Hey Guys,
My search started when my left, low beam, headlight went out/flickered. I priced around at my local parts stores to find the replacement bulbs were $100 and up! What a rip off! With the help of David WHPH28 and Toby MBENZ07 (Thanks Fellas!), I was able to find some great HID D1S Bulbs at a fraction of my local parts store prices. I went with Innovited 8000k bulbs. I got them from Amazon.com for $29.99 for TWO, yes two.
I installed them for the first time and I don't know if it's cause i'm a lefty, but I found the passenger side a little more challenging to do then the drivers side honestly despite what some other responses have been in previous posts where everyone sweats the drivers side is more difficult. I also elected to do the drivers side from up top as opposed to the wheel well route. I just loosened the 10mm bolt from the windshield washer reservoir, lifted the black tab off the screw very gently with a flat head screw driver as it is tight and could snap, moved it to the side and removed the thick rubber weatherstripping that goes around the radiator support of the car for that extra little room to move around ( it definitely helped). I pulled off both sides in about 20 minutes even with my big hands, it can be done. Trickiest part for me was just clipping the lights back into the electric socket as the harness is short with not much room to spare or work with. I really like the slight blue hue the 8000K projects. It's not obnoxious or kiddie by any means. They now look very modern. Only problem is now I opened up a can because I now want the fog lights and parking lights to match...On the road the illumination is a huge improvement and upgrading to the 8000k caused no issues at all. I was told any D1S would work up to 8000k. 10,000k would need some sort of adapters to make them work. Figured I would post this as to potentially help another newbie from getting ripped off and for some quick guidance.
Anthony
and you will find several complaints about the short life for this product. Based on these reviews, you may be happy for a few months until the bulbs fail and you have to repeat the task of installing new bulbs.
There are some very high quality bulbs that are in the $100+ range and are justifiably priced given performance. Yes there are less expensive options, but you get what you pay for. A good compromise between price and performance are the Morimoto D1S we carry at $70 that comes with a 5 year warranty.
I bought these on the recommendation of other members who have had long term success with these HID's. I went through all 15 pages of their reviews and while there are some complaints, the majority are 5 star reviews with an overalll rating of 4.5 out of 5. I would say that is very good. Longevity will be the question. I will update this thread over time, but for now to anyone reading this, don't get ripped off paying $100+ for bulbs. I am happy to give these a chance. Time will tell...
Hey Guys,
Only problem is now I opened up a can because I now want the fog lights and parking lights to match...
Anthony
Anthony, when you find a replacement solution for the foglight bulbs to match the bixenon lights let me know. I want the foglight color output to be the same as well!
congrats on severely reducing the amount of light that actually falls on the road - especially in inclement weather (water in air) as well as increasing your ability to blind incoming traffic. you managed to score 0:2 in one single swift, cheap swing lol...
Nope just the opposite. Lights are noticeably brighter on the back roads and have been great in the rain. Now go increase your Ritalin dosage! ^^What a nut^^
Nope just the opposite. Lights are noticeably brighter on the back roads and have been great in the rain. Now go increase your Ritalin dosage! ^^What a nut^^
higher frequency- lower output AND more bounce/ scatter - especially off shiny things like raindrops - the result is large portion of your light will be up the trees in inclement weather. there is a reason why oem lights are 4300k. simple physics.
now please examine your placebo and get your head straight. regarding ritalin- i had to look it up. but it is part of your vocabulary. lol.
not to mention that you managed to rice out your benz.
Lumens do take a significant drop at 8000K plus, but everything is relative. If you're coming from oem halogens, then no matter what, you're still probably seeing an upgrade. It comes down to the degree of improvement you're getting and what you're willing to sacrifice for your sense of aesthetics. 8000K will probably also be an improvement to OEM HID bulbs that have reached a fair amount of degradation. I've ran 8000K HIDs on my MB coming from stock halogens and it was a vast improvement. But then I did a side by side comparison with 5000K HIDs and it was readily apparent that 5000K had better performance with more usable light. However, if you're not doing a side by side, most would just be blissfully content with the 8000K units as it's still an improvement over what they were coming from.
Lumens do take a significant drop at 8000K plus, but everything is relative. If you're coming from oem halogens, then no matter what, you're still probably seeing an upgrade. It comes down to the degree of improvement you're getting and what you're willing to sacrifice for your sense of aesthetics. 8000K will probably also be an improvement to OEM HID bulbs that have reached a fair amount of degradation. I've ran 8000K HIDs on my MB coming from stock halogens and it was a vast improvement. But then I did a side by side comparison with 5000K HIDs and it was readily apparent that 5000K had better performance with more usable light. However, if you're not doing a side by side, most would just be blissfully content with the 8000K units as it's still an improvement over what they were coming from.
I really like them so far, they have a slight blue hue to them, but no more than any new car does. I notice a lot of new cars have the same look. It definitely gives the Benz an updated look in my opinion.
I really like them so far, they have a slight blue hue to them, but no more than any new car does. I notice a lot of new cars have the same look. It definitely gives the Benz an updated look in my opinion.
True characteristic of 8000K should be white with a more obvious bluish hue the further away from the light you are. It does look good and give you a sportier look.
Let us know if we can help you out with matching parking lights, rear plates, interior etc. We carry 5000K and 8000K canbus plug and play featuring latest in COB and Toyoda Gosei technology with integrated constant current IC drives.
Michael, regarding the lights, I am very interested to have the front of the car all in unison. Please pm me what the costs would be for 8000k. I was wondering if you offer the same hue for the fog lights as well. My car is a 2007 s550
Michael, regarding the lights, I am very interested to have the front of the car all in unison. Please pm me what the costs would be for 8000k. I was wondering if you offer the same hue for the fog lights as well. My car is a 2007 s550
Hey Guys,
My search started when my left, low beam, headlight went out/flickered. I priced around at my local parts stores to find the replacement bulbs were $100 and up! What a rip off! With the help of David WHPH28 and Toby MBENZ07 (Thanks Fellas!), I was able to find some great HID D1S Bulbs at a fraction of my local parts store prices. I went with Innovited 8000k bulbs. I got them from Amazon.com for $29.99 for TWO, yes two. Amazon.com: Innovited HID Replacement Bulb Bulbs "All Sizes and Colors"-D1S - 8000K: Automotive
I installed them for the first time and I don't know if it's cause i'm a lefty, but I found the passenger side a little more challenging to do then the drivers side honestly despite what some other responses have been in previous posts where everyone sweats the drivers side is more difficult. I also elected to do the drivers side from up top as opposed to the wheel well route. I just loosened the 10mm bolt from the windshield washer reservoir, lifted the black tab off the screw very gently with a flat head screw driver as it is tight and could snap, moved it to the side and removed the thick rubber weatherstripping that goes around the radiator support of the car for that extra little room to move around ( it definitely helped). I pulled off both sides in about 20 minutes even with my big hands, it can be done. Trickiest part for me was just clipping the lights back into the electric socket as the harness is short with not much room to spare or work with. I really like the slight blue hue the 8000K projects. It's not obnoxious or kiddie by any means. They now look very modern. Only problem is now I opened up a can because I now want the fog lights and parking lights to match...On the road the illumination is a huge improvement and upgrading to the 8000k caused no issues at all. I was told any D1S would work up to 8000k. 10,000k would need some sort of adapters to make them work. Figured I would post this as to potentially help another newbie from getting ripped off and for some quick guidance.
Anthony
Hi Anthony, how did you get the windshield washer reservoir reseated? I changed the bulb on the driver's side as well, and I am having a helluva time reseating the tank. The 2 pins do not seem to be lining up with the holes. Any ideas or tricks you can offer? Thanks
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