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Jul 6, 2004 | 02:35 PM

jmagic

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xenons

i just picked up a used c32

i did a search, and could not find anything, so please dont yell at me if i missed anything

i wanted to the full xenon replacement kit

where can order these from (cheapest)

thanks in advance

Jul 6, 2004 | 03:45 PM

cschow

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From: San Diego, CA

2006 Corvette Coupe

I won't chime in on where you can get the cheapest lights, as when I did the upgrade I got them through one of the more expensive places, but you will have the clarify what you mean by "full xenon replacement kit."

What you probably want are OE Mercedes right and left bi-xenon headlight assemblies. The right and the left assemblies have separate part numbers, and you won't have the auto-leveling sensors. The sensors are separate, but noone installs them since everyone characterizes them as being prohibitedly expensive. Installation of the headlight assemblies generally require removal of the bumper.

Before or after installation, you'll need to find a dealer, or someone with the Mercedes laptop and have them set XENON HEADLIGHT = PRESENT (your car currently is set to "NOT PRESENT"). Without this activation step, the lights will blink instead of staying on, although there is a work around for that. Some dealers will do it (i.e., activate) for free, some will charge an hour, many won't do it at all. No dealer can legally perform the labor of swapping in xenon or bi-xenon headlights in place of halogens.

The results are well worth it however. The bi-xenon lights look much nicer, and the are nice and bright. The high beam portion of the bi-xenon in particular, provides outstanding illumination on unlit roads.