(2012 C300 Sport) Facelift W204 SPYDER projector headlights install
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(2012 C300 Sport) Facelift W204 SPYDER projector headlights install
Hey guys, I'm a newbie at installing stuff in cars so excuse my ignorance, but I've been trying to educate my self on the topic so that I can get rid of the horrible halogen lights that came with my 2012 c300 sport. 
What I've determined(and please correct me if I am wrong).
1. I can't install HID bulbs in the stock halogen headlight because it will blind
people and make even a Buddhist priest want to rip my throat out.
2. I pretty much HAVE to buy a projector headlight if I want to install HIDs.
The only one I can find is made by a company called Sypder Auto.
(http://www.carid.com/2012-mercedes-c-class-headlights/spyder-projector-headlights-15596632.html
3. This projector headlight DOES NOT coming with HID lights, so I have to
take care of that part on my own.
4. Which means I need to buy an HID conversion kit as well as a ballast, but
not just any ballast, a Canbus ballast because they are compatible with
German cars.
5. Also, I need a capacitor to cancel out the error message that I will see
on the dash because Mercedes doesn't recognize HID lights.
My question to you guys is, Do I need to buy a specific HID conversion kit, or will any one work? Also, do I need to buy a specific capacitor?
Thanks for reading and for answering my questions(in advance)
What I've determined(and please correct me if I am wrong).
1. I can't install HID bulbs in the stock halogen headlight because it will blind
people and make even a Buddhist priest want to rip my throat out.
2. I pretty much HAVE to buy a projector headlight if I want to install HIDs.
The only one I can find is made by a company called Sypder Auto.
(http://www.carid.com/2012-mercedes-c-class-headlights/spyder-projector-headlights-15596632.html
3. This projector headlight DOES NOT coming with HID lights, so I have to
take care of that part on my own.
4. Which means I need to buy an HID conversion kit as well as a ballast, but
not just any ballast, a Canbus ballast because they are compatible with
German cars.
5. Also, I need a capacitor to cancel out the error message that I will see
on the dash because Mercedes doesn't recognize HID lights.
My question to you guys is, Do I need to buy a specific HID conversion kit, or will any one work? Also, do I need to buy a specific capacitor?
Thanks for reading and for answering my questions(in advance)
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Hi , you are pretty much right about everything except for the ballast . But you have another option . Send your headlights to this company https://www.theretrofitsource.com . They can retrofit THE right lens ( spider headlights are for halogen bulbs ) in your headlights .Also they have probably the best HID kits . The output of their kits is superior to OEM headlights. The only bad thing is that you have to wait for at least a week.
I am one of their satisfied costumers.
I am one of their satisfied costumers.
Last edited by PetarJ; Jan 21, 2014 at 03:35 PM.
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Thanks for the reply Petar.
When you said..
"..They can retrofit THE right lens ( spider headlights are for halogen bulbs.."
I thought because the spyder headlights specified that they are projector headlights(which come with halogen bulbs), then I can use any HID kit with them?
If you are right thought, then it sounds like I will have to wait a week to get this done right...what's a week in the grand scheme of things
When you said..
"..They can retrofit THE right lens ( spider headlights are for halogen bulbs.."
I thought because the spyder headlights specified that they are projector headlights(which come with halogen bulbs), then I can use any HID kit with them?
If you are right thought, then it sounds like I will have to wait a week to get this done right...what's a week in the grand scheme of things
