Imawreck

Hey guys,
90% of the way through a widebody conversion to my '03 SL55. Its getting numerous upgrades, but one of them isn't looking so straightforward. Does anyone have schematics for the wiring to accomplish the headlight conversion? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Chris The Swede

There is a adapter cable kit for this that I will use on my project. I so wish I could help you but that wold get me banned for advertising.

Imawreck

could you please PM me with additional information? Or email me direct at bretzer1@Wi.rr.com
thanks

QUOTE=Chris The Swede;5393498]There is a adapter cable kit for this that I will use on my project. I so wish I could help you but that wold get me banned for advertising.[/QUOTE]

Chris The Swede

No ADMIN reads PMs also...So they are not so private as we thought.

kustom2k1

Imawreck, where did you get the headlights?

Imawreck

Purchased through Prior Design along with the conversion widebody kit.

Imawreck

Hmm....OK, thats news to me. Always thought "private message" meant "private". LOL. Well, I can't see any reason you can't contact me outside of the forum: bretzer1@wi.rr.com

RaFFi ///AMG

Imawreck did you ever get the email for the adapter cable? I need a set too.

Dooley4334

same here... cable location please?

C

nsxguy

Give the man your email so he can send to ya!! Don't think they can read that too can they

twingtx

I got in touch with Sweden Chris a few weeks ago but he's been saying he doesn't have anything ready.

I stumbled onto this when googling solutions:

http://www.kabeldaviko.de/SL-Classes/R230/

These guys got me this in 2-3 days (real quick) from Germany for less than $200.

I haven't tried to install yet because I'm still waiting on my ballasts to arrive.

It's not an adapter but looks promising and the look/feel of the harness these guys sent me look very promising.

Could be a possible alternative for you guys.

Meanwhile with my facelift already done and still wanting to drive the car, I was able to retrofit one of those those $50 HID low beam kits that include 2 low beam, 2 ballasts, 2 wires, etc. into my facelift headlight bodys and I'm rolling around even at night! At least I can see at night and drive the car around while I gather all my parts to the final facelift headlight solution.

RaFFi ///AMG

What ballasts are you waiting to arrive? The original ballasts on the facelift headlights? Thanks for the link by the way.

twingtx

Yeah, the stock ballasts that bolt to the facelift headlights. The old ballasts off the pre-facelift lights don't work on the facelift lights.

RaFFi ///AMG

Ah okay, the facelift headlights I purchased thankfully came with the ballasts on them. So technically with that adapter cable kit, everything would work out ok?

There's another harness on that website.. does that mean you can finally upgrade the 03-04 comand to the newer 05+ comand?

twingtx

Yeah, looks like that's all that you would need. Essentially go from the old style plugs to new style plugs into the headlights.

Via:

1. New plugs/harness provided by the link I sent you.

or

2. "adapter" kit which has been rumored but I haven't seen and until I see them, can't imagine that they exists!

twingtx

You are awesome. The second plug with the 2 wires that came off the old headlight assembly. What did you do with that small plug? Do you need to merge it into the new plug?

Thank you for sharing.

twingtx

Also Juha, there are 2 big brown wires. Which one is which?

Ekselent

If I remember right I let it be..... You don't need it.
Take of those wirings from the "old"plug and install them at the new one... as the picture show it. If I remember right those brown wires thickness is different so go after that.
Only thing you also must do is buy new "contacts" which fit the new plug. They are different. I bought mine from Mercedes. It's not so easy to do it.... It took few hours for me to do it.
At the pictures you can see the new plug from booth sides so you can be 100% sure you install them at right holes.

Juha

Chris The Swede

You can NOT istall the new comand just with that wire. You need much much more to even make it work. This is what i used on my project.

Ekselent

Hello.

Maybe you have right but I have done it this way at my car and no problems at al.
Still working fine after 8 moths...

No erros codes and al lights work well.

Juha

Chris The Swede

Did I say lights? I said Comand.

amok55amg

Great Thanks a lot !

Chris The Swede

That is the kit I provide so let me know how it goes.

Ekselent

Oh ****.... Sorry..... I was so tired.... sorry

overZealous1

so you were able to buy just the plug and the pins from mercedes? have any part numbers?