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Bi-X: W203/CL203 OEM Bi-XENON Upgrade, Auto-Levelling & Programming thread

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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:34 AM
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I just can't find bix for my coupe... anywhere...

looks absolutely great, c'mon tell us how much you paid (or you can PM me )
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by powa
I already have a spoiler in mind, thought i told you before =)
Also my Lorinser side skirt should arrive soon, i can't wait to put it on!

anyways, thx for the opionions =) my car changed a lot in this summer, same as my bank account lol
Yes, I know the wing you're going with, looking forward to seeing it on silver, still debating putting a wing on mine, yet I have made my choice of wing, just waiting on a deal.

Lorinser sideskirts look far better in person than pics give justice, you will like them!

Good for you jumping on those BiX, wish I had, exhaust and header next for me, just finished black suede headliner, definitely a good project if you're a DIYer.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by C230SportsCoupe
Yes, I know the wing you're going with, looking forward to seeing it on silver, still debating putting a wing on mine, yet I have made my choice of wing, just waiting on a deal.

Lorinser sideskirts look far better in person than pics give justice, you will like them!

Good for you jumping on those BiX, wish I had, exhaust and header next for me, just finished black suede headliner, definitely a good project if you're a DIYer.
im probably doing silver and the center piece CF for the wing, hope it will turns out good.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by raymond g-
+1 - would love to see night/beam shots on pavement and wall. visually
speaking though, looks great!
dang now u reminded me, i should've taken the pic of my previous HID 6000k compare to this one heh, i still miss the blue tint white light tho, 6000k color looks way better when you see it from inside the car
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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Where did you purchase your grille?
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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At last, my first post on the great MBworld...

This must be indeed the best mod one could do. It looks great!

I understand you already had xenon lights before...so the old bulbs fit in the new housing, or was it necesary to change the bulbs as well...? Do these new lights come with the autoleveling device?
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Cris
At last, my first post on the great MBworld...

This must be indeed the best mod one could do. It looks great!

I understand you already had xenon lights before...so the old bulbs fit in the new housing, or was it necesary to change the bulbs as well...? Do these new lights come with the autoleveling device?
it's not auto leveling unless you spend couple hundred bucks buying the device which makes it auto level. The previous helogen HID is H7, the Bi-Xenon is D2S/D2C fitment, so it doesn't fit. The previous HID i had is 6000k, whereas this factory one i think is 4300k, i'll see if i can live with the color or not, cuz i kinda like the 6000k colour, white blue tint instead of white yellow tint. I was going to put my H7 bulb 6000k in this bi-xenon but then i find out it doesn't fit, so i am going to sell my previosu HID now, and probably buying a 6000k bulb for this Bi-xenon later.
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 12:28 AM
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That looks great, nice upgrade!
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 03:16 AM
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hey, i noticed you installed the 05+ grill on your coupe!

can you post some instuctions about it as I tried that too and noticed that it doesnt fit directly to the older coupe?
thanks
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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hey, i noticed you installed the 05+ grill on your coupe!

can you post some instuctions about it as I tried that too and noticed that it doesnt fit directly to the older coupe?
thanks
There is a DIY somewhere on the forum. BTW to make it simple, the 05 grille and previous grille has a little difference at where the bottom knobs are.

You need to:
Dremmel the bottom left and right knobs to what the previous design grille looks like. (cut them to shape bascially)

dremmel the whole bottom center knob out, you don't need it.

do those 2 things then it will fit
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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Looks nice, i need to get them done on the saloon sometime soon, lol, any night time pics?
Have you thought about getting blue foglights instead of yellow? I think it would look wicked with a silver coupé
What dealership is that in the background?
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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nice work it looks so much better with them
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by harpz
Looks nice, i need to get them done on the saloon sometime soon, lol, any night time pics?
Have you thought about getting blue foglights instead of yellow? I think it would look wicked with a silver coupé
What dealership is that in the background?
it's the toronto downtown dealership =)

i did think about HID foglight, i'll see if i can sell my HID first, cuz i have to buy another light bulb for the fog light anyways
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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Are they any good? I normally use Thornhill, but those guys are soo slow! Last time two other owners and i started yelling at them, a flexservice took us over 6 hours!!!! and we all had appointments!
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 10:26 PM
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Are they any good? I normally use Thornhill, but those guys are soo slow! Last time two other owners and i started yelling at them, a flexservice took us over 6 hours!!!! and we all had appointments!
donno, i was suppose to be doing the xenon present programming from them, but they were close becuz of the long weekend.

As far as i know, i donno who is the best, but i know the Markham dealership are the WORSE
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 11:09 PM
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tell me about it, i tried getting some warranty work done and they blamed it all on me and my driving and don't every correct the SA!!! learned that the hard way, lol, thanks for your input,

I honestly do Love your car, any interior mods?
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 12:23 AM
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your car looks very clean. bixenons make a big difference. keep up the good work.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by harpz
tell me about it, i tried getting some warranty work done and they blamed it all on me and my driving and don't every correct the SA!!! learned that the hard way, lol, thanks for your input,

I honestly do Love your car, any interior mods?
thanks =) no interior mods, only exterior =P

if u wanna do service and repair i suggest take it outside of the dealership, unless it's under warranty stuff
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 01:46 AM
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Bi-xenon Hight adjust knob question

I found 2 black plastic screw on the bi-xenon light, one in the inner, one on the outer. inner adjust the vertical height, but what about the outer one?
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 02:10 AM
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 02:20 AM
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isn't the wider out the better then?
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 05:19 AM
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depends if you want to blind on coming traffic
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 11:52 AM
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Per Steve (MBenzNL)'s advice, one shouldn't tamper with the right left adjustment.
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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my Bi-xenon night shot, found something interesting

here are the night shots for my Bi-xenon. Something that was very interesting, is that on the first pic, it shows the cut off line of the light, on coming traffic side are lowered, and the passenger side is upper, so i adjust the height for both light for best light angle.

Also, i notice why Bi-xenon is so KICK A$$. It's bascially high and low beam uses HID. Don't underestimate this high beam, with it activated, i can shine the whole 2 floor building up to the roof with my high beam. It's like when theives are trying to rob the bank, and tons of police surrounding them and lights up the scene? it's like that with the high beam lol.

light cut off line


low beam


high beam!
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 12:11 AM
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Though your 1st pic is a great way to reduce glare for oncoming traffic, that's not how it's supposed to aimed. Plus, it looks awful with that beam pattern....like a sloping stairway. Both flares should be at equal height.
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