SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Looking to get rid of the yellow inner Parking bulb and match it to my outer Xenon
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Looking to get rid of the yellow inner Parking bulb and match it to my outer Xenon
I have a 2005 SL with no bi-xenon (giving me the yellow-ish look for the inner lights when headlights are on), so I want to match the inner parking light bulbs to the outer low-beam xenon look...the E class guys have a perfect match with the piaa 19169....would options do we have? I think we use a 2825 for our parking/city/etc. light? What is the perfect replacement bulb from PIAA to match etc. I searched but the SL owners havent spoken of this.
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Cy - previous discussions on this subject:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...t=goodbye+ugly
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-r230/134287-new-bulbs-my-car.html
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From experience, one cannot match the Xenon-white colour (of the main beam).
What I did, was following:
1. Changed the parking light (small 6w bulb) with Philips Blue Vision, as there is no Silver Vision (or Silver Star) for parking lights. It's blue when not lit, but less yellow when "on".
2. Changed the high beams (H7) with Osram Silver Star (equivalent to Philips Silver Vision). It gives a less yellow-ish light, but still not close to Xenon-white.
Still have to change the front fog lights with Osram Silver Star (or equivalently Philips Silver Vision).
Also, you can check out following site, where it discusses lights / relevant burning temperatures..
http://www.theeshadow.net/carmod/althid.html
George
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https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-r230/134287-new-bulbs-my-car.html
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From experience, one cannot match the Xenon-white colour (of the main beam).
What I did, was following:
1. Changed the parking light (small 6w bulb) with Philips Blue Vision, as there is no Silver Vision (or Silver Star) for parking lights. It's blue when not lit, but less yellow when "on".
2. Changed the high beams (H7) with Osram Silver Star (equivalent to Philips Silver Vision). It gives a less yellow-ish light, but still not close to Xenon-white.
Still have to change the front fog lights with Osram Silver Star (or equivalently Philips Silver Vision).
Also, you can check out following site, where it discusses lights / relevant burning temperatures..
http://www.theeshadow.net/carmod/althid.html
George
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Last edited by detailas; Oct 10, 2006 at 10:48 AM.
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You probably have bi-xenon, although all the SL wedge bulbs are all the same regular or bi, the xenon cancels out the yellow I guess. I took care of mine already, see the R230 SL forum.
