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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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Headlight qestion

When i bought my c32 I thought I had HID allready but I took a closer look at them and they wern't HID.
I have a old pair of headlights from my c320 that are the stock HID lights. what would I need to get these to work on my c32?
I want to have the auto leveling feature too how would I go about trying to install this feature?

Thanks again.

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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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Okay let me try to translate this:
Your C32 has no Xenon or Bixenon, you have "frostys".
You have left over some C320 xenons, pretty much plug and play. People swap those out all the time. Just get the C32 coded (set xenon setting to present) by the dealer or a indie mechanic

You wont have autoleveling nor the headlight washer features. It's not worth retrofitting.
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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Yes your right moosejaw just the regular "frostys" stock c32
but the c320 had the washer and the auto leveling.

I dont care about the washer but how would I do the auto leveling? is it very hard to do?

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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 11:03 PM
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Nope
Im not sure auto leveling on the frosty xenon was available in 01. SO i dont hink you had it then. In any event you shouldnt have a problem provided they are already adjusted or you can aim them after you install.
Only an oldtimer can answer that question. Consult the wizard............ FrankW.
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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ohh sorry I forgot to metion the autoleveling was on my aftermarket headlamps for the c320 not the frostys. but I want to install it on my car. I found the headlamps on ebay which I used for my c320.
Here is the link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/C32_W...lenotsupported

How would I get these to work?

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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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Well thats an important part you left out...
Your opening sentence mentioned Stock HIDs.
How can there be autolevelling on an Ebay set of lights?
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