Xenon fog lights
03-14-2005, 12:10 PM
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Xenon fog lights
i'm getting my xenon headlights installed this month by steve and it got me to thinking.... why not install xenon fogs too? so i did some research and came up with this kit . i'm planning to put them on in mid-late april or maybe even may. i got a pretty hefty tax return so i have extra money i could spend 
. i'll be updating this thread from time to time with pix to show my progress. has anyone already done this? if so, link to thread pls.
. i'll be updating this thread from time to time with pix to show my progress. has anyone already done this? if so, link to thread pls.
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03-16-2005, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Money
The main headlights use H7's. The inner lights use something like a H5 (not sure) how can you make those lights HID?
i also might change the kit i'm planning to use to the McCulloch 6000K kit. pretty much any type of bulb can be converted to a xenon lighting system
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03-16-2005, 03:00 PM
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I know of one person who did this on his C320. His sn is bensitto (dont know the spelling). I've seen it many times in person and it looks SICK!!!!!!! Definitely do it. I have attached a pic of 8000K HID headlights to give you an idea of what that would look like (all I did was change the bulbs).
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03-16-2005, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Money
H7's are the high beams arent they? H5 is low beam I think.
low beam - H7
high beam - H7
lower fogs - H3
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03-16-2005, 11:01 PM
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correct me if I am wrong
but the light shown from the link dosen't look like a HID to me.,.
it is no WHERE near the output of HID lights.
(with an exception of older converion kit with 4.3k blub tinted blue which will result the output lumens that low in that specific color).
yet though the color is around 7000K.
(trust me on this,. I have been selling car accessories for 5 years., including unlimited no. of PIAA lights)
but the light shown from the link dosen't look like a HID to me.,.
it is no WHERE near the output of HID lights.
(with an exception of older converion kit with 4.3k blub tinted blue which will result the output lumens that low in that specific color).
yet though the color is around 7000K.
(trust me on this,. I have been selling car accessories for 5 years., including unlimited no. of PIAA lights)
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03-17-2005, 02:10 AM
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Nope, you're both wrong. The car came with "real" xenon's to begin with and I just upgraded the bulbs to 8000K bulbs. No, they are not painted blue, the pic just came out bad. It does put out a decent amount of light and the higher rating bulb you get, the less output you get.
03-21-2005, 11:44 AM
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Speaking of "CHEAP" lighting upgrades, I have been working on installing brighter bulbs in the parking lights (smaller lights next to the headlights) for over a MONTH already. Those little 4W bulbs look pee yellow next to the xenon headlights and are too weak compared to the fog's. Should have been an easy thing ... 
Stock bulbs are ba9s (9mm bayonet base incandescent bulb) rated at 4 watts. I searched the net looking for 12W to 15W replacement bulbs to fit the stock ba9s socket. Finally found 20 watt bulbs that were the right width to fit in the opening in the headlight housing ($7 each). Problem is they draw too much current and overheat the stock (22g) wires. Had to buy a half dozen ba9s sockets and experiment to find one that could handle 14 guage wires and four trips to hardware stores looking for something that would attach the socket to headlight housing without melting it (another $30 in crap). Oh, and you need a Bosch relay with a diode to provide enough power and avoid cooking the stock wiring back to the N71 module.
So, $50 into it I still have just a pile of hardware sitting on my bar.
There's got to be a better way to brighten up those lights (other than switching on the high beams).
Stock bulbs are ba9s (9mm bayonet base incandescent bulb) rated at 4 watts. I searched the net looking for 12W to 15W replacement bulbs to fit the stock ba9s socket. Finally found 20 watt bulbs that were the right width to fit in the opening in the headlight housing ($7 each). Problem is they draw too much current and overheat the stock (22g) wires. Had to buy a half dozen ba9s sockets and experiment to find one that could handle 14 guage wires and four trips to hardware stores looking for something that would attach the socket to headlight housing without melting it (another $30 in crap). Oh, and you need a Bosch relay with a diode to provide enough power and avoid cooking the stock wiring back to the N71 module.
So, $50 into it I still have just a pile of hardware sitting on my bar.
There's got to be a better way to brighten up those lights (other than switching on the high beams).
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03-21-2005, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Freddie
Speaking of "CHEAP" lighting upgrades, I have been working on installing brighter bulbs in the parking lights (smaller lights next to the headlights) for over a MONTH already. Those little 4W bulbs look pee yellow next to the xenon headlights and are too weak compared to the fog's. Should have been an easy thing ...
Stock bulbs are ba9s (9mm bayonet base incendescent bulb) rated at 4 watts. I searched the net looking for 12W to 15W replacement bulbs to fit the stock ba9s socket. Finally found 20 watt bulbs that were the right width to fit in the opening in the headlight housing ($7 each). Problem is they draw too much current and overheat the stock (22g) wires. Had to buy a half dozen ba9s sockets and experiment to find one that could handle 14 guage wires and four trips to hardware stores looking for something that would attach the socket to headlight housing without melting it (another $30 in crap). Oh, and you need a Bosch relay with a diode to provide enough power and avoid cooking the stock wiring back to the N71 module.
So, $50 into it I still have just a pile of hardware sitting on my bar. There's got to be a better way to brighten up those lights (other than switching on the high beams).
Stock bulbs are ba9s (9mm bayonet base incendescent bulb) rated at 4 watts. I searched the net looking for 12W to 15W replacement bulbs to fit the stock ba9s socket. Finally found 20 watt bulbs that were the right width to fit in the opening in the headlight housing ($7 each). Problem is they draw too much current and overheat the stock (22g) wires. Had to buy a half dozen ba9s sockets and experiment to find one that could handle 14 guage wires and four trips to hardware stores looking for something that would attach the socket to headlight housing without melting it (another $30 in crap). Oh, and you need a Bosch relay with a diode to provide enough power and avoid cooking the stock wiring back to the N71 module.
So, $50 into it I still have just a pile of hardware sitting on my bar.
There's got to be a better way to brighten up those lights (other than switching on the high beams).
btw... i went to the dealership in fremont last week and talked to one of the tech's there and he told me that some guy had a quad-xenon setup installed on his SL500 (i believe). crrraaaaaazy
03-21-2005, 11:58 AM
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It would be nice if the headlights, foglights, and parking lights did not appear to be three different colors...
Good luck with the fogs and post pic's when you are done.
Good luck with the fogs and post pic's when you are done.
03-21-2005, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Freddie
It would be nice if the headlights, foglights, and parking lights did not appear to be three different colors...
Good luck with the fogs and post pic's when you are done.
Good luck with the fogs and post pic's when you are done.
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1998 CLK 320
i need help i just bought a h3 hid kit. i tried to install it but now im stumped. i have and amg so its the round fogs which do use sizze h3 bulbs. now my questions is the ballast has 2 wires that are supposed to connect to the stock lamp harness. my stock fog light harness only has one wire. i tried just clipping in the balck and nothing happened then i tried the red and nothing happened the fuse is good can some please help im pulling my hair out for 3 days now
09-22-2009, 10:33 PM
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i did it recently. Cut the black wire that connects to the bulb holster. That's the ground. Put a connector on it and use that as the ground and the one that plugs to the bulb as the positive. then u just have to make sure you can close the clamping back on without letting moisture leak into the housing
