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Old 01-09-2011, 08:15 PM
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HID's Installed but city lights?

Ok, so, I bought an HID conversion kit and had the local customization garage install it for me. Success. Now comes the hard part, what to do about these city lights. Anybody ever replace these with an LED bulb and if so what kind. Also another option is to put a dummy bulb in place. Personally I don't want my new 6k HID's with those stock yellowish city lights, they just don't look good.
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I would check around before making a new thread...
These looks to be good from the pictures.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...ty-lights.html
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do you know how difficult it is to install?
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Originally Posted by Jrm414
do you know how difficult it is to install?
No idea, I haven't done it yet. Might get a better answer if you ask in that thread.
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I bought those lights from AZN optics and installed. They take 5 mins to install and relatively inexpensive (something like $16 for a pair of LED bulbs). They look good and match with the HID lights. I recommend the lights from AZN optics.
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Yep, merely a matter of popping off the dust cap, pulling the socket out and swapping the bulb.
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ok sounds simple enough, i would use the 194 bulbs correct?
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Yep, just double check with your owners manual, but it should be a 194.
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a search would do you wonders here considering there are about 10 threads on this...you can find all you need there. GL
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Originally Posted by maverik259
a search would do you wonders here considering there are about 10 threads on this...you can find all you need there. GL
That's why my post count is so low. All I do is type in W203 then whatever I'm looking for in google, and I get endless threads from here and other MB sites on the subject.

Great thing about having a car that has a good following, most of the questions have already been answered 6 different ways.

And to comment on the topic at hand, AZN optics city lights are a great buy. 5 mins to install, and they look great.

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