BenzoBoi

I should have done it sooner is all I can say. I just got really lazy and never got around to it. But WOW...what a difference. I got 6000k's and I'm in love. I'll try to post pics later...

I've been finding excuses to drive at night....it's freakin awesome!~!

MBAMGPWR

Yeah, I have 8000K in the E55 and 6000K in the Viper (also have 6000K fogs too) and really like both colors. If I had to choose only one, I would go 6000K. I really like the blue of the 8000K with the silver car.

JamE55

Sun which 6000k brand did you get? How much and where? Was the install easy?

BenzoBoi

Install was very easy but it took about an hour because we couldn't get the driver side bulb to lock in place. It was so frustrating...But it looks sooooo good...just like mbamgpower's...

My boys at CD took care of me

CynCarvin32

how hard is it to go from 35 watt hid's to 55 watt hid's? Does color change make it easier to see or is it just an upgrade for looks?

I hear 55 watt HID's are the ticket to seeing more at night.

Anyone try this? I know audi drivers do it all the time but I have never seen anyone here try it.

Thanks

BenzoBoi

^^Hmmm...first time hearing something like that...maybe I'll look more into this.

After this mod I feel the need to do my fogs too...

Kompressor Man

I actually installed 6000K HIDs on my LS1 Camaro and couldn't be more pleased. The difference between standard halogen and HIDs is literally "night and day". The road is illuminated like never before.

BenzoBoi

Couldn't have said it better myself...

Duane

Can you change these if you have the Bi Xenon's? What is involved and where can you get these?

BenzoBoi

I think you can swap them out directly if you have Bi xenon's (may be wrong) but to the best of my knowledge they should be able to swapped no problem. You can call Carrozzeria Design, there number is 949) 861.8863. Tell them you saw a post on the boards about this. My name is Sun. They will know who I am. They look almost identical to MBAMGPOWER's set up.

enzom

Question - why would anyone want to replace the bi-xenon's with standard HID's? Are these 6000's brighter?

steph280

Did you replaced factory Xenon bulb with 6000K bulb, or did you went from halogen to Xenon with conversion kit? Can you post picture of where your ballasts are mounted?

I've done xenon conversion on our other car, but have been putting off on the W211 since dealer warned me about the conversion can void warranty. So I've been thinking about getting the OEM retrofitted by SteveNL. But if the conversion works great in yours, I might just go that route.

Thanks

Kompressor Man

Actually, the brightest, whitest light is produced at 4300K. I don't know the rating of the stock bi-xenons, but I doubt a 6000K aftermarket kit would be significantly brighter, if at all.

Additionally, I don't know why anyone would want to replace the factory bi-xenon HID with an aftermarket kit either.

BenzoBoi

I went to the 6000K's from stock halogens. Which dealer said that the conversion would void warranty? That is the first time I'm ever hearing that. As of right now I have put the ballasts where-ever I could find the room for it. I just zip tided the balasts to some wires on one side that was tied down to the body. I'm at work right now and have school later tonite. Hopefully I'll be able to get the pics up 2nite...

CynCarvin32

I was speaking from the perspective of a normal bi-xenon user to that of a 6000k color temp conversion.

My understanding was that the higher the color temp the lower the light out put. As you go above the 4300k temp you start to filter out the yellow portion of the light and the total lumin out put begins to fall. As I recall the normal 4300k color temp xenon light is the brightest and yields the highest light out put.

I would think about a 55 watt conversion for my car being that its nearly 2x as bright but this requires replacement of many parts and it may not be worth the money. Also, the 55 watt kit may be to bright for on-coming traffic. No need to blind people if you don't have to.

steph280

It was house of imports in buena park. Every SA says different thing, but one thing I want to avoid is if there is electrical gremlins, they will find ways not to honor warranty because of retrofits. Did you have to get your computer programmed for Xenon-Present?

4300K is the pureist white in the color spectrum, thus putting out more lumious than other colors. But 6000K is no slouch either. Staring into either light for period of time will probably cause some damage to eyes. I really like the blueish tint to the 6000K lights.

Where is this Carrozzeria Design located? Do they sell/install retrofit kits?

E55 KEV

BiXenon is not a different bulb. Single-Xenon and Bi-Xenon use the same bulb type - a D2S. Using a 6000k bulb does not remove the Bi-Xenon feature.

BenzoBoi

I did not have to go to the dealer to reset anything. Carrozzeria design is located in Irvine. There website is www.carrozzeriades********. Check it out...

MBAMGPWR

In summary,

OEM is 4300K (brightest)
You can switch to a number of different temps, depending on the look that's right for you. If you like a little more "blue" to your lights, try 6000K or 8000K. Although they aren't brighter, they are better suited for me (I have 8000K). Unless I was blind, I think just about any temp with bi-xenon is levels above halogen. It's just up to you on what temp/color/brightness is right for you.

BenzoBoi

Here are a couple quick pics I just took...

This shot is one with my hyper white city lights on...


Driver side...


Passenger side...


And last but not least the front shot...


I'll post more pics for you guys at night...

The lights came out almost a little green for some reason...hmmmm

MBAMGPWR

Lots of red x's...

BenzoBoi

^^Fixed

W211 Ryda

Those are really green for 6000Ks! What brand of bulbs did you get?

BenzoBoi

It might be because I just turned them on about 2 seconds before I took the pics...

Maybe I should have waited a bit longer for them to warm up???

BenzoBoi

Here are a couple updated pics...I just took these right now...after a couple minutes of letting them warm up :p

Head on pic...


Driver side...


Passenger side...


Just a random pic I took...


These came out alot better then the other ones I took during the day...