much does he want for them????

SEXSPHERE

I dont know yet :P Havent asked him. Ill PM you later this afternoon.

14cue

nice!
i'm getting my OEM bix installed this week too! hopefully anwway, i'm just waiting for my last shipment from Steve this week! cant wait!!!
congrats btw!

14cue

hey bro,

while we are on the subject of BIX, i called up superstar auto and they told me they dont do ant programming. i think that is required on 05 models...do you know anything about this?