stemags

Burned out a driving/high beam bulb.Has anyone used the crystal vision H7's
and do they like them?

Whitey

Yep, seen them 5000K Crystal Visions in action. No joke, the crystaline glass does produce a real crystal clear light (much clearer than regular glass) and the 5000K color is a nice faint blue, close to xenons.....I think you'll like em, if you can put up with the blue tint that reflects off the light during the day......somewhat brighter than the other brands e.g. PIAA's which are glass cased.

stemags

Well Im not suprised you had some thoughts Dave,,so they sound just what Im looking for.Now,how the hell do you change them out,,,its kinda tight?Do I need to remove washer resevoir and air cleaner?They should be here friday,got them from SUVLights.com,46$ a pair.

Whitey

On the washer reservoir side, yes, you can just slide the front tank off. On the other side, you'll just have to do as best as you can to move around the tight gap and its better to let the lid drop to the side instead of pulling it right out....believe me, it does work but its easier if you have small hands Good luck! How much are you paying for them btw?

stemags

Sounds like Im gonna lose some knuckle meat Davey,thanks for the advice.They were 46$ for the pair,SUVlights.com.Where is the fastener to move the resevoir away Dave?

Whitey

No fasteners, just lift (up) the front reservoir (narrower one) off and put it aside...careful not to pull off the hose and spill fluids all over the engine bay....

stemags

Oh ok,,,sounds easy enough,for the left side that is.But the right will be a different story sounds like.Thanks much Dave.

stemags

Ok,,,Crystals went in painlessly,,,but lo and behold,,the little bulb underneath the H7 highbeam is blown,,,,so who has the correct bulb size,and knows if they come in different color/temperatures?Thanks folks.

fazooley

Hey Steve whats shakin, long time no speak.

Fszooley
2006 CLS500

JimE430

The bulb you are looking for is an H6W or just H6. I got a "whiter" bulb for mine. I wish I could remember where I got them, but I dont. I do know I did a lot of looking on the net to find them. The bulbs you have now have 2 locking nubs, but not 180 deg. apart. The brighter bulbs will have the nubs 180 apart and they will come modified (one nub filed off) or you can do it yourself. They will and do fit, and are brighter than stock. Remember this is only a 6 watt bulb and wont be that noticeable, but side by side you can tell the differance from stock. I will look and see if I can find where I got them.
Jim
P.S. I did not remove anything to change out all of my bulbs.

JimE430

Found the box! If you search the net under H6 you will find them (be patient) the ones I got are, "cool blue" made by OSRAM part #64132CB
Hope this helps,
Jim

JimE430

Did a quick check and I found some that were not out there before. These look great! Could be very bright! No need to modify, pins are right. Here is the link,
http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/default.php?cPath=44_57

Whitey

Dude, LEDs are the best to achieve a nice color, with various choices, not just white ......but they will definitely trigger off your bulb out warnings on your computer due to much lower power usage....many of us have explored it.... The only way to fix that is to put in a resistor..which to my mind, is too much work.

stemags

Hey Frankie boy,,whats new,,you driving a CLS???Dang man,,,we gotta get together soon,I just added some nice AMG's,spoke briefly to Matt on MB world,hope to catch both of you soon.

Jim,thanks for the help,I found the H6 and changed both,$5 each.The H7 Hi beams look blue in the glass,and they burn real nice whiteish blue.

Whitey

Jim, do those cool blues still have a little yellow color in them? I read somewhere that the Philips Blue Vision H6W are (apparently) even whiter and brighter than Osrams. Problem is, I can't find them at any of the local shops

JimE430

Well, whenever you view a mod. you get used to it. I remember when I put one in and left the other stock, and could see a big difference. Now, I still think it looks white, but I wonder if I could do better. I dont underatand how a LED, that still draws 6 amps, could effect the "bulb out" on the car? Is this for sure? Anyway, for a small price the Osrans are much better than stock.
Jim

Whitey

Yes for sure. LED's will trigger off the warning - I've tried it.