Headlight replacement question?
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2003 s430
Headlight replacement question?
Hello,
I have an 2005 s55 with factory xenon light. My question is I would like to replace my lights with aftermarket black housed lamps. But they say it would work if you have factory xenon lights. I would like to know why? if the connector different? anyway to still use them? I dont care about not using the factory xenon Ill just install an aftermarket kit.
Many thanks
I have an 2005 s55 with factory xenon light. My question is I would like to replace my lights with aftermarket black housed lamps. But they say it would work if you have factory xenon lights. I would like to know why? if the connector different? anyway to still use them? I dont care about not using the factory xenon Ill just install an aftermarket kit.
Many thanks
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From: Covina,CA
2010 W204, 2014 W212, 2015 W222, 07 SAAB 9-3, 2016 AMG GTS
The wiring is different, that's why you can not replace your factory xenon headlights with aftermarket non-xenon headlights directly, but someone here already done that, he modify the wiring himself to make it work, but he will not share that information.
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'12 528i, '05 E320, '05 Jag XJ8L, '04 CLK500, '03 S600, '92 Jeep Briarwood, '79 Rolls Royce
I'm unsure if it's the same with pre-facelift cars, but both of my 2000 S500's had self leveling factory xenons under that god awful foggy lens, and I replaced them with the "incompatible" aftermarket facelift lamps. They came with two connectors one being for factory non-xenon plugs and the other is an adapter from the factory ballast connector to the new H7 bulb.
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2000 Mercedes S500, 2008 Mercedes C300 4Matic
Hello,
I have an 2005 s55 with factory xenon light. My question is I would like to replace my lights with aftermarket black housed lamps. But they say it would work if you have factory xenon lights. I would like to know why? if the connector different? anyway to still use them? I dont care about not using the factory xenon Ill just install an aftermarket kit.
Many thanks
I have an 2005 s55 with factory xenon light. My question is I would like to replace my lights with aftermarket black housed lamps. But they say it would work if you have factory xenon lights. I would like to know why? if the connector different? anyway to still use them? I dont care about not using the factory xenon Ill just install an aftermarket kit.
Many thanks
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From: Auburn, CA USA
2016 S63, 2013 SL63
I keep looking at these:
https://www.amazon.com/Spyder-Auto-M...220+headlights
They have four different styles with HID. Looks like one with daytime LEDs and one without.
I would love to them lit and on a car...
https://www.amazon.com/Spyder-Auto-M...220+headlights
They have four different styles with HID. Looks like one with daytime LEDs and one without.
I would love to them lit and on a car...
Last edited by compaddict; Dec 17, 2016 at 04:24 PM.
