shadowgriffen

Yes.

You will need to convert your U.S 4 pin configuration to the EURO 6 pin.

myfirstbenz

I believe I used the tail light connectors(female) from the tail lights on a 94 E320 sedan for my euro's. No problems so far.

Bigpete123

Katmac will sell you everything you need in a kit. Including the wiper plate and the 6-pin connector with instructions. It's super easy.

As far as the ceramic bulb holder/connector thingy, I didn't even replace mine with a ceramic one. I just got one that said it was for over-wattage bulbs. The wires that come out of it are much heavier guage than the TYC ones.

Bosch will be nice, but they will be expensive. TYC's or Depos will work completely fine.

myfirstbenz

Next time, cover the license plate so the reflection ghost doesn't go nutzo... I gave up trying to chase that glare. Enjoy buddy! Pardon the Newbie skills to photoshop... I am learning on my own, but this program kicks ***.

Saijin_Naib

lol nice job What do you think of the Depo or Tyco lenses you got from katmac? Are they acceptable? Or will I regret puchasing them?

bjay51d

Pete your car is sharp...You had me so close to getting those euros.I ended up getting my exhaust done instead.Definitely in the works though

myfirstbenz

go with Katmac. hahah tyco... you mean tyc. I dont like depo's.

Saijin_Naib

yeah, tyc, thats the ticket :thumbs: Sorry, im really tired. So katmac is good? Okay, hopefully If I can afford them they go well into my car and help me see better at night! I got bamboozled on my smoked tails... So now I again am skeeved of ebay :C

myfirstbenz

I hear you on ebay's dangers. I lost 1400 bucks on ebay once when I tried to buy a g4 laptop a few years ago. Ebay sent me an email saying they would stand by the transaction, but when the **** hit the fan they didn't even answer phone calls. Ebay is a *****, but Katmac is all gravy!

Bigpete123

yeah, katmac is easy to work with. looks like they are out of stock right now, though. They used to sell the metal wiper plates to replace your current ones, but it looks like you might need to go to the dealership to get them. I've heard they're pretty cheap. I don't know which model W124 they came off of, but apparently one model didn't have the headlight wipers. So you just have to ask for those.

mgw_300e

Katmac sells tyco. They kick ***! Just plan on ditching the bulbs he gives you.

Saijin_Naib

Already do I really wanna get an HID kit or just HID bulbs. Do I need the ballast and **** with the HIDs or can I just get the HID H3/H4 bulbs?

Bigpete123

the fake HID bulbs are obvious when you see them, IMO. If you want HID's, either do it 100% or don't do it at all. And if you do it, you need clear lenses, not the fluted ones from euros. So you may need to send them to a machine shop that can smooth them out for you (I'm not sure what kind of outfit can do this for you). It's counter productive to try and increase your lighting for safety reasons only to blind (and therefore endanger) oncoming traffic.

shadowgriffen

LOL thanks Jonathan, your P-shop skills are fantastic, I likey stormie

myfirstbenz

Saijin_Naib

Are the euros really fluted that bad? I thought I saw somewhere that soemone did that and the beam patter was good still... On the DOT spec, I can see the cause for concern, but the euros that you have seem to be mostly smooth glass.

myfirstbenz

It is still good. Don't worry

Saijin_Naib

Good good... Now it comes down to what HID kit is worth the money? And I cant retro HID projectors... Im not nearly handy enough, though I would love proper HIDs :C

mgw_300e

I agree. People see "HID" and they want it. They like the way it looks on expensive cars. The problem is, expensive cars have expensive headlights. There's a reason that most bi-xenon HIDs (or whatever the hell they are) add thousands to the price of a car. There is a huge amount of technology that goes into them. You can't get that kind of technology for $60 on eBay. You just can't.
This would trash the beam pattern, please don't do this. The problem with DOT spec lenses is not that they are fluted (if that's the right term for those little ridges inside the bulb), it's that they have a lens designed to scatter the light in a big wide blob all over the road. The DOT came up with this because they wanted headlights to shine on street signs and traffic signs but not blind other drivers. Euro spec lenses focus the light on the road in a specific pattern (meaning NOT a big amorphous blob). If you've ever driven with this type of bulb, it's great for driving, but can make it hard to see some street signs. My guess is that in Europe the street signs are better lit than they are here, or they're just not too worried about them .

Saijin_Naib

Yar... So what then? ****, everything with modifying these cars is so confusing...

shadowgriffen

just get yourself some clear lenses and do what rik and eric have done.

mgw_300e

Or, get some euros and invest in some PIAA bulbs.

shadowgriffen

Or, have your little college buddies ride inside your engine compartment sans headlights and have them poke LED flashlights out of the gaping holes.

blue ones are really cool!

myfirstbenz

THe new audi R8 is going to be the first production car to use LED's as headlights. It is an option now but will become standard, something that I think will revolutionize the headlights in cars in years to come. I would actually like to look into doing this for a w124. If you were to make a large array of LED's aimed properly of course, you could get some serious light output with the amount of headlight area we have on our cars.... Mmmm, give me some time, i'll give 'er a try. I just need to make friends with some of the electrical engineering students to help me figure the wiring/loads/circuitry.

shadowgriffen

I wasn't joking.

Yes I've heard of the LED headlight idea.

if you look at the audi used in the movie I robot (the same one they had as a prototype) it used a three line array of LED lights in place of headlights...I think.

Also, have a look at the new *gag* w221 s-class convertible, it features a similar set up.

I was thinking og doing LED foglights for quite sometime, I'm serious.