C32 Projector beam cut-off photos
02-21-2011, 05:07 AM
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C32 Projector beam cut-off photos
Hey All,
I currently have Depo H7 Projector lights, however they haven't been retrofitted to HID yet (DDM kit is awaiting install). However I saw the lights "fishcake321" is selling on ebay, and the cutoff looks quite good for a Depo light:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=170598372593
Is it really worth the extra $1000 to get OEM lights?
I've searched the forums quite a bit so far. I've seen photos of the bad depo's (H7 halogen), better depo's (D2S BiXenon), and some retrofits (Awesome work Temjin & MugenX). I haven't yet seen a picture of the factory BiXenon OEM cutoffs or beam pattern. Sorry if this topic has been beaten to death; does anyone happen to have a photo of these? (not a picture of the lights on the car, but of the street lit up by them)
It'd be nice to see a set of photos of all the available lighting setups for our cars. I'm happy to take a photo of the light generated by the H7 halogen projectors (though there are a few threads with these already). It would be good to have a metric, such as a consistent distance from a wall, maybe 30 feet (to show cut-off)? Perhaps a second shot of a flat road on a dark street or parking lot (to show beam foreground linearity)?
A lot of the photos I've found have been taken about 5 feet from a garage door, which shows the beam pattern in a rare use case.
Thanks!
I currently have Depo H7 Projector lights, however they haven't been retrofitted to HID yet (DDM kit is awaiting install). However I saw the lights "fishcake321" is selling on ebay, and the cutoff looks quite good for a Depo light:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=170598372593
Is it really worth the extra $1000 to get OEM lights?
I've searched the forums quite a bit so far. I've seen photos of the bad depo's (H7 halogen), better depo's (D2S BiXenon), and some retrofits (Awesome work Temjin & MugenX). I haven't yet seen a picture of the factory BiXenon OEM cutoffs or beam pattern. Sorry if this topic has been beaten to death; does anyone happen to have a photo of these? (not a picture of the lights on the car, but of the street lit up by them)
It'd be nice to see a set of photos of all the available lighting setups for our cars. I'm happy to take a photo of the light generated by the H7 halogen projectors (though there are a few threads with these already). It would be good to have a metric, such as a consistent distance from a wall, maybe 30 feet (to show cut-off)? Perhaps a second shot of a flat road on a dark street or parking lot (to show beam foreground linearity)?
A lot of the photos I've found have been taken about 5 feet from a garage door, which shows the beam pattern in a rare use case.
Thanks!
02-21-2011, 08:56 AM
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I use the OEM lights on mine but I have to say, those are tempting. Seems like it comes with everything you need too. No mess no fuss.
Anyone else using the headlights he has listed above?
Anyone else using the headlights he has listed above?
02-21-2011, 02:31 PM
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2002 c32 AMG 2012 c250 Coupe
I did for about 2 years until the driver side projector supports broke and a layer of coat on the lens started flaking off and turning yellow.. I went with OEM's instead..
