Converting to LED without factory HID
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Converting to LED without factory HID
Hey All,
I'm looking into upgrading/converting to LED headlights on my 05 E320 CDi W211 without factory HID. The service dept at the local MB dealership implied that the rivers would run with blood if I do it so I started looking here. I've seen a bunch of good threads but most are fairly old so I wanted to ask if anyone can suggest good kits or steer me away from bad ones. Any good information will be appreciated.
I'm looking into upgrading/converting to LED headlights on my 05 E320 CDi W211 without factory HID. The service dept at the local MB dealership implied that the rivers would run with blood if I do it so I started looking here. I've seen a bunch of good threads but most are fairly old so I wanted to ask if anyone can suggest good kits or steer me away from bad ones. Any good information will be appreciated.
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Hey All,
I'm looking into upgrading/converting to LED headlights on my 05 E320 CDi W211 without factory HID. The service dept at the local MB dealership implied that the rivers would run with blood if I do it so I started looking here. I've seen a bunch of good threads but most are fairly old so I wanted to ask if anyone can suggest good kits or steer me away from bad ones. Any good information will be appreciated.
I'm looking into upgrading/converting to LED headlights on my 05 E320 CDi W211 without factory HID. The service dept at the local MB dealership implied that the rivers would run with blood if I do it so I started looking here. I've seen a bunch of good threads but most are fairly old so I wanted to ask if anyone can suggest good kits or steer me away from bad ones. Any good information will be appreciated.
Either way, we have LED and HID solution for you. You'll need a canbus enabled kit to not throw error codes, which all of our products are.
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Thanks Michael. Can you supply a link to the appropriate kit for an 05 E320? I think I think I have it but your site doesn't seem to have any information about the product. Also, are there any videos of the install process for that kit?
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Hylux/Morimoto Hybrid HID conversion kit
Morimoto HID conversion kit
Both will work, the main difference is some prefer a Hylux ballast and some prefer a pure Morimoto full kit. Personally, I prefer the Hylux ballast as it has the optional ground wire to help safeguard the kit from power surges.
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It comes with Velcro tape to attach the ballast to a flat surface in your engine bay, but some prefer 3M red double sided tape or zip ties instead so up to you how you want to mount.
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Honestly do what many have done (myself included), get bi-xenon projectors swap out the halogen ones then get HID installed. It will blow away anything else and won’t blind everybody.
it’s about a 3-4/10 difficultly level. More time than anything. Few hours each side.
it’s about a 3-4/10 difficultly level. More time than anything. Few hours each side.
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^ that's the proper way... Retrofitting xenon projectors. We have projectors as well if interested. It is more involved as you'll need to bake open your lens cover. As you have halogen projectors though, you're not blinding anyone like you would be doing with reflectors. The main thing you'd gain would be proper focal point. Either way, an HID conversion would still need to be done so it's not an either or situation. You can do a conversion first, then see if you're content with results. If not, you can continue to step 2 with a projector retrofit.
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