Facelift Completed 100%
#1
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2002 Mercedes S 430(GONE), 2001 E320(GONE), 2007 S550(GONE), 2009 BMW X6(GONE), 2014 S550
Facelift Completed 100%
Finally got my headlight installed. Got the facelift harness from Chris yesterday, installed it myself right away, pretty easy installation. Now i am 100% facelifted.
Here are pics before and after. Pics are taken on a phone so they arent best quality, will take better pics later.
Also i was going to make installation video but my slr failed at the last moment.
Thanks goes to:
Chris The Swede - for answering hundreds of my questions and for the harness kit
J.T.S550 - for helping me find headlights for a good price
EDIT:
Some info for those who want to do the same upgrade:
Things needed for new headlights:
1x Harness Kit
6x ECUs/Ballasts for Headlights
2x Headlights
Headlights part#:
My car has Active-Cornering and No Night-Vision, so i used these part#s
These are suppressed part#s
221 820 57 59
221 820 58 59
The new part#s
221 820 13 59
221 820 14 59
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Just to give you an idea of how the car looks during installation
Here are pics before and after. Pics are taken on a phone so they arent best quality, will take better pics later.
Also i was going to make installation video but my slr failed at the last moment.
Thanks goes to:
Chris The Swede - for answering hundreds of my questions and for the harness kit
J.T.S550 - for helping me find headlights for a good price
EDIT:
Some info for those who want to do the same upgrade:
Things needed for new headlights:
1x Harness Kit
6x ECUs/Ballasts for Headlights
2x Headlights
Headlights part#:
My car has Active-Cornering and No Night-Vision, so i used these part#s
These are suppressed part#s
221 820 57 59
221 820 58 59
The new part#s
221 820 13 59
221 820 14 59
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Just to give you an idea of how the car looks during installation
Last edited by Arlen777; 09-09-2012 at 11:44 PM.
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Thanks, 2600$ before i sell my old headlights
I was thinking the same thing, just need to fix my camera and take a pics
Hehehe, its my wife btw. Maybe i ll post it later
No need for sam.
No, i just left it connected to my old sidemarkers, i want to connect them to the harness later, just to see if there is a difference in color/brightness
No, i just left it connected to my old sidemarkers, i want to connect them to the harness later, just to see if there is a difference in color/brightness
#15
You mean instead of having your headlights on? I wouldn't think so. They might be bright, but good luck explaining that to the police why you decided to leave your headlights off when you get pulled over.
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#18
I read a lot, but not all. I was under impression that, that everyone that have done the facelift headlights upgrade, has also upgraded the SAM. It's a definite plus if that's not the case, because my conversion should be 90% complete this week (not to include the facelift headlights and the big brake kit).
Regards,
Tony
Regards,
Tony
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Its not that hard, just bunch of unscrewing, just follow instructions and double check everything
I read a lot, but not all. I was under impression that, that everyone that have done the facelift headlights upgrade, has also upgraded the SAM. It's a definite plus if that's not the case, because my conversion should be 90% complete this week (not to include the facelift headlights and the big brake kit).
Regards,
Tony
Regards,
Tony
#20
How are the resistor on that harness? When I tired them exact resistor with my led drl lights, it got so hot. It could probably melt things around it? After a good night/day of driving with the lights on. Can you tell me if the resistor are extremely hot? I'm looking to do the lights. But I'm affraid of that reason. Thanks
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How are the resistor on that harness? When I tired them exact resistor with my led drl lights, it got so hot. It could probably melt things around it? After a good night/day of driving with the lights on. Can you tell me if the resistor are extremely hot? I'm looking to do the lights. But I'm affraid of that reason. Thanks
and also wrapped the "magic box" on the harness in plastic wrap to make it waterproof.
Last edited by Arlen777; 09-10-2012 at 10:00 PM.
#22
You should use them thermal wrap. The ones people use to wrap up there intake manifolds on them turboed cars. I was thinking that if I were to do the conversion in the future. Good job on the car!
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Thanks, i am gonna remove the bumper again this weekend to triple check everything again. Will take some pic of how it looks from within