EuroMerc311

Hey everyone how's it going. I'm new, I have a 2003 C230 Coupe that I bought from the US and shipped over to Europe. Wahooo. Anyways I am back in the states and want to know what would be the best HID kit to throw in it and what would be the best alternative Headlights since I cant really afford the OEM bi-xenon, I found a some Bosch smoked headlights that look good and the Anzo projectors. Also as for the HID's I came across some philips ones but from my knowledge they only make bulbs not full out kits. Here are the sites if you want to check them out.

http://www.ohiospeedshop.com/philips...07-p-3427.html

http://www.carhidkits.com/xenon-hid-...6000k-243.html

Thx

fookoo303

check out theretrofitsource.com, great products and great service

EuroMerc311

thx alot

EuroMerc311

Went to the website but im totally lost.....no clue whats going on

W203E35

DDM has some good HID systems.

http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W

I would only stick with 35w systems. A lot of members had problems with heat with the 55w.

The one you posted says phillips but only thing looks phillips is the bulbs and not the ballast.

I have DDM headlights and Fogs and I haven't had any problems.

EuroMerc311

Yeah I see that they have headlights with some kind of DEPO Ballast and Apexcone Bulbs, is that the ones you got, and did it throw any error codes and if how what did u do to fix it?

W203E35

I got my DEPOs from en ebay member for 280. Then I just got the HID kit for headlights and Fogs for 80.

I set my car's Xenon feature on so I do not have problems. If you get any problems (flickering) you can set your cars Xenon on (Xenon=Present) but before this feature on my old kit I never had problems.

EuroMerc311

Im thinking about buying either the Depos or the Anzo projector lights and having them custom retrofitted with different projectors and bi-xenons..

W203E35

You should talk to Temjinx for that. He does a lot of headlight retrofit.

Good Luck

fookoo303

working on my retrofit right now.. but waiting for retrofitsource to finish their s2000 replicas projectors. I'm putting them into some eagle eye lights that i got for really cheap with gatling gun shrouds.

I've done some extensive research on the subject so if you need any help on lighting just shoot me a PM if i dont see your posts

fookoo303

+1 on the retrofit. the after market projectors with HID are alot better than putting HID on a stock non xenon headlight but it just doesnt compare to a good retrofit

DDM is great for the price. I use the ddm ballasts but I have had problems with their bulbs (color being different and output is off between the two bulbs) so i use their ballast and use a morimoto d2s bulb. In my opinion DDM doesnt have strict quality control. It's hit or miss but you get a lifetime warranty so it can always be exchanged.

EuroMerc311

My only problem is i cant seem to find headlights for my coupe that are projectors anywhere, I have spent like give or take 5-7 hours on the web looking and nothing..So it sux and almost seems like a lost cause....

nrg_mike

https://mbworld.org/forums/4103934-post28.html

fookoo303

you can always just retrofit into your factory headlights but you would need clear lenses if you wanted the best output.

havoc_vulture

Any word on how good morimoto HID kits are??

W203E35

DDM...you can't beat the price.

havoc_vulture

Arent they out of stock?
well the slim ballast atleast idk how good the raptors are

W203E35

I don't know about slim but I got the raptor..if you want i'll give you the raptor.

havoc_vulture

aren't you using them?

W203E35

You still haven't learned have you

So do you want the raptor or not...

havoc_vulture

lol ill take it
i guesss i must learn

W203E35

Let me put it this way. So far I only gave the raptor to Matt, Patrick and Milkman...soon to Trey when he takes his road trip. So do you want the raptor or not?

havoc_vulture

oh oh oh like a rental
yeah ill take it

W203E35

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Streetsoffire

OK. I have searched the threads, and this is the most recent one. Some one please help me out: I would like to replace the headlights in my C230 Coupe. Mine look like spoiled milk has dried all over them. The aftermarkets' pickins' are kinda slim, but I am sure someone here can point me in the right direction.......right? All I want is a clear headlight assembly to update the look of my car.......