HID on C230?
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2013 C63 Coupe BS Conversion
HID on C230?
I know there has been alot of discussion on this topic but have yet to find someone who has tried it. The issue with the Canadian cars are those darn DRLs. I installed an HID kit in an '08 Ford Edge and disabling the DRLs was easy. Well, I was hoping it would be the same for the C230 but my dealer is telling me they cannot be shut off.
So I asked a very knowledgeable HID kit reseller if there was a way around it and this was his answer:
"If they are pulsed output voltage, then a capacitor can be used in parallel to the ballast or in parallel to a relay on a harness. The only way to really find out is testing with a multimeter capable of frequency or duty cycle measurements, or by experimenting with the actual kit. Tapping wires here would be using some wire splices, just some push on splicing mechanism that is really very easy."
I'm not very mechanically or electronically inclined so this makes me a bit nervous. Could anybody shed some light on this? I hate the fact that MB doesn't offer HID as an option.
Thanks!
So I asked a very knowledgeable HID kit reseller if there was a way around it and this was his answer:
"If they are pulsed output voltage, then a capacitor can be used in parallel to the ballast or in parallel to a relay on a harness. The only way to really find out is testing with a multimeter capable of frequency or duty cycle measurements, or by experimenting with the actual kit. Tapping wires here would be using some wire splices, just some push on splicing mechanism that is really very easy."
I'm not very mechanically or electronically inclined so this makes me a bit nervous. Could anybody shed some light on this? I hate the fact that MB doesn't offer HID as an option.
Thanks!
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08 C300
if you look below link,
http://www4.mercedes-benz.com/e/cars...unktion12.html
and follow simulation, under settings, there is option to enable or disable daytime running lights.
the problem is that, currently, canadian version of w204 is disabled to use this function.
i guess you can try to convince the dealer to enable this function.
if you do so, please let me know an updates.
http://www4.mercedes-benz.com/e/cars...unktion12.html
and follow simulation, under settings, there is option to enable or disable daytime running lights.
the problem is that, currently, canadian version of w204 is disabled to use this function.
i guess you can try to convince the dealer to enable this function.
if you do so, please let me know an updates.
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My dealer said they cannot enable this function...are they lying? He said the only way to disable the DRLs is install the US programming which isn't an easy task he said...something about needed a whole new processor. I'm really not sure he knows what he's talking about.
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My dealer said they cannot enable this function...are they lying? He said the only way to disable the DRLs is install the US programming which isn't an easy task he said...something about needed a whole new processor. I'm really not sure he knows what he's talking about.
what is the closest US dealership from you ?
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Are you 100% sure, doesn't sound like they won't do it, it sounds more like they don't know how so if I can get proof that it can be done, they'd do it.
Probably Northern NY somewhere...maybe Syracuse?
Probably Northern NY somewhere...maybe Syracuse?
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My dealer said they cannot enable this function...are they lying? He said the only way to disable the DRLs is install the US programming which isn't an easy task he said...something about needed a whole new processor. I'm really not sure he knows what he's talking about.
My previous car (e46 BMW), my local dealer was able to disable DRL by reprograming the car to US spec, and change back mile -> km and F -> C.
i bet you that if they are willing to do it, they can do it for you.
ask them why they can not do it, when the car (which clearly shows in the link I gave you) has ability to do so.
dealers shoud be
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1999 210 4matic / 2011 W204 C300 sport
they just dont want to break the law
Last edited by maninblack; Sep 11, 2008 at 11:33 AM.
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