Stock HID ??
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Stock HID ??
Hey.. i just purchased a 2006 Ml320.. and our sales person says that the lights come stock as hid..so if i wanted to upgrade the colour temperature up to lets say..8000k do i just need to purchase the bulbs?? and not the aftermarket kit??which bulb type would it be??
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2020 GLE 450; 2023 BMW M2 Coupe
HID upgrades
Hey.. i just purchased a 2006 Ml320.. and our sales person says that the lights come stock as hid..so if i wanted to upgrade the colour temperature up to lets say..8000k do i just need to purchase the bulbs?? and not the aftermarket kit??which bulb type would it be??
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so if i do not have this option available.. is it possible to get an aftermarket hid kit installed.. i just spooke with my local mb dealership, who previously changed my settings for my c230 coupe to xenon=present.. is this possible for the ML?? or does anyone have any other suggestions??
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2020 GLE 450; 2023 BMW M2 Coupe
HID retrofit
so if i do not have this option available.. is it possible to get an aftermarket hid kit installed.. i just spooke with my local mb dealership, who previously changed my settings for my c230 coupe to xenon=present.. is this possible for the ML?? or does anyone have any other suggestions??
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okay great.. has anyone on the forums had there aftermarket hid kit installed on this truck.. b/c the person at the dealership says on the ml350 it is impossible, however somebody at that same dealership did mine for my c230 coupe... if this dealersip cant do this.. does anyone know where i can purchase an hid where i dont need to change the xenon=present setting.. or where i can get the setting fixed!!! in the vancouver BC area... i was making arrangements to have the hid kit installed monday.. and wanna deal with this b4 i go ahead and have it installed..
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this is the kit you want:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MTEC-...spagenameZWDVW
no error messages, direct plug and play. i used velcro strips to attach my ballasts, didn't want to drill holes in the engine bay.
comes with good instructions - just make sure you aim/align them properly before going out on the road.
retrofitting the actual OEM assemblies wouldn't really help you - they wouldn't scatter light as much since they were made for HID light, but there is no way to retrofit the autoleveling / active-curve functions, so you might as well go this route (a lot cheaper!)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MTEC-...spagenameZWDVW
no error messages, direct plug and play. i used velcro strips to attach my ballasts, didn't want to drill holes in the engine bay.
comes with good instructions - just make sure you aim/align them properly before going out on the road.
retrofitting the actual OEM assemblies wouldn't really help you - they wouldn't scatter light as much since they were made for HID light, but there is no way to retrofit the autoleveling / active-curve functions, so you might as well go this route (a lot cheaper!)
