Mr Pie

I'm sad to say that I had a pair for my car (well almost had, I purcahsed a set through eBay), but the headlights where stolen from the sellers garage before he had a chance to ship them. My question is, where can I find the best value (quality/price) xenons for a 2000 E430? Should I look at replacing the head units (I know I'll need to remove the front bumper, not looking forward to that) or should I keep the current head units and go with better bulbs? What is everyone's experiences and/or suggestions?

Thanks in advance all

raymond g-

Doc....will yours fit?

The Godfather

Unfortunately not.

MARK CUMMINS

Contact Steve@MBENZ.nl Steve should be able to help you

Mr Pie

Thanks Mark, Steve @ mbenznl.com helped out, and he has some reasonable prices for xenon replacement headlights.

cody

How much? I'm thinking about getting new lens for my 2000 W210

Mr Pie

Cody,

$750 for a set. I can't remember if this was including shipping or not. The best thing to do is email him.

Mr.Gearhead

Hi Guys,
The Xenons you are speaking about for $750, it that to replace the factory regular headlights? I have a 2002 that I regret not getting the Xenon... I should have waited a couple weeks for the car to come in...

I thought if the car didn't come with Xenon from the factory I couldn't change them over later????

BenzVince

Sorry to hear that the headlights you received were stolen good. I'm not surprise with Xeon headlight turning up on ebay that could be stolen. It's very common place especially in the Northeastern States. The 02-03' Nissan Maxima has Xeon headlight and they are the most frequently stolen headlights. In addition to that, the replacement is a whopping 2500 bucks. Luckily the Benz don't cost much as what the Maxima goes for.

Mr Pie

Gear - these would be a complete replacement of your halogen headlights, of course with the '00, '01 and '02 W210 you basically have to remove the front bumper to be able to get at the lights themselves.

Vince - the headlights were stolen out of the garage from the guy I was buying them from, so I never lost any money, but I'm sure the guy I was going to buy them from did. The price for a factory set is roughly $1,600 plus installation so it could be very close to that $2,500 price for the Maxima if you had your local MB dealer install them.

Mr.Gearhead

So for $750 you get the Xenon system for the car. Taking the front bumper off is not a huge deal. I am more concerned with the wiring and the ballasts. Am I missing something here? I expected this to be a lot more than $750. Thanks again...

hubert

Well it's not just plug and play. 2000 and up you'll have to remove the bumper to put the headlights in.

Mr.Gearhead

If disassembly and reassembly of the bumper are all that is necessary- besides plugging in a few wires- then I am in for $750. I am in the middle of another project right now and this should be simple! Where can I get them?

http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/bendera/

cody

Nice Vette.

I'm in for $750 too. I guess we should contact Steve, but I think he's in California right now.

MARK CUMMINS

Yes Steve is Here for the Weekend.
The MB Xeons are Plug and Play..On The Late W210s the front Bumper MUST be removed to do the Install...I Did My W210 in a couple of Hours..Very Easy!