SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: overZealous1's build thread
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thanks man. the car is in such shambles right now due to all the colors happening it is hard to really get a good idea of what looks best. bottom line, it will look good either way, but you always try for the best when you can! lol
i can get alot better look at it tomorrow when i can open garage and get better lighting.
i can get alot better look at it tomorrow when i can open garage and get better lighting.
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i tried, but parts guy never got back to me!! that headlight wiring was such a pita to get tracked down i didn't care what i paid! lol
spacers ordered for wheels. wheeladapters.com has the best prices. they are going to be hubcentric to car and to wheels. $270 shipped set of 4 custom made!
the adv's came off of a c6 z06 vette. now with these spacers i am not limited to full custom made wheels. anything that fits a zr1 or z06 will bolt right on! also not limited in the resale of wheels too!
spacers ordered for wheels. wheeladapters.com has the best prices. they are going to be hubcentric to car and to wheels. $270 shipped set of 4 custom made!
the adv's came off of a c6 z06 vette. now with these spacers i am not limited to full custom made wheels. anything that fits a zr1 or z06 will bolt right on! also not limited in the resale of wheels too!
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The plugs were I think were around 15 bucks.. Converting them is not a simple task, but is very do-able. The schematics thanks to ekselent, make it even easier knowing where the pins go. Taking out the pins out of the original plug is a little tough and took some time, but slide right in to the newer plug. (except for one of them which won't fit due to the smaller hole... need to replace the pin with a smaller one). I should have the new plugs connected and ready to go by tomorrow... will take pictures.
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The plugs were I think were around 15 bucks.. Converting them is not a simple task, but is very do-able. The schematics thanks to ekselent, make it even easier knowing where the pins go. Taking out the pins out of the original plug is a little tough and took some time, but slide right in to the newer plug. (except for one of them which won't fit due to the smaller hole... need to replace the pin with a smaller one). I should have the new plugs connected and ready to go by tomorrow... will take pictures.
Yes it take few hours to assembly them to the new plug....
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You must look two wires of them have same color but different thickness.
I have no part numbers at the small ones.
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No worries, I'll figure something out I'm just I can find a smaller pin. One more question, does it matter which brown wire goes into which pin? They are both the same thickness and can't tell them apart.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
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I can see from the same pictures that the another one is little thicker....
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Ah I see what you kind of mean in the picture, I'll take a closer look at my wiring tomorrow and see if one of them has a black tape on it as well.
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Damn this wiring thing is the most frustrating process. The low beam works fine as well as the high beam, but the city light and that inner light won't ever turn on for some reason.
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they should be. wonder if they are euro or u.s. spec? the euro is supposed to have a better lens i hear and be brighter.
i have had no time to mess with the lights at all. truck engine is built and ready to go in first thing am. i am sick of wrenching on that dam thing!!!
i have had no time to mess with the lights at all. truck engine is built and ready to go in first thing am. i am sick of wrenching on that dam thing!!!
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Mine are for sure u.s spec.. if they are bi-xenon, I don't think mine are functioning properly.. when I turn my high beam on, it turns on the halogen high beam instead of the xenon unit. Why can't this be easier!
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Ah okay.. because on one of my other cars the low/high beam were from the same xenon bulb while the halogen was just for "flashing" only. Another question oz, on your harness is there a plug that connects to the headlight leveling plug also?
