GLK350 Headlights
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2010 GLK350
GLK350 Headlights
Hello all. I just bought a GLS350 and overall very much like the car. The only thing that really bothers me are the headlights. On low beam, there is a very low and abrupt cut-off of the beam. It's horrible and unacceptable in my opinion. Will be talking to the dealer about it soon as maybe they are not adjusted correctly (one can hope). Has anyone else noticed this?
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Sounds like you have a set of perfectly healthy bi-xenons. All bi-xenons are like this regardless of MB, BMW. Porsche etc. They have an upper shield that blocks the bulb from shining too high. You'll also notice the left bulb is shielded slightly more since oncoming traffic is on the left. I'm sure this is config is reversed for countries that have right hand drive cars.
If I remember correctly, your beams should be about 2 feet off the ground at 25 foot distance. Also, I don't think the guys at MB will be able to raise it passed the guideline height just because you want it higher. They could be liable for the people you blind!
If I remember correctly, your beams should be about 2 feet off the ground at 25 foot distance. Also, I don't think the guys at MB will be able to raise it passed the guideline height just because you want it higher. They could be liable for the people you blind!
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Hello all. I just bought a GLS350 and overall very much like the car. The only thing that really bothers me are the headlights. On low beam, there is a very low and abrupt cut-off of the beam. It's horrible and unacceptable in my opinion. Will be talking to the dealer about it soon as maybe they are not adjusted correctly (one can hope). Has anyone else noticed this?
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Halogens
They are the halogen lights. It's not bad in city driving or close freeway because of all the other ambient light, and if the road is flat. Maybe I'll just have to learn to live with it.
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GLK 350 / Porsche 993
Also bixenons on GLK are white (not blue
) so they match already.
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No, you get halogens (bixenons=HID). I would not call them yellow, but they are just regular headlights. Most of the reviews are based on GLK with no lighting package, that should give you an idea what they look like.
You can always replace those with whatever kelvin temperature (color) you'd like for 30-50 bux.
From my knowledge the main difference between HID's and halogens are the lenses. You can put HID's on any car, but HIDs are much brigher and need lens to focus the light. If you have seen those ghetto cars with really bright lights, this is result of putting HID bulb into regular headlight. This is also why retroffiting HID's properly is tought and expensive because you pretty much have to replace the headlight.
You can always replace those with whatever kelvin temperature (color) you'd like for 30-50 bux.
From my knowledge the main difference between HID's and halogens are the lenses. You can put HID's on any car, but HIDs are much brigher and need lens to focus the light. If you have seen those ghetto cars with really bright lights, this is result of putting HID bulb into regular headlight. This is also why retroffiting HID's properly is tought and expensive because you pretty much have to replace the headlight.
