aac85

k sweet! just double checked the tracking...and it just arrived!!! THAT WAS FAST! 3 DAYS MAX for half a world away!!!

now....i gotta wait another day or so for my other package....my h7 bulbs since i misordered the first time

jcnash

Thanks aac85. Ill wait for your verdict.

Doesn't the H7 bulbs ship with the kit?

aac85

yes the bulbs ship with the kit.

its just i accidentally ordered the D2S kit instead of the H7s.

so instead of returning the D2S, i decided to buy the H7 bulbs.... and they finally arrived!!

lilbenz, or anyone with a 50/55w kit, did you guys install a relay harness just to be safe? i really want to install it now...but im scared of messing up my stock harness....plus all shops are closed...have to wait until tomrw or sat then

anyone know if the stock harness for a halogen setup is the same as the bix? if it is, i'll install rite away with no worries!

LILBENZ230

I have a 55w kit and no relay harness. Don't quote me on the person who said this, but I think it was e1000, that the Benz wiring can handle it just fine. I trusted this and it has been fine. Had them in since January, I think.

aac85

lilbenz, where did you mount the ballast?

do you think this is a safe location by lmandi89 in post #1318?

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...thread-53.html

im wondering if its possible to just snug it in there without zipties or double-sided tape... but most importantly, how safe are those locations?

aac85

below are pics of the VVME HIDs.... 55w 6000k

pics are grainy...sorry, used my cellphone.

jcnash, as you can see, they are bright as hell. those pics though are BEFORE beam adjustments. they cutoffs are decent but even adjusting them down, they do generate a slight bit of glare.

when they are this strong, that bit of glare can still hit the eyes in front. i'd recommend the 35w

and yea....my ballasts sound weird....when they are running, are they suppose to do a very low and minor humming sound??







btw, these beams are suppose to be intense white with a tint of blue....NOT A TINT OF YELLOW. my phone sucks...probably has flash on

eesjunin

neither of my 4 ballasts make any sound

jcnash

aac85,

I agree...those are BRIGHT. I'm going to order the 6000K 35W kit...and here's hoping that they wont produce errors.

Thanks for the review.

Cheers!

LG_207

hey guys

after lookin over this thread over and over and over i decided to order a 35w kit and take the gamble, and it payed off. i got 35w 6000k and im gettin no errors or anything. they look great so im very happy!! i have led city lights and side markers on the way and im still not sure about doing led for the fog lights? after installing the low beams hid im thinkin about gettin a kit for the fogs as well but i want them blue so probably 8000k? any input is welcome...

about the install:
ridiculous!!!!!!!! took me forever and not cause it was complicated, i honestly dont know how ppl can change these bulbs at all , there is no space in there!! my last car was a 2000 328i and it'd take me 30 seconds to change a bulb, it took me probly an hour just to put the bulbs back in straight, i was so pissed off i had to take a couple breaks inbetween ... once i got everything in place i used the zip ties to keep the ballasts secured..

about vvme:
highly recommended!! good service, extremely fast delivery (i ordered monday night and received kit friday morning), no errors with 35w kit, use the provided instructions and this thread and install should be very easy i just hope you have tiny hands!! lol

Fitty

I have my old kit off my C class for $50 if anyone wants it, 6000k. Only had them in for a short while before getting my E-class, im glad everyone could have the same satisfaction with this kit as I did!

LG_207

i got 35w in hopes it wouldnt be too bright, and its perfect. noone has flashed their lights at me, ive driven behind and by cops and nothing.. light output is greatly enhanced and looks great without blindin ppl.

heres a few pics...




i just ordered 10000k for my fogs, will post pics after install

Norwichdelta06

can someone explain to me why you don't want to put the ballast near the ABS module? I probably wouldn't put it near anything in the first place but a explanation please

LILBENZ230

Electrical interference is my understanding of it.

Bnzova

Just have a quick question.. I have a 2005 C180K Classic and when i indicate the side mirror turn signals dont work.. but when i lock/unlock the car from the smartkey it blinks.. Is that normal or somethings gone wrong?

eesjunin

posted inthe wrong place...they are talking about HID's here...
but t answer is probably turn signal switch that is malfunctioning...if you put hazzards on do they flash? if they do then its got to be the switch

Fitty

So does anyone want my 6000k kit for $50?????

benze-ply

go away to classifieds dude.

so people with HID's in halogen housing, anyone want to post up pics of their cutoff lines? I keep reading about the ability to adjust the height of the HID bulb? how is that done?
I do remember one member posting a picture of his light projection (HID in halogen housing) and it was pretty good, like stock halogens. I just can't seem to find that pic again.

LG_207

cutoff lines? a pic of the beam?



and to fitty, is your hid kit a 35w? cause if it is you can get a new one shipped for about $55....

Fitty

No ill stay right here being that I started this thread, DUDE. And maybe u should start from the beginning to look for those pics of my car and the cut off, and not waste a post.

LG i don't need a new kit, i have OEM bi-xenon's on my E class, just gettin rid of mine

LG_207

no no, i know that you are selling yours. what i am sayin is that you have a 35w kit that youre trying to sell for $50, but i could get a brand new kit shipped for like $5 more.... i dont need it but probly should go down on what you askin..

aac85

5 bucks is 5 bucks!

eesjunin

see that should depend on how long its been in use, and if the balast is digital... for $5 i woul dgo newer and digital

SheryarYO

i just got HIDs installed in my car yesterday. i had to pick up the car after the shop already closed and i was disappointed to see that half the light is still halogen while half the light is now HID. it makes it look half blueish and half yellow on each light which i think is very unappealling. i just want to make sure it's possible to make the whole light HID before going back...so can anyone confirm that it's possible and if so, does it just use H7 again or what?

LG_207

theres two possible things you could be talkin about... either the high beam bulbs or the city/parking lights... if it's the high beams that you wanna change then youll another h7 hid kit. if its just the city lights (in my pics the inner lights that are yellow those are the city lights) then you just get '194' replacement bulbs either white or blue led's or whatever you want...... hope that answers your ?

city lights/bumper lights:
i ordered white led's and they flickered, then i ordered super white bulbs and theyre not much different than stock, now i ordered different blue led's to see if these work... what a pain in the ***

SheryarYO

Yeah, I was talking about the city lights. I went back to the shop that installed my HIDs and they told me to go to Pep Boys and buy LED bulbs so I go and buy the 194 replacement LED bulbs (that supposedly have a blue tint), but when they try to plug them in for me, nothing happens. I also bought some non-LED bulbs that were white, but they also didn't work. The regular bulbs (yellowish) worked fine though. What can I do to make the other bulbs work?