Clkboi

Seems like everyone is following the same tutorial, good to know!
Here is the video guys:


I dont think its common for only to go out no. I remember when i did my conversion they both would flicker a lot and i would get errors on the dash.

Good news is that your headlights are OK and only your ballast or bulb might be bad which in that case its a cheap and easy fix. Fishcake seems like a good seller i am sure he will take care of you.

Like i said though to give you some peace of mind try switching the ballasts and see if one works and the other one doesn't.

Also pic of your car with them on please?

christophsky

The guy in the video makes it look so easy. His car is a pre-facelift W204, so were there any major differences between the video and your car?

Would you consider putting halogens in? How much work would it take to de-retrofit the HID system?

Clkboi

I wouldn't put halogens in those headlights. The colors would be so uneven...

One of the kits on ebay already comes with the HID kit installed. After that its plug and play.

luc1f3r

I always buy from DDM. I've only ever had 1 ballast go bad in the 7-8 cars & 3-4 bikes I've installed them in for the past 4 or so years.

I have so much extra because I always pull them out before I trade in a car and the next car NEVER uses the same bulbs and bikes only need one bulb but it's cheaper to buy a full kit.

Retrofit is a great source for retrofitting parts and kits but for just a basic PnP kit they are way overpriced and sell the same stuff as ddm.

sev7nflow

Snapped a pic last night for you guys


Left headlight still out... Any help? Losing sleep over here trying to figure out what went wrong since it worked fine for the first 10 mins!

Forgot to mention that I bought the headlights with the HID kit already preinstalled... They should not be giving me any error should they? THe seller said the kit would be error free

christophsky

Did you swap ballasts per clkboi's suggestion?

sev7nflow

will be trying tonight. Anyone have other suggestions so I can knock them out all in one day? Removing everything is a pain in the ***. Are there fuses for W204 headlights? I cant seem to find them on a fuse diagram

christophsky

I'm not sure if they are fused or not, but I suggest searching the forum. You could also try removing the ballasts and installing halogens, just to see if they turn on. I am losing faith in whatever cheap HID system the eBay seller bundled with the headlights.

x942k6

Not sure what dual filament bulb is...but the fishcake mentioned there's a shield/shutter inside the projector that controls the high/low beam pattern..maybe Seven can confirm?

ign92

Shame that these can only go on '12+ models? Or can they work on 08+?

Clkboi

12+ only unless you change the hood!

polar13

I was doubtful of this but after watching the video on page 2 again I think this is likely the case. You can see how the color temperature does not change when the high beams are switched on and the cut off line seems to disappear. That would indicate to me it is a true bi-xenon setup. This is impressive. The only reason I am assuming the h7 "cornering lights" are coming on when the high beams are switched on is so that the car doesnt think there is a bulb out.

roseville

I had mine installed today. It's working great and it is a bi-xenon setup. The ballasts are getting really hot. I am not sure if it's normal.

x942k6

DO you mind taking some cutoff pics? I received my headlights today but seems like no shops are open on Saturday here in Seattle.

I think its normal for the ballast to be hot. But I bought a pair of Denso AMP ballast and 4300k bulbs from the retrofit source...

christophsky

Mine were delivered today and I installed them myself. They seem to be working well, but I only drove around for about 30 minutes.

I'd like some feedback from the HID experts on here about the cutoff as shown in the attached pic (sorry for the excessive noise). It seems low, and when I was driving I felt as if not enough road was illuminated. The cutoff is also very well defined, as you can see in the pic. Do I need to make some adjustments?

x942k6

Thanks for taking the pic. Seems like the headlight is aiming really low...when you say the light isnt illuminating the road enough, do you mean width or distance?

also, did you have to take the bumper off?

christophsky

I mean distance, which would make sense since it is aimed low. Do you know how this is adjusted?

I did not take the bumper completely off, I loosened it so it would hang down just like in the Youtube video previously mentioned in this thread.

x942k6

I dont have the headlights with me...but i would imagine you should be able to adjust them just like the oem halogen headlight. There should have adjusters on the housing.

w204_Generic

I have S2000 Projectors retrofitted inside my OEM headlights. No more ugly halogen....They are really nice and the cutoff is perfect, just need to align them still. I'm running 6000k 35W ballasts.

roseville

I will post some cutoff pictures tonight.

Clkboi

Received these yesterday.

First thought was wow beautiful. Installed them with no issues and they work like a charm.

For anyone looking to DIY this is no big deal. Simply follow the steps in the video and you should be OK.

A second person would help out a lot just so they can hold the wheel covers for you to access the bolts. ( I had to bribe my dad with beers)


Only worry with these headlights are bulbs going bad!


If any of the bulbs burns out here dont even think you will be able to change them from the engine bay. MAYBE the Low Beam if you have tiny hands but as far as the high beam forget about it.

Also if the signal LED or the "C" led bar go bad you pretty much will need a new headlight which means taking the bumper off again...

Really hoping these are good quality but time will tell.

Fitment is 99.9% OEM. I notice these headlight stick out from the hood a little more then the regular halogens.


Light output is great i didn't even need to register the beam. Cut off was perfect on mine.

Definitely a head turner though and they change the image of your car so much.

For anyone thinking to buy id say go ahead you wont be disappointed but be ready to do some work if they go bad.

Good luck


Some pic. Taken at night excuse the quality. If anyone needs to see additional ones at certain angle let me know!







Oh also these are Bi-Xenon which is pretty cool. I think you have to order the kit WITH the HID kit pre-installed though but dont quote me on it

luc1f3r

To adjust the lights screw the screw on the top right of this picture.

Same as the stock lights.

christophsky

Thanks. It required a 7/32" hex key.

x942k6

Can someone take a few more pics against a wall?

Is 6000k too blue? I am worried it might be too blue in the rain...

Clkboi

6k is Whitter than white don't worry,

8k is when you get that iceberg blue/green