W203/CL203 City Light Thread (LED, HID, bulbs) - All you want to know
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Hey Zion... which 6000k hid kit do you have? If this is what the Carlabs
6000k HIDs look like then I don't know if I want 6000k from Darwin... gotta call him and change it.
Hey MRK... do the lights get whiter over time??? I just put these in and they look horrible. Like the cheap Autozone dark blue ones.
6000k HIDs look like then I don't know if I want 6000k from Darwin... gotta call him and change it.
Hey MRK... do the lights get whiter over time??? I just put these in and they look horrible. Like the cheap Autozone dark blue ones.
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Hey Zion... which 6000k hid kit do you have? If this is what the Carlabs
6000k HIDs look like then I don't know if I want 6000k from Darwin... gotta call him and change it.
Hey MRK... do the lights get whiter over time??? I just put these in and they look horrible. Like the cheap Autozone dark blue ones.
6000k HIDs look like then I don't know if I want 6000k from Darwin... gotta call him and change it.
Hey MRK... do the lights get whiter over time??? I just put these in and they look horrible. Like the cheap Autozone dark blue ones.
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i read in some other posts that people were matching up the 6000k with the 5500k tera led bulbs, but from other peoples responses say that 5500k was a bit bluer than the 6000k so i wonder if they match with 8000k more? or the 6500k will?
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2005 C230 Kompressor SS
Good 6000k LED City lights to match HID
Hello, I recently upgraded my stock halogen setup to MTEC HID 6000k. Love the light output, very white with the slightest blue tint. However, the city and fog lights look very well...yellow in comparison. Im not worried about the fog since ill prob never have them on in Sunny San Diego (and fogs are supposed to be yellow output for best illumination), but I would like the stock city lights changed to something that will match the 6000k. I have looked around and searched the forum for any good 6000k led bulbs for the city lights but haven't really come up with anything. Any suggestions? Or could someone point me in the right direction? Much appreciated, thanks!
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There was a really good thread on this, helped me buy my city lights
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ighlight=terra
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ighlight=terra
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I hear you...
I also upgraded my lights to 6000K HID, but I did the foggies and the headlamps. I love it. But those pissy little lights really blow me. It doesn't look bad because my HIDs drown them out but I would also like to know what replacement people are using.
Also, it's not about functional use for fog lights it's about looks (in my opinion). HIDs look great, but it looks even better with matching HID fog lights! Get some man!
I'll try to take pics.
Also, it's not about functional use for fog lights it's about looks (in my opinion). HIDs look great, but it looks even better with matching HID fog lights! Get some man!
I'll try to take pics.
), and of course.......Remus Muffler!
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Hello, I recently upgraded my stock halogen setup to MTEC HID 6000k. Love the light output, very white with the slightest blue tint. However, the city and fog lights look very well...yellow in comparison. Im not worried about the fog since ill prob never have them on in Sunny San Diego (and fogs are supposed to be yellow output for best illumination), but I would like the stock city lights changed to something that will match the 6000k. I have looked around and searched the forum for any good 6000k led bulbs for the city lights but haven't really come up with anything. Any suggestions? Or could someone point me in the right direction? Much appreciated, thanks!
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I just installed PIAA SUPER WHITE LED WEDGE BULBS in my 2002 w203 as my city lights but for some reason these pieces of **** dont work
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...4080&rd=1&rd=1
one is actually flickering but thats pretty much it
anyone have any ideas on this one?
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...4080&rd=1&rd=1
one is actually flickering but thats pretty much it
anyone have any ideas on this one?
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I just installed PIAA SUPER WHITE LED WEDGE BULBS in my 2002 w203 as my city lights but for some reason these pieces of **** dont work
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...4080&rd=1&rd=1
one is actually flickering but thats pretty much it
anyone have any ideas on this one?
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...4080&rd=1&rd=1
one is actually flickering but thats pretty much it
anyone have any ideas on this one?
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im gonna try to go to my local Asian mall and sell these then
i dont need resistors for these do i?
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...6285&rd=1&rd=1
ps. do i need resistors for ANY LED bulbs?
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And to answer your other question, for ANY LED's you use for this car, you will need resistors. And usually, it can't be just any resistor. It has to be as close as possible to match the load. The wires are pre-determined on how much load is being delivered to the bulbs. LED's draw Much less load than normal incandescent bulbs (especially for the 194 bulbs on this car).
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ahh ****t
im gonna try to go to my local Asian mall and sell these then
i dont need resistors for these do i?
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...6285&rd=1&rd=1
ps. do i need resistors for ANY LED bulbs?
im gonna try to go to my local Asian mall and sell these then
i dont need resistors for these do i?
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...6285&rd=1&rd=1
ps. do i need resistors for ANY LED bulbs?
you need resistors for ALL LED bulbs.
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thanks boys. i was gonna attempt to get resisters etc. but im switching to bi-x soon so i said screw it. when the LED bulb was flashing it wasnt really matching my headlights anyways so im just going for the extreme whites.
