YashD

Hey guys,

Just want an advice from you experienced merc owners.

The H7 55w yellow light bulbs in my c180 are not bright enough at nigh.

I was wondering if I could just swap the factory H7 bulb with something else so that I get better illumination at night. I do not want to go into installing a HID kit, just a simple mod which can improve visibility at night without disturbing drivers coming the other way.

Thanks

Skyline45

What about installing H7 Bright White bulbs? I just got the 2nd brightest Sylvania bulbs for my c300, and holy hell they're bright.

until the end

i think from my experience the best is Osram night breaker you will notes the difference from the first look
i also used the Oseam Cool blue hyper its so good and it looks like xenon
you have the choice

Funkwagen

I swapped the stock osrams (which were good, but old and now a bit dim for my liking) for Sylvania Silverstar ultras, and they're nice and bright without being awful for oncoming drivers. Whiter colour temperature, too. I can't comment on longevity, I've only had them installed a couple weeks; hopefully they'll last a bit, I was sure to not touch the bulb at all. On another note, anyone know of a place to get the osram night breakers in Canada? Are some sylvania bulbs rebadged osrams in NA?

nelson g

you can order the Osram from this website and the pricing is good and the service is excellent.

http://store.candlepower.com/osram.html

Nelson

95_993

I went with Sylvania silver star bright whites as well. No complaints.

YashD

Thanks for ythe comments guys.

I got some osram unlimited:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/161129819845

Bruce_Benz

I'm also interested in upgrading to the Osram Night breaker Unlimited H7 55W. How difficult is the swap? Is it a relatively easy DIY?

Funkwagen

Low beams, very simple job. Took a total of about 5 minutes. High beams are easy too, but take a bit more effort to remove and seat properly

BacktoBC

I swapped out my stock low beams with Phillips Diamond Visions and city lights with LEDs from AZN optics. My primary factor in changing was to find bulbs that had the same color temperature as the DRLs. The LEDs from AZN optics are spot on and matched. In my personal opinion I think the Phillips Diamond visions are a little too blue but most importantly they're not as bright as the OEM. They're good on unlit/no oncoming traffic streets but provide very poor lighting otherwise. I just ordered the Osram Night Breaker Unlimited for my low beams then I'll move the Phillips to the high beam. I'll post a follow-up when I've tried it out. Hopefully I have better luck this time.

Bruce_Benz

Thanks for the feedback guys. However, I must be overlooking something because when I raised the hood to look, there appears to be limited access to the low beams at best. I can barely get my hand in there to remove the covers, much less attempt to reach the bulbs. The drivers's side is particularly challenging. Please tell me the secret(s) to make this a "5 minute job".

YashD

Euh.. on mine they are very accessible. You can access the cap pretty easily, unscrew them with ease, unplug the wire, remove the retaining metal clip and remove the bulb itself. I would take some pictures but right now I cant.

From google images, here is what you are looking for:

http://www.valuepicturehosting.com/a...black_back.jpg (forget the zoomed area in the picture. You are looking for the two holes. the low beam is the one on the right)

The caps look like these:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTE1NVgxNjAw/z/RUYAAOSwfcVUKGeJ/$_35.JPG

xjmoe83

Hey Bruce, do you have a 204 chassis (2008-2014 C Class) or are you driving an ML350? Your info says you have an ML350 but this part of the forum is for 204 C Classes.

Bruce_Benz

Sorry, I am in the wrong area of the forum as I do in fact have a 2013 ML 350. I think there was a hyperlink over on the W 166 to you guys regarding improving the lighting. However, your link here to Candlepower.com has been very informative. THANKS AGAIN!

xjmoe83

No worries, good luck with your bulbs!!