My HID Install
08-26-2009, 03:35 AM
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No complaints. I've driven in front of my own car at night and it's not any worse than other reflector HID-equipped cars. My beam pattern is perfectly stock and I didn't adjust them up or down.
08-28-2009, 10:55 AM
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See my post on the other forum : http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w203...-6000k-11.html
I installed them right under the lights, nice, clean and out of the way. The only problem you might experience ($$$$) with your drivers side balast is it might fry the electrical components around it. There was a post on benzworld where the kid mounted the balast close to where you have it and it fried ESP control module( i think thats what he fried). Anyways, cost him major mulla to replace that. Just passing this along
here is the posting read: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w203...tallation.html
I installed them right under the lights, nice, clean and out of the way. The only problem you might experience ($$$$) with your drivers side balast is it might fry the electrical components around it. There was a post on benzworld where the kid mounted the balast close to where you have it and it fried ESP control module( i think thats what he fried). Anyways, cost him major mulla to replace that. Just passing this along
here is the posting read: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w203...tallation.html
08-31-2009, 02:11 AM
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how safe is this ballast location?
i had it for a couple of weeks with no problems.... how close to the esp did that guy place? double-sided tape on the module itself? LOL
i had it for a couple of weeks with no problems.... how close to the esp did that guy place? double-sided tape on the module itself? LOL
08-31-2009, 10:31 AM
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Meaning between the headlight and the reservoir? The thats sufficicent, i just wouldnt mount it anywhere behind the headlight in that area, since anywhere you mount it is waaay too close to the ESP module
08-31-2009, 10:46 AM
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09-01-2009, 01:59 AM
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How come the kit is so cheap? when like an mtec kit is 300 plus? Also is this just a halogen replacement, I ask because I am interested in adding this to my coupe if it is really so cheap and easy to install. I bought some aftermarket H7 bulbs but they just don't do the trick for me.
09-01-2009, 07:38 AM
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the Kits come in whatever bulb you need...but its plug and play, so eah direct bulb fitment...
The technology has been around for years, to tell you the truth, its just now making its "debut"...so not sure why MTEC's are so expensive
The technology has been around for years, to tell you the truth, its just now making its "debut"...so not sure why MTEC's are so expensive
09-02-2009, 01:01 PM
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09-02-2009, 01:40 PM
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Who are you asking?
If me the see post #25 there is a link to show you, probably, the safest install location
09-02-2009, 03:03 PM
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first you dont need to ask a question twice. most members on here will respond to you eventuality and if they don't then you made them mad. i am in a good mood today so i will help you out i had a good 
it really doesn't matter on the passenger side but drivers side put it as far away from the abs modular as you can. i wedged mine in between the headlight and the windshield washer fluid filler neck. fit perfect and only needed one zip tie to keep it nice and snug. personally i cant stand the look of having the ballasts any where besides the bottom of the headlight. that is why i got the bix off ebay really cheap!
it really doesn't matter on the passenger side but drivers side put it as far away from the abs modular as you can. i wedged mine in between the headlight and the windshield washer fluid filler neck. fit perfect and only needed one zip tie to keep it nice and snug. personally i cant stand the look of having the ballasts any where besides the bottom of the headlight. that is why i got the bix off ebay really cheap!
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09-02-2009, 04:46 PM
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i would advise against the 55w...i just installed mine a couple days ago
REALLLY REALLY bright....nothing wrong with that....but the fact that our cars have halogen beams is not good. mine has a decent cutoff for the beam...but halogen is halogen so there WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE GLARE. probably 35w be the better choice...but running the risk of flickering
REALLLY REALLY bright....nothing wrong with that....but the fact that our cars have halogen beams is not good. mine has a decent cutoff for the beam...but halogen is halogen so there WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE GLARE. probably 35w be the better choice...but running the risk of flickering
09-06-2009, 04:19 PM
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After drilling the hole in the cap, how did you fit the bulb through, do you somehow disconnect it from the harness? I don't want to pull it off and break it.
09-06-2009, 04:39 PM
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so i had mine in for a whole whopping hour before i took mine out. don't get me wrong i loved the way they look and the way they illuminate the road, but without a proper projector housing, the spread is all over the place, and there is no cut off whatsoever. i was literally blinding everyone and myself when stopping behind someone at a stoplight.
i would advise buying bi-xenon headlights if you were to do hids at all. i just think that without the proper projector housing, the hids are way too distracting to other on the road.
and since i'm one of the few who like how the regular reflector headlights look better than the bi-xenons, i am going to stick with halogens for now.
ps. i love the way the 2004 e class xenon projectors look, i'd totally be content with a retrofit in the normal housing, but too much work at the moment.
i would advise buying bi-xenon headlights if you were to do hids at all. i just think that without the proper projector housing, the hids are way too distracting to other on the road.
and since i'm one of the few who like how the regular reflector headlights look better than the bi-xenons, i am going to stick with halogens for now.
ps. i love the way the 2004 e class xenon projectors look, i'd totally be content with a retrofit in the normal housing, but too much work at the moment.
09-06-2009, 10:33 PM
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C230 COUPE 2003 M271
I had to drill the hole a lot bigger than what they claimed. And it was easiest to put the connector, not the bulb, through the drilled out hole. wedge/force it through.
09-08-2009, 11:59 PM
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I had the same problem and couldnt figure it out after going through 3 hid sets. lolz one i seen a thread about hid, it you need to install litlle capacitors to the ballast they sell them at radio shack. My problem is now FIXED!!
09-09-2009, 12:04 AM
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so i had mine in for a whole whopping hour before i took mine out. don't get me wrong i loved the way they look and the way they illuminate the road, but without a proper projector housing, the spread is all over the place, and there is no cut off whatsoever. i was literally blinding everyone and myself when stopping behind someone at a stoplight.
i would advise buying bi-xenon headlights if you were to do hids at all. i just think that without the proper projector housing, the hids are way too distracting to other on the road.
and since i'm one of the few who like how the regular reflector headlights look better than the bi-xenons, i am going to stick with halogens for now.
i would advise buying bi-xenon headlights if you were to do hids at all. i just think that without the proper projector housing, the hids are way too distracting to other on the road.
and since i'm one of the few who like how the regular reflector headlights look better than the bi-xenons, i am going to stick with halogens for now.
