WTB: 2005 C55 AMG Headlights
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WTB: 2005 C55 AMG Headlights
Hi. i recently bought a c55 amg. And i love it.
the headlights are tinted and are ugly, i have tried removing the tint but its so nasty on there that my best option is to buy new ones.
lmk what yall got
thanks!
the headlights are tinted and are ugly, i have tried removing the tint but its so nasty on there that my best option is to buy new ones.
lmk what yall got
thanks!
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1999 E320 4matic Wagon, 2005 C55 AMG - sold, 1998 VW Jetta TDI - sold, 2006 C230 Sport - Totaled :(
I have the ones from Pro Tuning Lab with the LED halo around the running lights and black housing. The housings are great and they look sick, however if you do get these buy some quality aftermarket ballasts and bulbs to replace the ones that come with it. The right side bulb only lasted maybe a month after I installed them. Just a couple weeks ago I noticed en electrical burning smell and the left headlight went out. The ballast and the igniter had started burning and melted!! The connection between ballast and bulb was totally melted together. It was dangerous and could have started a fire if I didn't catch it early enough.
A quality aftermarket ballast and bulb source: http://www.theretrofitsource.com/
The Morimoto XB35 is the one you want (since the xenon run on 35W power). The H7 HID bulb is the one that fits into these particular headlights.
http://www.protuninglab.com/20032009.html
A quality aftermarket ballast and bulb source: http://www.theretrofitsource.com/
The Morimoto XB35 is the one you want (since the xenon run on 35W power). The H7 HID bulb is the one that fits into these particular headlights.
http://www.protuninglab.com/20032009.html
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Here's a replica set from Depo. It's scary to see how identical to factory these look.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEPO-03-09-Mercedes-Benz-CLK-Class-W209-CLK63-Style-Chrome-Housing-Headlights-/251799022499?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3aa0642ba3&vxp=mtr
I can also help you get anything from The Retrofit Source as well.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEPO-03-09-Mercedes-Benz-CLK-Class-W209-CLK63-Style-Chrome-Housing-Headlights-/251799022499?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3aa0642ba3&vxp=mtr
I can also help you get anything from The Retrofit Source as well.
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Here's a replica set from Depo. It's scary to see how identical to factory these look.
Depo 03 09 Mercedes Benz CLK Class W209 CLK63 Style Chrome Housing Headlights | eBay
I can also help you get anything from The Retrofit Source as well.
Depo 03 09 Mercedes Benz CLK Class W209 CLK63 Style Chrome Housing Headlights | eBay
I can also help you get anything from The Retrofit Source as well.
Thank you! Gonna see if i can get some used, price is a little too steep for now
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Make sure that the "new" headlights you get are the right ones - stock HID or halogens, as they have different connectors. You can find DEPO projector headlights for the stock halogen system, as that's what I did, and then get a CAN-BUS compatible HID system.
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I just bought a pair of these on eBay.
These are halogens. So I should be good correct?
http://m.ebay.com/itm/371143946070?_mwBanner=1
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You will be fine. Are your stock headlights halogen or xenon?
Raphman, whether they are xenon or halogen I found out it actually doesn't matter as far as the connector. I know the websites will say the aftermarket projectors are meant to be for cars with stock halogens to convert to HID and will not work with cars with stock xenon. This is a yes and no kind of thing. The connector containing the terminals that actually provide power to each bulb to light are the same and will function. The xenon headlights have additional connectors on them for the self leveling adjustment, which I have just left unplugged since my aftermarket xenons are meant for stock halogen retrofit.
I do think that if you have stock halogen you have to do the "xenon = present" thing, but mine was just a plug and play. I just had to find a place to mount the ballast since the aftermarket don't have it mounted on the headlight like the OEM do.
Raphman, whether they are xenon or halogen I found out it actually doesn't matter as far as the connector. I know the websites will say the aftermarket projectors are meant to be for cars with stock halogens to convert to HID and will not work with cars with stock xenon. This is a yes and no kind of thing. The connector containing the terminals that actually provide power to each bulb to light are the same and will function. The xenon headlights have additional connectors on them for the self leveling adjustment, which I have just left unplugged since my aftermarket xenons are meant for stock halogen retrofit.
I do think that if you have stock halogen you have to do the "xenon = present" thing, but mine was just a plug and play. I just had to find a place to mount the ballast since the aftermarket don't have it mounted on the headlight like the OEM do.
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Raphman, whether they are xenon or halogen I found out it actually doesn't matter as far as the connector. I know the websites will say the aftermarket projectors are meant to be for cars with stock halogens to convert to HID and will not work with cars with stock xenon. This is a yes and no kind of thing. The connector containing the terminals that actually provide power to each bulb to light are the same and will function. The xenon headlights have additional connectors on them for the self leveling adjustment, which I have just left unplugged since my aftermarket xenons are meant for stock halogen retrofit.
I do think that if you have stock halogen you have to do the "xenon = present" thing, but mine was just a plug and play. I just had to find a place to mount the ballast since the aftermarket don't have it mounted on the headlight like the OEM do.
Well god damn... I wish I had known this when I got mine!! I had to go with the "quad projector" ones instead of the stock looking projector/reflector housing. Effing eff!! Although late, thanks for the info mang
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Haha no problem
Since my car was a salvage title, it looks like they re-used the headlights and/or salvaged some used ones cuz the housings were in terrible shape and beat up. So when it came time to get my VA state inspection, I found that a replacement OEM ballast was like $350, the housings were jacked up, I replaced the bulb initially thinking it was that but it wasn't, whoever put the car back together used a different igniter in one of the housings!! Looks like they took an S-class igniter, left the old igniter just hanging there and hard-wired in the S-class igniter, SMH, so I didn't know if it was igniter, ballast, or what. Figured for about $500 I could take a gamble and buy the protuninglab headlights and plug them in, worst case scenario I could re-wire the power harness to make it work. And what do you know, plugged it right in no problem, just left the auto adjusting plugs out and zip tied them off to the side.
Since my car was a salvage title, it looks like they re-used the headlights and/or salvaged some used ones cuz the housings were in terrible shape and beat up. So when it came time to get my VA state inspection, I found that a replacement OEM ballast was like $350, the housings were jacked up, I replaced the bulb initially thinking it was that but it wasn't, whoever put the car back together used a different igniter in one of the housings!! Looks like they took an S-class igniter, left the old igniter just hanging there and hard-wired in the S-class igniter, SMH, so I didn't know if it was igniter, ballast, or what. Figured for about $500 I could take a gamble and buy the protuninglab headlights and plug them in, worst case scenario I could re-wire the power harness to make it work. And what do you know, plugged it right in no problem, just left the auto adjusting plugs out and zip tied them off to the side.
