Installing C43 HIDs on non-HID C43
05-15-2008, 08:32 PM
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Installing C43 HIDs on non-HID C43
Anyone done it?? Or know how hard it is? Im most likely pickin one up on Monday or maybe even sooner and it doesnt have HIDs.
05-15-2008, 09:03 PM
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if you go with oem you have to install the sensors on the suspension (pass side front and rear) along with run all the wire, this is for the auto adjusting feature. you should also have a tought time finding where to mount the ballasts. i ordered/installed a set of HID's on my 97 c280 but they didnt come with the sensors so it wasnt that hard of an install. got the headlights (new) from bekkers.com, or rather an ebay ad that bekkers had placed to move old inventory. they no longer carry the HID direct replacement headlights for 202's anymore.
05-15-2008, 09:29 PM
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if you go with oem you have to install the sensors on the suspension (pass side front and rear) along with run all the wire, this is for the auto adjusting feature. you should also have a tought time finding where to mount the ballasts. i ordered/installed a set of HID's on my 97 c280 but they didnt come with the sensors so it wasnt that hard of an install. got the headlights (new) from bekkers.com, or rather an ebay ad that bekkers had placed to move old inventory. they no longer carry the HID direct replacement headlights for 202's anymore.
05-16-2008, 01:14 AM
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what im saying is if you buy actual c43 hid's youre gonna have to deal with installing those sensors amongst other things. but id you buy a prefab w202 headlight set with hid in there, they COULD be bosch like the ones i bought and you dont have to deal with as much crap... i have no idea who carries em now, maybe email www.bekkers.com and see if they can find you a set like the ones they sold me. be prepared to spend almost 1000 with shipping.
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05-16-2008, 11:51 AM
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i got one kit off ebay....... paid something like 120 bux..... i've had it in the benz for 3 years now... no issues. theres no splicing, the only custom part of the job is actually drilling the bulb cover..... everything else is just plug and play....
05-16-2008, 06:54 PM
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I got mine for $72 shipped. No problems. Only drilling the bulb cover as well.
05-29-2008, 02:23 PM
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Is the lense of the headlight different on the C43's with HID's installed from the factory? My C43 did not come with HID's from the factory. If I want to add HID's will I have to change the lense and/or headlight housing?
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05-29-2008, 07:31 PM
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the round plastic cover that you pop off to replace the bulb, for example. you have to drill a hole in it to run the wires in from the HID ballast since there is no room for a ballast inside the headlight assembly.
you do not have to buy any special lenses or reflectors, when you purchase a HID kit its just plug and play, kinda like replacing the bulb with a new noe, except the new bulb is a HID bulb.
you do not have to buy any special lenses or reflectors, when you purchase a HID kit its just plug and play, kinda like replacing the bulb with a new noe, except the new bulb is a HID bulb.
05-29-2008, 10:57 PM
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the light or the bulb assembly?
if it helps, HID lights emit a white-blue light that is very clean looking, you notice these types of headlights most frequently on high-end cars as you may have seen on the road.
HID lights require a ballast to power them, as they step-up the voltage many times to create an arc through the gas element, causing it to glow. HID's are more energy efficient (give off more lumens per watt than standard incandescent bulbs) but you may have to upgrade your fuse to accomodate the larger spike in current upon firing, which then levels out to about half or 2/3rd of the current use that the original non HID light was using.
for example, you have a 7.5 amp fuse for your headlight/s. standard headlamps use about 6 amps consistently. when you fire up a HID light it uses more than 10 amps, sometimes up to 13, and then lowers to even out at about 4 or 5 amps. so even though your new healights use less power thay initially draw more power so you may have to upgrade your fuses to accomodate this effect.
if it helps, HID lights emit a white-blue light that is very clean looking, you notice these types of headlights most frequently on high-end cars as you may have seen on the road.
HID lights require a ballast to power them, as they step-up the voltage many times to create an arc through the gas element, causing it to glow. HID's are more energy efficient (give off more lumens per watt than standard incandescent bulbs) but you may have to upgrade your fuse to accomodate the larger spike in current upon firing, which then levels out to about half or 2/3rd of the current use that the original non HID light was using.
for example, you have a 7.5 amp fuse for your headlight/s. standard headlamps use about 6 amps consistently. when you fire up a HID light it uses more than 10 amps, sometimes up to 13, and then lowers to even out at about 4 or 5 amps. so even though your new healights use less power thay initially draw more power so you may have to upgrade your fuses to accomodate this effect.
05-30-2008, 11:22 AM
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Mine were very easy about an hour to do a properly and secure the ballasts on the inner wings and drill holes through the lamp covers.
My auto level adjust works fine (it do not have auto its just the control knob below the lights switch)
05-30-2008, 11:47 AM
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Have you bought or fitted them yet? Make sure you buy a H1 coversion kit its much easier than fitting the original MB parts as I think you will need the complete headlamp units. I feel that 6000k is best I paid £80 from ebay and also did the bumper fog lamps which was a little bit more difficult to secure the ballasts in a good place.
Mine were very easy about an hour to do a properly and secure the ballasts on the inner wings and drill holes through the lamp covers.
My auto level adjust works fine (it do not have auto its just the control knob below the lights switch)
Mine were very easy about an hour to do a properly and secure the ballasts on the inner wings and drill holes through the lamp covers.
My auto level adjust works fine (it do not have auto its just the control knob below the lights switch)
05-30-2008, 06:01 PM
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lucky ******* has the eurospec c43 with the manual leveling headlights...
can u post a pic of your HID foglamps in action? id definitely be interested in doing that at some point.
can u post a pic of your HID foglamps in action? id definitely be interested in doing that at some point.
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