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[Picture] Left Side
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Both of them
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You're crazy, those are both stock.
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Polarg M17's Can You Tell The Difference...

Old Nov 21, 2003 | 11:45 PM
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Question Polarg M17's Can You Tell The Difference...

I just installed some Polarg M17's and I was wondering if you guys can tell the difference because I'm having a hard time doing so.

BTW, thanks Danny, and I still would have wanted them.
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Old Nov 22, 2003 | 12:01 AM
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W213 '17 E43 ///AMG - W211, W208 no more
I pick the right side (driver)....

wow... now i'm wondering if I should install my M17s???

I still running my old old set of M17s, but I had bought 2 sets of the new ones (you bought one of those sets)... I guess the dye makes it less blue...

The old ones are painted with a thick coat of blue paint...

Hey Brian, I'm gonna be ordering LEDs for a forum member, if you want, I can order you a set of those... they are much much much more blue...

Do you recall seeing them in my driving lights comparison a while back??? The LEDs were the bluest ones...

Let me know... Sorry the bulbs didn't work out to be as nice as we both hoped it would be...
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Old Nov 22, 2003 | 10:07 AM
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I had the ones with the thick paint, they show up pretty greenish/blue tint. Bujt it looks like I have a headlight growing algae or fungus, its an ugly off blue.

Need a better solution, on my c230 it had a 194 wedge in the same style plug for the headlight. Im thinking of getting this connector and just splicing it on instead of the M17 conenctor.

On my c230, I had xenons and the polarg wedge bulbs really matched well.
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Old Nov 23, 2003 | 06:54 PM
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Originally posted by mmgrad
I pick the right side (driver)....

wow... now i'm wondering if I should install my M17s???

I still running my old old set of M17s, but I had bought 2 sets of the new ones (you bought one of those sets)... I guess the dye makes it less blue...

The old ones are painted with a thick coat of blue paint...

Hey Brian, I'm gonna be ordering LEDs for a forum member, if you want, I can order you a set of those... they are much much much more blue...

Do you recall seeing them in my driving lights comparison a while back??? The LEDs were the bluest ones...

Let me know... Sorry the bulbs didn't work out to be as nice as we both hoped it would be...
Danny -

Order me a set also! Email me at robert_hom@yahoo.com and let me know price/shipping/details

Thanks,
Rob
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 01:55 AM
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Originally posted by mmgrad
I pick the right side (driver)....

wow... now i'm wondering if I should install my M17s???

I still running my old old set of M17s, but I had bought 2 sets of the new ones (you bought one of those sets)... I guess the dye makes it less blue...

The old ones are painted with a thick coat of blue paint...

Hey Brian, I'm gonna be ordering LEDs for a forum member, if you want, I can order you a set of those... they are much much much more blue...

Do you recall seeing them in my driving lights comparison a while back??? The LEDs were the bluest ones...

Let me know... Sorry the bulbs didn't work out to be as nice as we both hoped it would be...
No problem at all Danny, it turned out okay. I like it a lot better than the stocks after looking at them again. I think I'll be okay with these for now, but thanks for the offer for the LED's.
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 01:56 AM
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Oh yeah, btw, it is installed on the [picture] right side.
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