headlight bulb upgrades
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'08C300 White w P2,MM,Pano
I have the P2 bi-xenon lights, and I have upgraded all of the non-xenon lights, with exception of the eyebrow city lights, and so far I have been pretty happy.
First I replaced the fog light bulbs to the Hoen High Performance yellow bulbs. The look is very yellow (similar to rallye lights) from all angles and still very bright which is exactly what I wanted. The bulbs are actually H7 and not H11 as stated in the owner's manual, I originally bought the H11 and Hoen was nice enough to exchange it for the H7 for no charge.
Next I replaced the supplementary highbeam bulbs to Luminics Platinum bulbs. They are a perfect match in color and blends nicely with the xenons. They are also very bright too.
And lastly I replaced the turn signal bulbs to silver bulbs to eliminate that fried egg look through the clear lens and gives the headlights a cleaner look. They light up amber exactly as stock.
These bulbs too were incorrectly stated in the manual. The bulbs are 3457A, not PY21W (a totally different bulb).
Here are some pics:
Before:
After:
I tried to replace the eyebrow city lights (5W5 wedge bulbs) to LED bulbs which I bought from Hoen. Unfortunately the bulbs are always lit even when the car is off. I'm guessing the LED bulbs requires such a small electrical draw that any tiny amount of current in the wiring will make it go on.
The stock bulbs have a blue coating so it still looks reasonably white, so I'm not too concerned about it -- though the LED city lights looked awesome on my previous car.
First I replaced the fog light bulbs to the Hoen High Performance yellow bulbs. The look is very yellow (similar to rallye lights) from all angles and still very bright which is exactly what I wanted. The bulbs are actually H7 and not H11 as stated in the owner's manual, I originally bought the H11 and Hoen was nice enough to exchange it for the H7 for no charge.
Next I replaced the supplementary highbeam bulbs to Luminics Platinum bulbs. They are a perfect match in color and blends nicely with the xenons. They are also very bright too.
And lastly I replaced the turn signal bulbs to silver bulbs to eliminate that fried egg look through the clear lens and gives the headlights a cleaner look. They light up amber exactly as stock.
These bulbs too were incorrectly stated in the manual. The bulbs are 3457A, not PY21W (a totally different bulb).
Here are some pics:
Before:
After:
I tried to replace the eyebrow city lights (5W5 wedge bulbs) to LED bulbs which I bought from Hoen. Unfortunately the bulbs are always lit even when the car is off. I'm guessing the LED bulbs requires such a small electrical draw that any tiny amount of current in the wiring will make it go on.
The stock bulbs have a blue coating so it still looks reasonably white, so I'm not too concerned about it -- though the LED city lights looked awesome on my previous car.
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I put these on my C32 in the front and rear and it looked great.
Want to make sure this in the proper bulb to buy for the c300 front
Stealth Bulbs #3357/3457 (Pair)
Also anyone know of clear side marker lights for the front. I have those on my c32 and it made a huge difference in how clean the car looked. I have been on ebay and everywhere. Can't find any.
I put these on my C32 in the front and rear and it looked great.
Want to make sure this in the proper bulb to buy for the c300 front
Stealth Bulbs #3357/3457 (Pair)
Also anyone know of clear side marker lights for the front. I have those on my c32 and it made a huge difference in how clean the car looked. I have been on ebay and everywhere. Can't find any.
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sorry micropower99,
the bulb output temperature is 5500k.
The bulb size of the Luminics Krypton is 30% larger than the bulb of the same type, and Luminics claim that they are also 30% brighter.
the bulb output temperature is 5500k.
The bulb size of the Luminics Krypton is 30% larger than the bulb of the same type, and Luminics claim that they are also 30% brighter.
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-It is pretty obvious what the temp of the bulb is... you can tell by the color... its deff not 4300k or lower b/c it has blue in it.... and its not above 6000k b/c then you would get darker blues and move into your purple...
I dont mean to sound like a jerk, but ppl have lives other than this forum.. It wouldnt hurt to enhance your knowledge about your car... trust me, it come in handy some times... and next time your on the road and you see some xenon headlamps, you can play.....WHAT TEMP IS THAT BULB?
I dont mean to sound like a jerk, but ppl have lives other than this forum.. It wouldnt hurt to enhance your knowledge about your car... trust me, it come in handy some times... and next time your on the road and you see some xenon headlamps, you can play.....WHAT TEMP IS THAT BULB?
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-It is pretty obvious what the temp of the bulb is... you can tell by the color... its deff not 4300k or lower b/c it has blue in it.... and its not above 6000k b/c then you would get darker blues and move into your purple...
I dont mean to sound like a jerk, but ppl have lives other than this forum.. It wouldnt hurt to enhance your knowledge about your car... trust me, it come in handy some times... and next time your on the road and you see some xenon headlamps, you can play.....WHAT TEMP IS THAT BULB?
I dont mean to sound like a jerk, but ppl have lives other than this forum.. It wouldnt hurt to enhance your knowledge about your car... trust me, it come in handy some times... and next time your on the road and you see some xenon headlamps, you can play.....WHAT TEMP IS THAT BULB?
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