Tangerine

Can your friend return the kit? There are a few kits like Carlab, MTEC and Siemens that doesn't require you to set the car to xenon.

yeuchau

I don't know if the prolumen kit will throw obc error or not, but I do know that it shouldn't throw one on bimmers, not sure about mercedes.

anyway, if you want to install it, here is the installation wrote by Tangerine
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...&highlight=hid

01_C320

yeuchau, thanks for the link. I forwarded it to my friend and he installed it by himself. Surprisingly, the HID kits work......... but with one caveat. The bulbs flicker about 10-15 minutes after he switches the lights on. Is this normal? or is it because of not having xenon=present? Thank u.

01_C320

sorry, I mean 10 to 15 seconds......

XenonBenz

The lights should not flicker. The color will change a lot during the first 10-15 seconds when you turn the lights on as the bulbs warm up. If the lights are flickering, it means he most likely needs the xenon=present setting changed.

Does his dash show a check headlight error message? If it does, then he definately needs the xenon=present setting done. When the error message comes up, the correct voltage/wattage does not get sent through the headlight wires, hence causing the flickering.

01_C320

no error message on the dashboard. First time he turns the lights on, they flickers for 10-15 seconds, then they're fine. He turns off the lights and back on again, this time takes only 8 seconds to be steady.

I did a quick search on the forum regarding to the flickering thing.
There are some possibilities:
1. xenon=pressent
2. add resistor/capacitor? (I don't know which one since I don't have expertise in electrical stuff)
3. bad ballast/ignitor/kit?

Since there was no error message, is it safe to ignore the item #1?

raymond g-

consider this thread....

yeuchau

i've also heard some people had this problem only when car is cold

so maybe try it again when the car is warm up and see if it still flickers


good luck
Michael

iguess

kinda but how do i contact carlabs for a xenon kit? also are most ppl agreeing that this is the kit that doesnt turn on the headlamp warning?

samaritrey

just wondering if any one has tried any hid kits from this guy http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H7-XE...mZ110149423806 i emailed him and he says that he hasent had any problems with c class's but that could be a lie i also was wondering about the wattage halagon takes 55 but the kit is 35 would that damage the hid kit or the car in the long run or am i just an idiot thanks

ZionXLion

Actually the 35 watt consumption is better, it releaves power which could be used by other devices like audio amps, mega ray guns, and super neutron blasters. Seriously, it wouldnt be a problem. In regards to the compatibilty of the kit, there are only a hand full of kits that are true C-Class plug n play... (Carlabs, MTECH etc..) My recommendation is go ahead and have the car programmed for XENON=Present, it will save you the hassle when buying inexpensive HID kits.

Tangerine

Nope, its better to go for a better (and sometimes more expensive) kit than to get an inexpensive/crap kit. Siemens is by far the best brand for after market HID kit that you can get for Mercedes. Their failure rate is the lowest in the industry and it does not set off the xenon error message. When I got my Siemens kit it was priced lower than those of Carlabs/MTECs.

ZionXLion

I by far do not encourage or endorse cheap products. Some pockets arent as deep as others, so I recommended that if he did buy the FleaBay kit, get the car programmed for Xenon=present.

Tangerine

Yea I know what you mean, sometimes people look at price more than the quality.

eddyg88

Where can you buy the Siemens HID kit for the W203?

Tangerine

Go to this thread.

Link

In the first post has the seller's info and website link. Although he does not have the kit listed he does have it. Your gonna have to contact him and tell him that Tangerine sent you.

phranksmbz

which do you guys think would match best w/ piaa 6600k? (TERA'S)

i mean it would make sense that by number it would be 6500k tera's, the fact that they are made by the same manufacture.

When i think about the 6600k, this is the output i expect to see:

<courtesy of mj50>





<courtesy of north 44 c55>



Now MJ50 said that theirs no purple, but in those pictures i see purple.
This makes it difficult for me to match up kelvins by photo.

and when i picture the 6500k it looks like this:

<courtesy of cntlaw>




So yeah maybe the 5500k would go ok, what do you guys think?

phranksmbz

has anyone tried these for fogs yet?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-...spagenameZWDVW

Rareamg

How hard is it to install new bulbs for the Bi Xenon? Sorry I know nothing about installing anything.

1Lop2K5C

It is super easy, I just did mine the other day. I'm sure D can show you how.

Mu9enx

hey, i just got a used phillips hid to mess around with, and after i installed everything and turn on the car, the headlight just flickered for half a second and died, and then 3-4 seconds later the headlight would flicker again then die, in a cycle. i didn't expect it to work, but is this normal, the flickering on, then off for a few seconds, then a flicker again and off? i mean, it is a phillips brand kit, 4300k. if i get the xenon-present option changed will it work? or is the bulb/ballast bad and need to be replaced? these are used. please help me guys, i'm so frustrated.

byroll01

this is exactly what our car did. Once we had it changed to xenon present it was fine.

Ryanr317

MTEC FTW. No error msgs.

Mu9enx

thanks a lot bro!

LMing

wow, after this long time ppl still reply this topic. I just want to let you guys know that I shipped my car back to Taiwan already, and yes, both 6000k and led bulb are still running without any problem.