e1000

Yeah, once you get to yours, it's straightforward. BE CAREFULL with the polarity of the error cancelers, you can blow them if you connect the HID leads to the stock harness incorrectly.

e1000

I have them in my car, and the W203 sport sedans use the exact same fog light housing as the E55. I haven't had any cracking of the housing itself. I use mine whenever I want, usually leave them off though. I did drive around with them on all the time just after I put them in to make sure I didn't have any problems however.

emoving

Hey e1000, James said something about hooking them up without the cancelers first to find the positive. Do you know anything about that?

e1000

Another alternative to this is to use something like this:

http://www.xenonlys.com/fi/art/bmw-e...ulb-holder.php

I can't seem to find any in the US though. Still looking

e1000

Yeah that's good advice actually. What he means is to hook everything up, except to leave off the error cancelers. Plug everything up like it should look, with all the clips matching. Turn you lights on without starting the car and see if they turn on. If they do, then the polarity is correct, if not, then you need to flip around the stock wiring into the first plug. Remember how everything is wired and make sure the error cancelers are put in to match the polarity.

emoving

Thanks man! Your a life saver!

Yacht Master

Who ever told you they run cooler was 20 degrees wrong.

If you are a member at BenzWorld check out this thread for a 210 fog lamp install. In that thread I measured the bulb base temp.

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/test...99e430s-2.html

e1000

This holder should work for the E63 guys.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-x-BMW-E39-2-HI...QQcmdZViewItem

Andr3an

Now you scared me. How come my kit looks a little bit different. I have these 2 wires that looks weird.

e1000

I don't think 345F vs 365F should crack his housings though. Also, an H3 bulb is drastically different to a H7 or a 9006 bulb with a proper base.

e1000

Yeah those two little wires plug into your stock wiring female plug. Now, since yours is just essentially loose wire with connectors on it, you can plug them in whichever way you want. If you hook them up backwards and it dosen't agree with the error cancelers, they might pop. As said above, hookup everything without the error cancelers first, then drop them in after you know the wiring is correct.

e1000

Oh here we go, these are even better:

http://www.kbcarstuff.com/BMW_E39_Adaptor_p/e39con.htm

Andr3an

I dont understand.. Those 2 wires are supposed to be plugged into the stock socket (the socket that connected the OEM bulbs)? It wont fit. The connectors on the wire are too big.

e1000

did everyone get squared away?

e1000

too big???? really?? Your stock socket should look like this:



If it does, push them in, may be a bit snug.

Andr3an

Yeah, they are too big (see pics)

e1000

oh crap, you need the bulb holders too.

http://www.kbcarstuff.com/BMW_E39_Adaptor_p/e39con.htm

e1000

plug the stock male connector into the female connector of the ballast directly

Andr3an

Did you write that to me? So, I need to buy that thing you posted?

e1000

yes, yeah you do unless you are willing to hack the white bulb holder in your pic like YachtMaster did

Andr3an

The ballast's connector are spread too far. The stock ones are closer. So, they won't fit.

e1000

ouch. don't know what to tell you. The error cancelers may give you another couple inches, maybe you can get it to reach?

Yacht Master

I think he is referring to the pins /contacts in the plug have different spacing than the female receptacle. This may be to prevent use with out the "canceler", might need everything plugged in. Caution check the polarity.

Andr3an

yup. E said to plug the stock socket directly to the ballast, but the ballast's pins are spaced wider than the OE socket which is spaced rather close.

Solutions?

e1000

canceler receptacle should be the same. I don't have a W204 in front of me so you're going to have to figure this one out.