007

shane sweet man, thanks for the instructions. shane few questions,
total instal time?
plug and play ? (mine 97)
light quality and brightness?
what bulbs to put in there?

persianb28

Looks real nice Shane! How long did the install go? I ordered a pair for my 96 E320. I can't wait now!

Shane C

Thanks for the compliments guys.

007 any time brotha thats what were all here for. believe me i wouldnt have half of my mods without the help of others on the forum!


R&R about 30-45 tops!.they are plug and play same wire connections just snap in. 8mm socket and ratchet is all thats needed for the install. New lights came with all bulbs except the orange blinker bulbs just remove from your present lights (mine were allready orange).Clear bulb will not work because lense is clear and will flash white. I will probably put my hyper white bulbs back in headlights till i get an HID kit. and allmost forgot! new lights came with instructions also.

Guys the pictures dont do any justice these headlights are NICE!

Richard Galing

Looking Good Shane C...

Whitey

Lookin sharp Shane If you don't want any ugly amber reflections in your blinkers you can always use Philip Silver Vision bulbs, they're silver in color but flash amber

raymond g-

Wuzzip, Shane? How does beam pattern project now? Looking for info on depth and width compared to the stock, beveled lens units. Thanks! Great
job on photos and descriptions, you guys! Great M-B/AA support group. ;-)

Shane C

whassup! Raymond here is a pic of light reflection at night on garage door so you can see cutoff. depth and width also drastically improved over my old foggy yellowed lenses

richard and whitey thanks for the comps fellas. whitey I will pick up a set of silver bulbs to replace yellow bulbs this week.

Whitey

Alrigte! Remember to do some before and after pics of the silver visions (or a left and right)....interested to see how they look on these projectors......

Alexbenz

said take the before and after pics, i installed them the first day but deicded to match the side mirrors and keep the orange..........

Whitey

LOL, what are you saying mang????? (I understood the last bit (orange) but totally confused about the first........)

oonick

dam..do i really have to remove the front bumper to install the projector lights on my 2000 e320

Alexbenz

yes

zam2000

I got mine installed on Sat: the look is gorgegous !!!. Took about an hour to install & align the housing, and another 15 min at night to align the light beam. Over the weekend, I have had couple of CLK and E owners (encountered at gas station and mall parking lot) asking me for info about the light. Apparently, people have seen different type of customizations made to CLK and E, but this style of headlight is first.

It's type of customization that make your car stand out from crow.

Problem though: my gf went completely nut, whining that while we're trying to save $$ for our up-comming wedding, I would blow $440 on a set of light after spent $$$$$$ to upgrade wheels last month blablabla ...... I didn't want to tell her that I'm more passionate about car than gf, nor did I bother to tell her that it's my money. To make thing cool down, I told her that I would return the light and put the old one back on. (hey, you could win the fight with her, but can't win the battle ...)

Of course, that's BS story, since no electronic stuff could be returned whatsoever. So I'm looking to sell it via eBay or forum.

First $370 take it. I prefer local pickup, since it's quite a big box, and shipping could be significant, unless you don't mind paying shipping (UPS ground would probably run about $30-40). FYI, I'm in southern california.

I have used the lights for about 30 min at most at night, took couple picture w/ it, so it's pratically new. I have receipt, box, and everything ... .

Btw, the seller gave me two pair of H7 bulbs as bonus, since I have no need for it, whoever buy the light will have it too. I think the bulb are Philips Vision Plus, they cost around $30-40/pair.

THIS LIGHT IS TO USED ON W210 FROM 96 TO 99 ONLY

If you're interested in it, email me at hhbk@yahoo.com

zam2000

Now that I do it again, the whole installation take 10 minutes (both size). I guess SteveML could probably done it in 2 min, w/ his eyes closed

Shane C

damn that sucks you'll definately get your money back on them though pop em on ebay

007

first off, i wanted say thanks to zam2000 for helping with install of the new lights.

just put in the projectors today. big difference from oem in terms of brightness. night driving is definitely an improvement. will post pics for you guys once i learn how to do it.
for those who still are considering changing, do it,you will not be disappointed.....

MBWorld1

Shane C & 007:

I just installed these lights and noticed that the light beam at night is out of alignment. What did you do to align it? Did you adjust the housing or the bulb?
I will post pics soon.

007

i aligned the bulb through the twist knobs above. not the entire housing.

MBWorld1

007

Got it, 1 more thing,
Is your light kinda dim at night?
I have noticed that the pattern and the brightness is not up to par as the original lights that I had on.
Maybe its the bulbs. Do you know if they are replaceable?

Thanks

MBWorld1

Just installed the new lights over the weekend.
take a look.

They look great during the day but I am not too happy with the light at night.
You can see the last 2 photos, the lights have some kind of pattern to it.
Not really sure why thats the case. Also, they seem a bit dim.

Can others with the same lights comment on that?

raymond g-

To paraphrase Fresh Prince, "...I GOTSTA get me one of these !!...."

007

mb,
for me, the lights seem brighter at nite, are u sure u are not projecting too high up. before i had adjusted at a few days i thought it was not brite enough, but i pointed them down a little more than stock ones.
also, i notice that u have to point the lites a little inward more than stock. it took me around 3 days to finally adjust. the pattern that u have i have it too ,but it does not bother me...
the bulbs are replaceable, if u want u can try putting your stock bulbs back into the new headlights and put them side by side with the bulbs you have there now to see if there is difference.

hope that helps.

Alexbenz

lights are fine on mine, but then again i have 2 sets of hid kits, one in headlight and the other in my fog lights.... but headlights alone are bright even though i have 8000k......... check to see if they are adjusted right

Whitey

And if halogens is still your choice, I would recommend 5000K Philips Crystal Vision for a nice sharp/clear, bright but slightly blue tinted beam....very close to most HID in color

MBWorld1

Can you tell me which ones you have on yours?
Also where did you get it?
I would like to upgrade these bulbs soon.