JackDaRippa

Just installed HIDs I had ordered from The Retrofit Source on Saturday. They are 35w 6000k. Im also waiting for my city/parking lights to come in. I took the pictures with my iPhone 5 so they're not that great.

Also went to check out the rims, they looked great so I put in the order along with a CF grille. Should have them on Saturday

Tomspo04

Looks great! looking forward to the wheels. What was the part number for your HID kit?

JackDaRippa

Thanks! Its the H7: Morimoto Elite HID System, then you choose your options.

bryant_is_bored

Nice potential setup Can't wait to see pics once the wheels are mounted.

JackDaRippa

Thank you, they said they will do a photo shoot of the car once its done. Hopefully I'll have some nice pics up soon.

BM2BZ

so you did the hid kit installation? how long did it take you? kind of pita to do, right? your ride will be badass once the wheels are on!

leapingpoint

concave rims me likey!

newyorktoLA

Its a PITA for the driver's side. I have the same H7 Morimoto Kit (mine's 5K though) and had a very detailed thread on how to install them in the W212.

raymond g-

the photo shows a beam which is poorly focused and displays some degree of
uncontrollable glare. probably a result of the rebased HID bulb on an H7 mount
and used in a projector spec-ed for halogen bulb. how does the beam lay out
on the road?

JackDaRippa

I had a buddy help me out so it made the process a little faster, probably an hour? Yes, I cant wait!

I was first looking at deep dish but once these caught my eyes i was like lol

Your thread helped me out a lot. Its a headache taking the wheel and the guards off the driver side. I also didnt have the custom metal brackets so that slowed me down since I had to custom cut them. Its all well worth it at the end!

Before installing it I knew it wasnt going to be perfect. I compared it to my sisters new C-Class with the Bi-Xenons in a dark alley, the layout was kind of similar but hers were much sharper and cleaner. I even had a friend drive it up and down the block while I was sitting in his car to see if it blinds people but everything was fine. Its not perfect but its more than good enough for me.

alloutmk23

The beam looks fine. Im running HIDs as well, havent got flashed once. I get more people flashing me when im in my truck or jeep without HID.

I hate it when people are so quick to judge. Were not running 8K in a honda civic or envoy.

Were running 6K in a focased projector housing....it wont blind people.

raymond g-

i responded to your photo and didn't presume anything. the results are on the
wall. compare that with any OE headlight and you'll understand better. the ºKelvin
has nothing to do with the glare or focus

chrisvr6

Is is your car comfort or sport?

hyperion667

I also am looking forward to seeing those baddies in action, nice choice of wheel

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JackDaRippa

Its sport.

I'll find a nice location on Saturday/Sunday to take some pics after I have them on.

johnc510

Congrats on the lighting upgrade! Huge difference over p1 halogen output.

A couple weeks ago, I also bought and installed this same HID kit from trs as well (except I got it with the 5k bulbs). This is just an observation but it seems there's some excess light "spraying" above the "cutoff line" in yours -- at least in this photo. In my light output above the cutoff line, it's relatively clean of any excess light.

I'm just wondering what might be causing that. I'll try to take a photo of my light output tomorrow night for comparison.

BTW, do you find the 6k light a bit too blue? I ask because my 5k bulbs' light is noticeably bluer than my BMW X1's oem xenon output. The 5k even seems a bit bluer than the LED hockey sticks.

ImInPA

The output from my OEM HIDs on my S350 is very similar to that in the picture. It looks like a very well executed conversion product. Just my two cents.

JackDaRippa

Thank you, makes a big difference! I dont know if it effects the lights at all but it was raining hard before I parked it and there was water all over the lights.

When they first go on its pretty blue but as it warms up it gets a bit whiter.. It took me a while to decide from 5k and 6k. Im very happy with them, i would like to see what the 5k looks like.

JackDaRippa

Some pics I took with my iPhone that are ok, I'll have some nice ones up soon.

hyperion667

**** me!!

those look great ripper
the wheels look ready to eat something

chrisvr6

Where'd you get those wheels? Looks awesome! Is the car lowered?

aeroconfigs

Nice rims man, looks great.

JackDaRippa

Haha thank you! I'm loving the color combo matching with the cars color and trim.

I got them at Need4Speed Motorsport in Glendale, CA.
http://www.need4speedmotors.com
It's not lowered, I don't want to slam the car but the guys were telling me about this electronic lowering system were I can control the height of the car from inside. I wana look into it more.

Thank you

BM2BZ

they look really bada$$ ! can't wait to see some better pics .

bryant_is_bored

Drop it, drop it . Correct me if I'm wrong, but an E350 doesn't run airmatic suspension, therefore you have shocks & springs so I don't think you can get an ELM.