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Feb 26, 2005 | 01:44 PM

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inFiniTE LooP

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just reach ur hand inside. if ur hand is too big, ask someone else

i may not have bixenons....but i have PIAA bulbs as well... (on all of 'em including the fog lights) all extreme white plus. .. .. ..

if u want some pix for it..let me know... since this thread is about with bixenons

some pics. would be great, my hand fits in there, and i wiggle the back of it around, but it's not held in place with springs like the high beam is, and so i'm not sure what the mechanism for getting these bulbs out is, thanks a lot for the help

Feb 26, 2005 | 09:55 PM

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they are very hard to get out, make sure you have a good grip on them. i thought i was goin to break the thing when i took mine out. be strong and gentle at the same time

Feb 27, 2005 | 01:45 AM

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ok..hmm..i cant take pix rite now...it's too dark. maybe 2morrow

newayz...have u tried twisting it??....maybe 45 degree twist..it should come off...but when u pull it out...do it slowly so it wont get scratched

i think its kinda like how u take the side marker bulb by not taking the lense off....and just go behind it.

Feb 27, 2005 | 04:33 PM

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pull firmly. Don't yank the wire. It will come out.

Feb 28, 2005 | 05:37 PM

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thanks for the tips guys, i pulled on the little section of it that's cut away, it came out really smooth actually, i just had to see it from another angle and have some confidence that that's really how it comes out, thanks a ton~!

Mar 16, 2005 | 11:47 AM

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Just replaced headlights with Silverstars and need parking lights to match

Just replaced headlights with Silverstars and now my parking lights do not match and have a more yellow hue to them. Is there a buld I can replace them with that will match better and where can I get them. Thanks.

Mar 16, 2005 | 11:56 AM

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i put silverstar headlights and turn signals in mine and i actually love that look of the low watt yellow parking lights next to the white silverstars.
what i would like is fog lights to match now. anyone know what bulbs they are and how to open the fogs to access the bulbs? manual says HB4 but I can't find any HB4 bulbs in any autoparts stores only H4 bulbs marked "for motorcycle use only" and I don't think they are the same as HB4?

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Mar 16, 2005 | 12:14 PM

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are you talking about the city light? PIAA makes a white city light if thats what your talking about. im with ctC230K, i prefer the yellow hue in contrast to my Xenons. i changed my city lights to make them more white, but changed them back because the contrast looked better IMO.

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Mar 16, 2005 | 12:23 PM

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i think he means the little 5 watt bulb on the sides of the high beam lamp housing

Mar 16, 2005 | 12:25 PM

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what i would like is fog lights to match now. anyone know what bulbs they are....

Not familiar with the HB4, but the fogs should be 9006 55W.

Mar 16, 2005 | 01:11 PM

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i think he means the little 5 watt bulb on the sides of the high beam lamp housing

Yes, I think they are called city lights, they are right under the high beams. I spoke to the people @ http://www.performanceproducts.com/P...producttype=10
and they did not think they would work. What are people getting the Superwhite or the Platinum Superwhite? And do you need to add anything to fool it into thinking the wattage is the same?

Mar 16, 2005 | 01:34 PM

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i think he means the little 5 watt bulb on the sides of the high beam lamp housing

thats the city light.

Mar 16, 2005 | 04:26 PM

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Sylvania bulb replacement guide:

2004 MERCEDES-BENZ C-class (With replaceable halogen capsules)

Low beam headlamp
H7
H7ST Silverstar High Performance Halogen Upgrade: The Look of HID: Whitest, Brightest
H7CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal
H7LL Long Life Halogen: Lasts two and a half times longer

High beam headlamp
H7
H7ST Silverstar High Performance Halogen Upgrade: The Look of HID: Whitest, Brightest
H7CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal
H7LL Long Life Halogen: Lasts two and a half times longer

Parking light
2825

Front turn signal
1156A
1156AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
1156ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear turn signal
7507A
7507AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Tail light
7528

Stop light
7506
7506L Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

High mount stop light
%COM

Fog/Driving light
9006
9006ST Silverstar High Performance Halogen Upgrade: The Look of HID: Whitest, Brightest
9006XV XtraVision Halogen Upgrade: Up to 20% Brighter
9006CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal
9006LL Long Life Halogen Upgrade: Lasts one and a half times longer

License plate
6418

Back up light
7506
7506L Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker
2825

Rear sidemarker
7528

Glove box
6418

Step/Courtesy light
2825
6418

Mar 17, 2005 | 09:42 AM

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Quote:

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I show the bulb being a W5W. (2001)

So, is there a whiter bulb and who sells it?

Mar 17, 2005 | 11:12 AM

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I show the bulb being a W5W. (2001)

So, is there a whiter bulb and who sells it?

yeah that's what my manual says too but what kind of bulb number is that?? zee crazy germans... zay have zee weird numbers

Mar 17, 2005 | 11:37 AM

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yeah that's what my manual says too but what kind of bulb number is that?? zee crazy germans... zay have zee weird numbers

W5W= 5W wedge bulb I believe.

Mar 17, 2005 | 12:03 PM

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your right john. W5w = 5W

Mar 17, 2005 | 02:05 PM

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i got the platinum super whites

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/100721-keep-not-keep.html

but now they contrast with my stock headlights, so i'm in the process of gettin PIAA low/high beams to match (H7 Xtreme White plus)

Mar 18, 2005 | 05:08 PM

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maybe this helps

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Mar 18, 2005 | 05:34 PM

#295

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nice pic.

Mar 18, 2005 | 06:17 PM

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For those in the US, "standing/parking light" = "city light" in Europe.

Mar 18, 2005 | 07:07 PM

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never heard of the city light referred to as a parking or standing light. if anything i thought the parking light was the amber side marker.

Mar 18, 2005 | 07:22 PM

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If you check your car's manual, you will find ZERO reference to anything called a "city light". People on this forum like to refer to the "standing/parking" lights as "city lights" so they can sound "European"