Anyone here purchased these headlights ?
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Anyone here purchased these headlights ?
Found this on eBay - 00-02 MERCEDES W210 E CLASS *TRUE* XENON HID HEADLIGHT. It looks like the Depo Zam headlight.
Here is the link - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...TODAY.m238.lVI
Looking for feedback if anyone has purchased these lights
Here is the link - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...TODAY.m238.lVI
Looking for feedback if anyone has purchased these lights
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look good?be bad
this seems like a common subject.Look at the fine print,sales final,no return if opened,you pay return shipping if returned and they will send back the same item,pro install,they give no support on the installation,
the only thing they don't tell you is how crappy the light is coming out of the unit.
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ohlord
if you want t ospend ten percent of the value of the car on headlights get the depos and follow the instructions on installing the good projectors by zam.
the only thing they don't tell you is how crappy the light is coming out of the unit.
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ohlordif you want t ospend ten percent of the value of the car on headlights get the depos and follow the instructions on installing the good projectors by zam.
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im looking at anzo projectors now. there more expensive then depos but a friend of mine had them in his car with aftermarket h7 hid kit and it looked like the light quality was good against a wall. it was a very sharp straight line! so ima try them and ill keep you posted.
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i agree on the projector DIY, it's not as difficult as you might think, especially if you start with lights that have some sort of projector in them already...
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at some point you have to stop looking at those percentages... some of us spend more than 10% of the value of our cars just getting new tires!
i agree on the projector DIY, it's not as difficult as you might think, especially if you start with lights that have some sort of projector in them already...
i agree on the projector DIY, it's not as difficult as you might think, especially if you start with lights that have some sort of projector in them already...
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http://cgi.ebay.com/MERCEDES-W210-E-...QQcmdZViewItem
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http://cgi.ebay.com/MERCEDES-W210-E-...QQcmdZViewItem
Drop some more change on some ballasts and RS6 projectors and you have yourself a very decent set of headlights for much less than OEM at the dealer.
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i never bought them but i kno someone who has them and he showed them to me. with 8000k hid's They had a sharp equal cutoff. it looked good. the guy said the light quality was really good as well. idk for sure though
i would say the only thing idk about is condensation. it might fog up idk though.
i would say the only thing idk about is condensation. it might fog up idk though.
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Found this on eBay - 00-02 MERCEDES W210 E CLASS *TRUE* XENON HID HEADLIGHT. It looks like the Depo Zam headlight.
Here is the link - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...TODAY.m238.lVI
Looking for feedback if anyone has purchased these lights
Here is the link - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...TODAY.m238.lVI
Looking for feedback if anyone has purchased these lights
I have those lights on my car right now. hes a great guy, easy to work with and FAST shipping.
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Found this on eBay - 00-02 MERCEDES W210 E CLASS *TRUE* XENON HID HEADLIGHT. It looks like the Depo Zam headlight.
Here is the link - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...TODAY.m238.lVI
Looking for feedback if anyone has purchased these lights
Here is the link - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...TODAY.m238.lVI
Looking for feedback if anyone has purchased these lights
This is just a depo, eagle eyes or whatever headlight fitted with a 25 dollar HID kit. you can do this yourself for half the price and get the same crappy light output.
use 400 dollars and a weekend on depo + bi-xenon e55 or something instead
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I went ahead and pulled the trigger on some Anzo Projectors. My lenses are all roughed up (sand blasted) and if I am going to dig them out, I'd rather update the look of my car.
Hopefully they will give me better light output.
I'll post pix when I get them.
Hopefully they will give me better light output.
I'll post pix when I get them.
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(I didn't pull the bulbs yet to check them. The running light bulbs are crap and I am going to pull them tomorrow. The light output looks like a very comparable out put to the H7 Super brights I had in before but more concentrated.
Light before, and after, and what they look like on the car (one each old and new)
Light before, and after, and what they look like on the car (one each old and new)
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Fitment on the Anzos was good. I had a bit of a struggle getting two screws lined up at the same time on the passenger side, but the driver side went in really easily.
One thing I learned, pull the turn signal bulb out before trying to remove the old lights, I ended up snapping one off because I could not figure out what was getting hung up. The passenger side came right out with no issue with the turn signal bulb pulled.
The black housing is pretty sharp, so far, I'm happy I got them
One thing I learned, pull the turn signal bulb out before trying to remove the old lights, I ended up snapping one off because I could not figure out what was getting hung up. The passenger side came right out with no issue with the turn signal bulb pulled.
The black housing is pretty sharp, so far, I'm happy I got them
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review for posterity.
The black housing on my black car is an amazing improvement. the lights look as sharp as can be. Having seen the improvement in my car with the black housing and at least one car with housings painted matching designo white, I recommend that Mercedes make matching light housings an option. I really don't like all that chrome in the gigantic lights on the newer models. It takes away from the Grille which is the Mercedes Trade Mark.
Going from the old glow lamps to the projectors takes some getting used to, for one thing, turning 90 degree corners in the dark is an act of faith. I suggest using the fogs as drive lights. The side to side visibility is shockingly reduced. I now understand why all the car makers are going to corner turning lights.
I drove it today for 9 hours (470 miles) in the driving rain. The projectors are rock solid with absolutely no wobble to them like I have seen in some cheap replacements or self made projectors. The matching Anzo LED tails (bought and installed at the same time) had no moisture, the head lamps had no moisture, but the highbeam/marker lamps both had condensation half way up the lenses.
Apparently like any other replica headlights, its worth the effort to run a bead of caulk around them to be sure they are sealed tight.
But
They are still gorgeous
The black housing on my black car is an amazing improvement. the lights look as sharp as can be. Having seen the improvement in my car with the black housing and at least one car with housings painted matching designo white, I recommend that Mercedes make matching light housings an option. I really don't like all that chrome in the gigantic lights on the newer models. It takes away from the Grille which is the Mercedes Trade Mark.
Going from the old glow lamps to the projectors takes some getting used to, for one thing, turning 90 degree corners in the dark is an act of faith. I suggest using the fogs as drive lights. The side to side visibility is shockingly reduced. I now understand why all the car makers are going to corner turning lights.
I drove it today for 9 hours (470 miles) in the driving rain. The projectors are rock solid with absolutely no wobble to them like I have seen in some cheap replacements or self made projectors. The matching Anzo LED tails (bought and installed at the same time) had no moisture, the head lamps had no moisture, but the highbeam/marker lamps both had condensation half way up the lenses.
Apparently like any other replica headlights, its worth the effort to run a bead of caulk around them to be sure they are sealed tight.
But
They are still gorgeous
Last edited by MG; May 12, 2008 at 09:13 PM.
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Going from the old glow lamps to the projectors takes some getting used to, for one thing, turning 90 degree corners in the dark is an act of faith. I suggest using the fogs as drive lights. The side to side visibility is shockingly reduced. I now understand why all the car makers are going to corner turning lights.
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No offense but those lights are horrible for driving. The only thing they are good for are looks and at night they are nowhere close to the oem output or pattern. Also, Depo's are a good brand for aftermarket and I would say none compare to oem but Depo is the best for the price.
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A. start new threads
when posts are over a year old.
B.good quality projectors. Are an oxymoron.
C.Spend the $800 bucks or so to build a set following the directions and find out.
Or spend even more and locate and have coded to the car a set of factory xenons.
B.good quality projectors. Are an oxymoron.
C.Spend the $800 bucks or so to build a set following the directions and find out.
Or spend even more and locate and have coded to the car a set of factory xenons.
