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Xenon vs Halogen
Do you guys think the C230 SS looks better with the Xenon lights for styling on the car? I have looked at pictures both with and without the Xeonon lights and can't really tell which looks better. I believe the Xenons look best.
The problem with pictures is that they never do this car justice. So is it the same with the lights? Do they look much better then the halogen lights as far as car styling? I know the blue lights look cool already.
Do you guys think the C230 SS looks better with the Xenon lights for styling on the car? I have looked at pictures both with and without the Xeonon lights and can't really tell which looks better. I believe the Xenons look best.
The problem with pictures is that they never do this car justice. So is it the same with the lights? Do they look much better then the halogen lights as far as car styling? I know the blue lights look cool already.
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What the bixenons actually give you is the extra lights when you're driving at night. If you live in the city, it probably won't matter. However, if you live in the suburbs or rural areas, then you probably need them.
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bi-xenons look WAAAAAAAY better. even during the daytime, the projector assembly looks way better than just seeing a lightbulb.
here, this is just beautiful (notice my avatar
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Originally Posted by DiamondNoir2K5
I think the projectors make the car look cross-eyed.
nlpamg you need to get some platinum white city lights to match the xenons
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Originally Posted by Bens-Benz
Xenon vs Halogen
Do you guys think the C230 SS looks better with the Xenon lights for styling on the car? I have looked at pictures both with and without the Xeonon lights and can't really tell which looks better.
Do you guys think the C230 SS looks better with the Xenon lights for styling on the car? I have looked at pictures both with and without the Xeonon lights and can't really tell which looks better.
it doesn't make sense to pay more for something that you can't tell the difference.
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Originally Posted by Imperial C320
Yes its true. From a distance it looks so retarded. But from up close it looks beautiful. I would still get the xenons though
nlpamg you need to get some platinum white city lights to match the xenons
nlpamg you need to get some platinum white city lights to match the xenons
but one thing that I think would be cool is if I could put some sort of fiber-optic around the housing so it would look like angel-eyes in a way. look closely in the pic as to how the light reflects at the bottom, if that could go all the way around, that would be awesome!
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Bix look better- its kinda a snob thing though...gotta have Xenon's on a high end car these days. We have Xenon lights on my wife's car, and I think the standard halogens on the Benz are brighter at least in our case- but the Xenon lights are just so bright when you look at them, its hard to believe it. I think the new Clear lense Halogens are pretty nice though, and they make the older frosted lense stuff look down right nasty- especially the quasi amoeba lights on the Sedan...bleck, worst part of the car. If your getting a Sedan, youve gotta get the new clears or Bix.
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I personally think the BiX make the Sports Coupe look silly. On the sedan they look better, yet overall, for $800-1000 I wouldn't rank them very high on the list of appearance mods.
Lets be frank, those that have them are basically just for the 'bling' factor, not for the higher light output.
IMHO I think the new clear halogens look the best.
Threads like this are the funniest. The same people that will rave over BiX will be the first to say 'rice' for other mods. Lighting is 'rice', buy a body kit or wheels.
Lets be frank, those that have them are basically just for the 'bling' factor, not for the higher light output.
IMHO I think the new clear halogens look the best.
Threads like this are the funniest. The same people that will rave over BiX will be the first to say 'rice' for other mods. Lighting is 'rice', buy a body kit or wheels.
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I don't think the Xenon's projector look "fits" the headlight housings on the current C-class. The housing should be designed around the projector, not the other way around. I don't think they are going to redesign the housing and surrounding sheetmetal, at this time, just for the better intergrated look though.
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Originally Posted by taylor192
I personally think the BiX make the Sports Coupe look silly. On the sedan they look better, yet overall, for $800-1000 I wouldn't rank them very high on the list of appearance mods.
Lets be frank, those that have them are basically just for the 'bling' factor, not for the higher light output.
IMHO I think the new clear halogens look the best.
Threads like this are the funniest. The same people that will rave over BiX will be the first to say 'rice' for other mods. Lighting is 'rice', buy a body kit or wheels.
Lets be frank, those that have them are basically just for the 'bling' factor, not for the higher light output.
IMHO I think the new clear halogens look the best.
Threads like this are the funniest. The same people that will rave over BiX will be the first to say 'rice' for other mods. Lighting is 'rice', buy a body kit or wheels.
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Of course, the retrofit does not include the headlamp washers, and auto leveling sensors, and the factory cost for the package is only 3/4 of the cost to buy them aftermarket.
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Originally Posted by mctwin2kman
I got mine for the light output factor. Then again I got mine before most even thought of them. As I got them on the car at the very beginning of 2003 so the 2002 people were still up in the air about them. They do so good I will never buy a vehicle without them, if they are an option.
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Originally Posted by Kev04C320
People that says BiX are only for the bling factor probably haven't experienced "a deer jumped out from the bushes in front of me" type scenario.
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This was the most difficult decision I had to make when I ordered my car. I stared at cars with each, side-by-side for hours. I feel that the look of the halogens and their housings flow better with the lines of the front of the car (now that they are clear for 05). The xenon's look like they are an out-of-place, afterthought...at least on brilliant silver. However, the xenon's are MUCH nicer from a nighttime driving perspective both in functionality and cool factor. Overall, this is probably one of the only cars I would ever get WITHOUT xenons...until they better integrate the housing as they have with their other models. In any case, you can't go wrong either way.
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Originally Posted by Outland
Bull****. Ever been in a car hitting a deer? Been nearby when one hit a deer? Ive done both. The BIX lights aren't gonna make a difference. I drove my wife's car to get gas tonite down a stretch of road that has a steep hill, no lights, and very little in the way of houses - its DARK, and then I drove again later with the Benz- which doesn't have Xenon. The Benz headlights are just as good or better in highbeam, and the biggest difference in low beam isn't the brightness- the Benz lights actually seem brighter, but rather the contrast and uniformity of the light output from the HID headlamps. They have a sharp, distinct cutoff, and everything is lit evenly, as well as having a bit more snap. I like HID lights, but I'm honest enough to admit they are more bling bling than functional.
If the BiXenons didn't do that for you, you're entitled to your own opinion. However, calling out things like BS and start going off on others are totally unacceptable.
Furthermore, I wouldn't use the hi-beams because I don't want to blind on-coming traffic. That way, BiXenons is a big help
