mz3bo

Hi,

My 2002 Ml came with Halogen H7. I would like to know if I can upgraded to aftermarket H7 Hid kits (the real deal) ? I know that on some truck-cars, you need to bring it to the dealer to reprogram the computer to accept the HID (voltage and automatic light featured cars). My Ml has the automatic light on/off as well. Can someone tells me if it will be plug and play ?

Thanks

350insp

Yeh, I would like to know if that is possible too as I didn't find anything using the search function. I would like to do either H7 HID replacement or get MB Bi-xenon(which is about $800-$1000 on ebay). Thanks,

Winston.

02ml500

I installed bi-xenons in my 02' and they were a pain in the ***. They flickered and flickered for minutes until they finally stayed lit. I went back to H7 Silverstars. They were more a hastle than they were worth.

exexpat

Yes, easy on the early headlights (but tons of glare), not so easy on the '02-up projectors. Requires a ring to be made to hold the bulbs/ignitors in place. I have a 2004 Jaguar Valeo kit in mine

55fanatic

listen to this man ^^^^ He is a lighting Genius, I will post a picture of that ring he may be saying you need...

AsianML

exexpat

Just a note: I'm talking about using normal D2S/R-based bulbs. The rebased H7 style won't be much easier and no additional notching of the bulb base is required to fit D2S/R bulbs into the projector housings. The OEM adapter rings may work on the rebased H7 bulbs with separate ignitors.

Remember, H7 and D2S/R have identical arc/filament placement, so you can run OEM D2S/R bulbs and an OEM set-up may be cheaper.

55fanatic

here is the stock ring I have. This is off my older style headlamp, you think itll work on the newer projector(halogen set)



This is also the empty space I was telling you about, on the right of this picture you can see where the ring secures itself via the three screws

exexpat

nope, you essentially need to make these with 2 small tabs in line with the notches at 3:00 and 9:00.

350insp

All, Thanks for all the information. I'm planning to get D2S bulbs, H7/D2S adapter and Hella ballasts as my '03 ML350 already has H7 halogen projector and a nice cutoff. Also, does anyone know of better pricing on the components from a reliable source? All I have now is ebay or hidplanet. Thanks,

Winston.


http://www.hidplanet.com/H72D2.html
http://www.hidplanet.com/ballasts.html