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My white C230 8k hids in headlights and fogs,interior leds too

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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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My white C230 8k hids in headlights and fogs,interior leds too

have had the 8k hid kits in the car for 3 days now,seems great so far
no issues just plug and play
i didnt want to buy a cheap ebay kit,so i got these kits for $100 each,got the resistors for free,free shipping and free 2 year warranty
also put 2 12led boards in the dome lights













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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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Wow! Those suckers are bright.. The light colored interior looks even brighter. You and I have the same int color. I'm actually thinking of doing Amber Dome's.
- Where did you get your Dome LED's?
- Do they have Amber ones?
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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Bright!

How's your headlight's ouput? I installed HID kit in my clear headlights, just like yours and the output is messed up . I think Kevlah here in this forum had the same problem before he upgraded to BiX.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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Wow! Those suckers are bright.. The light colored interior looks even brighter. You and I have the same int color. I'm actually thinking of doing Amber Dome's.
- Where did you get your Dome LED's?
- Do they have Amber ones?
i got them at a local audio shop,im not sure if they have amber ones...

ebay???
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by nibo83
Bright!

How's your headlight's ouput? I installed HID kit in my clear headlights, just like yours and the output is messed up . I think Kevlah here in this forum had the same problem before he upgraded to BiX.
output meaning brightness???
there pretty darn bright,what kind of resistors do you have?
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 07:51 PM
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I want that HID fog kit with resistors. Did you get them at the local audio shop too? If not link me to it please!! Thanks
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SportMan
output meaning brightness???
there pretty darn bright,what kind of resistors do you have?
What I meant was the pattern of your headlight on the ground. Is it the same like when you still had halogen bulbs?

I was going to ask about that. I've installed 6 HID kits in my MBs or my dad's MBs until now and not once I've ever used resistors

It was usually plug and play WITHOUT resistors. Did you do the XENON coding in your car?
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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Where did you put your ballasts for the HIDs? I've ordered my kit and I'll be installing it next Saturday, but so far with everything together I don't see a real good place to put the ballast.
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by nibo83
What I meant was the pattern of your headlight on the ground. Is it the same like when you still had halogen bulbs?

I was going to ask about that. I've installed 6 HID kits in my MBs or my dad's MBs until now and not once I've ever used resistors

It was usually plug and play WITHOUT resistors. Did you do the XENON coding in your car?
no coding was needed
i got them off
http://xenonkits.net/
2 year warranty,free shipping,and i got the resistors for free aswell
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 01:11 AM
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Where did you put your ballasts for the HIDs? I've ordered my kit and I'll be installing it next Saturday, but so far with everything together I don't see a real good place to put the ballast.
did you get the hids for your fogs or headlights?

finding a place to put the ballast in the engine compartment is easy,the fogs were a *****.
the driver side fog assembly is right against the washer fluid tank,i had to mount the ballast to the washer assembly bracket.
the passenger side fog,you will have alot of room to decide were you want to put the ballast.
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by SportMan
no coding was needed
i got them off
http://xenonkits.net/
2 year warranty,free shipping,and i got the resistors for free aswell
How do u connect your resistor ?? any drawing on that ???

Andy
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 01:29 AM
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you got the interior lights at a local shop?

dayum thats lucky
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by SportMan
did you get the hids for your fogs or headlights?

finding a place to put the ballast in the engine compartment is easy,the fogs were a *****.
the driver side fog assembly is right against the washer fluid tank,i had to mount the ballast to the washer assembly bracket.
the passenger side fog,you will have alot of room to decide were you want to put the ballast.
I just got them for the headlights. Is there space under the headlights? I'd kinda like to put them where they can't be seen, if possible.
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by M-bENZ
How do u connect your resistor ?? any drawing on that ???

Andy
if you take a look at the first pic.you will see the connectors on the resistors
very easy,one side plugs into the ballast,the other side plugs into the hid light harness
i will try and make a little drawing later on.lol

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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by shivi1345
you got the interior lights at a local shop?

dayum thats lucky
yea
inferno audio in cumberland rhode island
i would think they ship orders aswell

i tried out their led's for the license plate bulbs,no go on that..they just flickered.

so i ordered some leds online to use as my license plate lights,and im going to see what i can do with that once they come in' so i don't have flickering issues
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by SportMan
no coding was needed
i got them off
http://xenonkits.net/
2 year warranty,free shipping,and i got the resistors for free aswell
Ohh IC maybe because you didn't do the XENON coding in your car, then you had to use resistors. Well as long it's working
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did you need resitor for the led in the dome light?
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 11:52 PM
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did you need resitor for the led in the dome light?
nope,they both work fine
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