Xenon headlight replacement
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E300 TD 1998
Xenon headlight replacement
I want to replace old headlights with the new ones, but I am not sure about wiring connection.
Please, could you explain it to me? I have attached a picture for better understanding of my problem.
Please, could you explain it to me? I have attached a picture for better understanding of my problem.
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The image on the left is definitely not OEM, I would use a different image. That looks like an aftermarket ballast and igniter. The OEM igniter sits below the headlamp unit in that metal box. about 4 inches by 3 inches. The plugs...in your right picture, the larger plug controls your low beams and high beams. The smaller one controls your headlamp auto-adjustment control. The two prong plug will be for your blinker. If you have OEM xenons, it will be a simple plug and play operation. Its only 3 plugs and its impossible to mess it up.
If youre not going OEM...like in your picture...don't know what to tell you.
If youre not going OEM...like in your picture...don't know what to tell you.
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Thank you very much. You helped me a lot.
I want aftermarket headlights. With OEM it would be no problem but I did not know what is the smaller connector for so thanks for explanation. Now I know that auto-levelling will not be fuctional.
I want aftermarket headlights. With OEM it would be no problem but I did not know what is the smaller connector for so thanks for explanation. Now I know that auto-levelling will not be fuctional.
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I have found out that #2 is for pneumatic auto-levelling function. The connector for ignitor is inside the lamp (with blue-red color).
So thanks to everyone for help. Now it´s a bit more clear for me. :-)
So thanks to everyone for help. Now it´s a bit more clear for me. :-)
Last edited by mike69; Jan 18, 2014 at 06:11 AM.
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I don´t know how to contact vendor, I don´t even know who it is. I can contact only seller and I did but he didn´t answered. Anyway I think he has no such things.
I thought the forum is for sharing problems and knowledge to help each other but if I bother with my thread, I am really sorry.
I thought the forum is for sharing problems and knowledge to help each other but if I bother with my thread, I am really sorry.
