SDCfla

My E55 did not come with Xenons, I found these new kits with special setup for no error messages. I bought one so I will let everyone know how it works out. $400 is alot better then spending 2K.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MTEC-...spagenameZWDVW

Fast55

I say . Unless there is some hokey load resistor to simulate the full load of a 55W halogen VS the 35W of the HID bulb, you will still need to get the car coded for Xenon's by a dealer or someone with a STAR machine. It doesn't look like a bad kit, but you probably still need to get the car programmed.

e55 baller

Let me know how it goes and upload a prepost picture with lights against a wall at night.

Kelea

What resistance should you use as your load resistor to stop the error code triggering?

Jakarta Expat

I have a good relationship with the guy in charge of the shop that services my car and he I got to talking to him yesterday about th price from MB for these Xenons from MB. He told me an original set, A SET meaning 2 his cost was USD 1000 and that includes shipping from Germany to Indonesia. Glad i got a relationship with this guy.

Quick E63

I only paid $280 for my kit from some guy on here. I didn't need to make the trip to the dealer. Plug in play.

SDCfla

Took me a while to get the front bumper off but they work great and are brighter than OEM. Ill get some pics up tonight. FYI the kit I bought was Intec 6000K. Made for W211.

abalto

I just wanted to chime in. It is not $2k. You can get the real MB Hella lights if you look hard for around $1100 shipped BRAND NEW. I think I paid $1050 for mine shipped. Then, clean the lights VERY WELL that you took off of your car and put them in the boxes that came with your new ones. Put them on ebay and you should be able to get $400 for the pair, assuming they are like new. I got $400 for my halogen take-offs.

This way, the NEW correct Hella OEM lights are only about $200 more than the ones you bought

SDCfla

My problem is none of the dealers in my area would do the reprogram for me. To "Xenon's present".

sang55

I got mine like your . took me a hours to installed no problem at all no reprogram . just rewire a bit and play.

misguided_will

hi i just got a set of the Mtecs for our MY04 E500.

upon first install, they triggered the error and kept blinking.

i got a replacement set of ballast, wiring them up and they work strangely enough.

opted for the 6000k kit and it's actually WHITER than my 5000k kit i have on my WRX.

impressions?
decent improvement from stock halogens however not as great as my E46 325ci which have factory fitted xenons. i find the beam still is too low despite aiming them as high as possible.

i have read there is a massive voltage spike when xenons initially fire up...more so on cold days and will fry out the fatory wiring as if the car is not fitted with factory xenons.

qn: do mercs with factory xenons have different headlight wiring harnesses OR do non-halogens have the heavy duty wiring as well?

anyone?