BLUEBENZ230

For anyone who has an R Class. I just installed a HID kit with 6000k.
Its the best upgrade you can do. Call genesis autosport at Rancho Cucamonga and talk to Recee. Cost $290.00

heron25

pictures???

GST500

Is the kit plug and play. If not how hard was the install?

THR500

I bought a kit 6 months ago but didn't install them because I don't want to mess up the electrical and void the warranty (should've thought of that before the purchase). Also, I believe a hole needs to be drilled somewhere in the light housing to let the wires in.

GST500

So are the bi-xenons lites a totally different set-up ? Do they use a whole different lite housing ? I thought it would just be plug and play, and just mount the ballast somewhere.

altezzajovy

any pics with the lights on?
how many k?

mbwguy

i mentioned this elsehwere, but i picked up this conversion kit ys and am happy with it (but would like to go brighter)... so that leads me to 55w kit land. how many watts is this guy? and how does it compare to OEM "glare"?

appreciate the info

mbwguy

and please don't say apexcone hid kit... my neverburnout doesn't short out every 5 seconds =( =(.. (but then again who ELSE carries 55s but apex?)

THR500

My set of HID Kit still in the box.

heron25

Just ordered a 6000k kit from EuroEffects for my 07. I have the stock halogens and had upgraded my low and high beams to the Philips Xtreme bulbs. Much better than the stock halogens but still not bright enough for me. Previous car had stock HID's and wife's current car has stock HID's and I hate the R everytime I get in and can barely see anything. I will install this weekend and post pics. $149 not including s/h but lifetime warranty on bulbs and ballasts.

AsianR350

Please take pics of the details installing steps and report back how it works (Code pop up in instrument cluster)

Thanks in advance.

AsianR350

THR500

I installed the kit earlier this year and have no problem so far.

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w251...en-lights.html

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w251...sion-pics.html

supernsx

Hi,
Does your R get a bulb out error message about new HID light? Or you have installed some special device to fool the computer?

Also, do you have any flicker problem?

Thanks!!

heron25

received the kit today- however, it doesn't have any sort of clip to lock the bulb into the halo projector housing. Did anyone else figure out a way to lock this thing in? I have a feeling i'm having a brain fart, but I can't figure it out.

R. Reyes

While I was searching for some information, I came across the MTEC HID kit that is supposed to be a model specific kit for the R-class that is plug & play and will not bring up an error code.

Anyone ever used/heard of them?

AsianR350

To people who installed HIDs lights,

Do you need 2 sets of HID set (low and high beam)?

Thanks,

THR500

The kit I bought comes with a pair of resistors to "fool" the computer. I would definitely get those kits that do not need that (Mtec?).

You need to use the metal clips from the original bulbs.

AsianR350

The kit I bought comes with a pair of resistors to "fool" the computer

How do you remove the metal clip from OEM bulb?

Thanks,

supernsx

Cool, thanks!! I also have good experience with ddmtuning in my W204. It comes out about $120 with shipping.

THR500

Once you got the old bulbs out you will figure it out.

heron25

Installed kit over weekend. Purchased from EuroEffects for $149, lifetime warranty on bulbs and ballast. Installation was relatively simple, approximately 1 hour. Longest part of the process was drilling/cutting the hole out of the light cover to pass the wires through. Didn't have a drill bit large enough, had to use a knife. Putting bulbs in the housing wasn't much more difficult than putting new h7 bulbs in, if you've done it before, you should be able to do it easily. Zip tied the ballasts to some metal struts next to the headlight assembly, little tricky finding a good spot that doesn't get too much heat from the engine, but not difficult at all.

I put in 6k, i wanted bright, but a little bit of blue tint to it. Looks great! Absolutely no error messages, no flickering and no issues whatsoever. I use it with the auto headlight on setting and it works great.

The only complain I have about this car is that the headlights are aimed low out of the factory. So the HID's are still a tad bit low for my liking, but the brightness of the HID conversions make it much easier to see at night. Very nice cutoff, no hot spots, does not blind other drivers and makes it much more comfortable to drive at night. Best money i've spent on this car so far. I will take pictures this week and post- i'll try and get cutoff, front and side pics.

AsianR350

Paid $290.00 plus shipping on MTEC HID 6000k and can not wait to receive the item to install.
It comes with 2 years warranty (just OK not like your HID that comes with lifetime replacement parts)

heron25

2 years is plenty, i wouldn't expect these things to last more than 2-3 years.

AsianR350

My MTEC HID kits come with metal clips and made in TOKYO JAPAN.

THR500

Great! I wish MTEC was avaliable at the time I bought my kit.