My new DEPO RS6-ZKW retrofit with AMBER Demon Eyes...
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i believe Dep has used two designs for the rear hatch. one is a large, oval race
track looking lid which spans both high and low beam units. it is retained via
wire latches.
the other design used by Depo is a round threaded flat cap which only covers
the larger, low beam unit.
sounds like ghaffer has the latter design. mine was the oval hatch and I simply
needed to notch the lid and allow the high voltage lead to pass through. I
fitted an O-ring as well and that has worked well for over 2 yrs.
track looking lid which spans both high and low beam units. it is retained via
wire latches.
the other design used by Depo is a round threaded flat cap which only covers
the larger, low beam unit.
sounds like ghaffer has the latter design. mine was the oval hatch and I simply
needed to notch the lid and allow the high voltage lead to pass through. I
fitted an O-ring as well and that has worked well for over 2 yrs.
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I finally finished the retrofit for my friend. Installed and aimed by 2am. haha The drivers side rotation is a bit off and also has more color at the cutoff than the passenger side, but besides that, its very nice. You can spot the blue flicker blocks ahead, especially on white street signs and other people's license plates.
edit: ohh yeah and the drivers bixenon solenoid decided to stop working after we put everything back together. :S Its not the wiring either as I tested everything with a multimeter.
edit: ohh yeah and the drivers bixenon solenoid decided to stop working after we put everything back together. :S Its not the wiring either as I tested everything with a multimeter.
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I finally finished the retrofit for my friend. Installed and aimed by 2am. haha The drivers side rotation is a bit off and also has more color at the cutoff than the passenger side, but besides that, its very nice. You can spot the blue flicker blocks ahead, especially on white street signs and other people's license plates.
edit: ohh yeah and the drivers bixenon solenoid decided to stop working after we put everything back together. :S Its not the wiring either as I tested everything with a multimeter.
edit: ohh yeah and the drivers bixenon solenoid decided to stop working after we put everything back together. :S Its not the wiring either as I tested everything with a multimeter.
It's definitely nice to put those DEPO retrofits in...:^_^: It literally shaves DECADES off the look of our W210s! As far as the solenoid problem goes, have you checked whether or not the shield is sticking or catching anywhere? I had the same problem, as the shield was stuck because I was trying to do a "shield mod". This is not necessary if you swap with a set of clear ZKW-R lenses.
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It's definitely nice to put those DEPO retrofits in...:^_^: It literally shaves DECADES off the look of our W210s! As far as the solenoid problem goes, have you checked whether or not the shield is sticking or catching anywhere? I had the same problem, as the shield was stuck because I was trying to do a "shield mod". This is not necessary if you swap with a set of clear ZKW-R lenses.
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update: I played around with the bixenon shield a bit and it works now.
The setup is gorgeous. I'll snap some pics when we install the h3 fog light bulbs matching the headlights in color.
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Ok I bought the ZKW lenses. I also bought brand new factory AMG fog lights, from Germany. Funny...the fog lights say ZKW on them too. I bought a HID kit for the fogs, 8000K to match my lights. I am in the process of fitting the HID's to my fogs. Next I will get new Depo's and gut my old ones. I don't like how they fogged up and a little condensation got in. I can see little spots. I am going to invest in the 3M protectant film so they look new for a long time
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For me, I used a set of WHITE LED 194-type bulbs with an in-line resistor to each one. The only catch is that you're going to have to make the hole of the city/parking light to accomodate to the larger LED bulbs. The color temp looks to be around 4100K to 4400K. There's a slight blue-green tint to them.
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very very impressive! I must admit, I dont really like the orange-ish color, but that was an excellent idea and it looks great! Not to mention, when you said Demon eyes, i thought it would be like the angel eyes in BMW's but this is different and creative! You used LED's to light up the projector when its not in use, thats genius!
I actually like the orange/yellow you picked & it was very smart to light up the non active projector.
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I went with oznium and I still don't have any problems. just gotta keep up with the lenses, so that they don't yellow. A coat of Klasse every few months ensures that.
