2008 E550 Headlamps
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2008 E550 Headlamps
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My understanding is that if I were to buy a 2008 E550 with P1, the car comes equiped with projector lights which are different than bi-xenons. The sales guy told me that the only difference between the two is that the bi-xenons are active with the steering wheel and that if I get the car with P1, the car will have the same lighting system but it won't be active. Is this true? I test drove a CLK with bi-xenons and an SL right before the E and while I know that the three cars are different, there was a different color of light from the CLK and the SL that the E didn't give off, even though the only difference was that the CLK and SL had "active" headlamps.
The guy at the dealership either doesn't know what he is talking about or is BSing me, right?
My understanding is that if I were to buy a 2008 E550 with P1, the car comes equiped with projector lights which are different than bi-xenons. The sales guy told me that the only difference between the two is that the bi-xenons are active with the steering wheel and that if I get the car with P1, the car will have the same lighting system but it won't be active. Is this true? I test drove a CLK with bi-xenons and an SL right before the E and while I know that the three cars are different, there was a different color of light from the CLK and the SL that the E didn't give off, even though the only difference was that the CLK and SL had "active" headlamps.
The guy at the dealership either doesn't know what he is talking about or is BSing me, right?
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The P1 I think will have Halogen headlamps. They're niot bad --- until you have driven a car with Xenons, after which you will not think so much of halogen. You'll need P2 for Xenon.