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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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For those of you without bi-xenons that have gotten HID's, coul you post some pics?

I am looking to get HID's and I am stuck between 6000k and 8000k.

If you guys can post pics of your HID's!!!!
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Niti24
For those of you without bi-xenons that have gotten HID's, coul you post some pics?

I am looking to get HID's and I am stuck between 6000k and 8000k.

If you guys can post pics of your HID's!!!!
here you go 8000k lows with 8000k retrofit fogs, pics taken in my shop after the instal.
Attached Thumbnails HID pics-my-c300-40.jpg   HID pics-my-c300-42.jpg  
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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Those looks good. Another person posted these. He said they were 8000K. They are a lot bluer than yours are. Do you know what it can be? Could it be a different HID kit???






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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Niti24
Those looks good. Another person posted these. He said they were 8000K. They are a lot bluer than yours are. Do you know what it can be? Could it be a different HID kit???






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those look more like 10000k to me.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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he claimed they are 8k. 10K wouldn't be illegal would it?
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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maybe different kits have different output.. can be the camera, ive read posts about polargs in the eyelids looking more blue in photos than in person, maybe its the same for fogs.. regardless i have 8000k and they look just like "stones"
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:18 PM
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he claimed they are 8k. 10K wouldn't be illegal would it?
its VERY illegal, don't get it. your not allowed to have blue or red headlights because they are cop colors. but you should be fine with 8000K. I was in the same Dilemma as you. get 8000K Raptor (DDM) kit. it will look EXACTLY like those pics. thats the look i was going for and i got it. and total came out to like $122 including both low beams, fogs, and error cancellors for both including tax and shipping. i believe its even cheaper now! www.ddmtuning.com
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:19 PM
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he claimed they are 8k. 10K wouldn't be illegal would it?
if you read the box on all xenon kits they are listed as for off road use only. the good thing about having a benz with xenons is that most cops wont question it because they think its stock.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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ok I guess my question is answered. I will go with 8000K. Thanx for everyones help. If I purchase them from DDM, can I take it to a local shop to do it or is it easy to do it yourself?
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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ok I guess my question is answered. I will go with 8000K. Thanx for everyones help. If I purchase them from DDM, can I take it to a local shop to do it or is it easy to do it yourself?
its easy to do yourself, i put kits in for people and can have them done in under 15 mins. there is a thread on it on here i believe but im not sure where it is.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:27 PM
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yea I guess I'll search it up. Thanx
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:40 PM
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Does anyone recommend the 5000k raptor from DDM? I just want to have a hint of blue similar to OEM
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:44 PM
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Do i need to change any bulbs when I get the HID kit or do I leave the ones that are already in?
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:46 PM
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Do i need to change any bulbs when I get the HID kit or do I leave the ones that are already in?
you only change the low beam bulbs, they will be in the HID kit when you get it.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:57 PM
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ok cool. Last question, which one is brighter and more blue, the 35w or the 55w?
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 12:16 AM
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ok cool. Last question, which one is brighter and more blue, the 35w or the 55w?
55w is better
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 12:57 AM
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Can someone post the stock Bi-Xenon lights in the dark to tell the difference. I thought there was was a hint of blue to them as well
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 01:05 AM
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ok one thing to know about aftermarket HIDs are that there are so many distributors out there that carry many name brand HIDs that not one HID is the same.

pretty much, if u were to buy a so called 8000K from one vendor, and bought another kit from another vendor thats also 8000K chances of both kits to emit the same color quality is very slim.

Temp/color varies on each kit.

One company's 6000K may look crips crystal white, but another company's 6000K might emit bluish in color.

Therefore, if you want to have a consistant color/temp and such from HIDs stick with one vendor or so.

other than that HIDs are FTW!
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 01:05 AM
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Can someone post the stock Bi-Xenon lights in the dark to tell the difference. I thought there was was a hint of blue to them as well
there really is no difference other then the auto adjusting headlights. the look and the beam pattern are the same.
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by jman350
Can someone post the stock Bi-Xenon lights in the dark to tell the difference. I thought there was was a hint of blue to them as well

they do, the only place you will see a HINT of blue is right above the cut-off line, thats where the lights reflect/emit a different prism of light output.
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heres pics of my BiX lows and Projector foggies.

fogs, u can see more of the blueish cut off lights (6500K)


lows are 6000K
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 03:31 AM
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Just to be safe I just ordered 5000k lights from DDM
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 05:21 AM
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Are the Apexcone and DDM kits the same?
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 11:37 AM
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Just to be safe I just ordered 5000k lights from DDM
5,000k hids will not be blue at all.. u need like a 6500k.. 6,000 is like pure white.. barely any blue at all
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