gtpsuprchrgd03

I am having problems with the aftermarket HID's that i had installed on my 2004 E55. The lights worked great for 3-4 days. Finally the passenger side Low beam stopped working.. I took the car back to the aftermarket installer and they took everything off the car and tested bulbs, ballasts and resisters and found no issues with any of them. They tested everything in front of me. So they reinstalled everything back. I got the car back. Lights worked great for one day and night, now i got the driver side not coming on.. WTF!! They mentioned i need to go to MB dealership and have them enable HID option in the computer??!! Does that make any sense? Are they jerking my chain? Has anyone had problems like this before? Any kind of help would be kindly appreciated.

BelaMeca

your ignitor might be going bad

Blue_Monster

Yes, go to dealer and have them set the car to xenon present

pearlpower

Here you go:
1) If you have a 35W HID kit then yes, have MB turn on the option
2) If you have the 55w HID kit (which I HIGHLY recommend) then NO you do not have to turn on the HID option.

Also, what kit do you have? Avoid at all cost that Chinese made junk on Ebay.

B on my Benz

yea your ignitor might be bad. After installing some 8k HID my burnt but then replaced it with a new one. The stealership might quote you 200 bucks for it but go on ebay and get it for $40

gtpsuprchrgd03

Do you know if STEALER charges anything to do this for me? Anyway i can do it with a scanner at the shop? I am using 35W 6000K kit. For some season, tonight i didn't have problems with the lights! usually one will give me hard time! Maybe it's fix!!?? ;p (yea right )

pearlpower

Mercedes rarely does things for free. Many shops can do it as well but the price is all over the board.
It would be cheaper to buy a nice 55w kit and install that instead. The lighting will be vastly superior to OEM HIDs with no error codes.

Yacht Master

[QUOTE=pearlpower;4018007]The lighting will be vastly superior to OEM HIDs with no error codes.[/QUOTMM

Wrong, the halogen lamps that you install an after market hid kit will NEVER come close to the OEM BiXenon.
No self leveling
No washers
No active (lights turn with wheels)
No high / low shutter

saying a 55 watt kit makes a halogen projector "vastly superior" is false.

emoving

[quote=Yacht Master;4018272]+1. the aftermarkets are nice but in no way compare to factory!

pearlpower

When it comes to features-this is true. But when it comes to lighting, the OEM HID setup is weak even for a HID setup. The light output of a quality 55w aftermarket kit is far superior to the OEM E55 headlight setup-in lighting up the road. Now, if your only concerned with washing your headlights and the active turn and not too interested in light output, sure the factory setup is fine-when it works.

Yacht Master

I don't have the time to teach you why German bulbs and balasts are of a much higher quality than the "Made In China" Kits. It is also obvious you do not understand the concept of a Bi-Xenon lamp. You are also implying that a halogen projector is better than a projector desinged for a Xenon bulb.
In my opinion it is not a good idea to use a 55 watt Hid kit in your low beam, that has no automatic hight adjustment, but that is just me.
I will give you this, it is the cheapest thing you can do to a E 55
Here are a few links FYI.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...cs-56k-no.html

And this, WTF I put a 50 watt Hid kit in my E55
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...know-what.html

pearlpower

I did mention above people should only purchase quality kits and not junk. Perhaps you missed point and this is why your are defending the superior German engineering-because we all know these cars are reliable-correct?

Self leveling? I have yet to have anyone 'flash' me with these lights beyond what I have experienced in factory OEM kits. If you are worried about loading up passengers in the rear and shooting off your headlights into someone's eyes. The car does have a self leveling suspension already which explains my REAL WORLD experience vs your hypothetical assumptions.

Also, the light output of the BI-XENON kit is weak, even when compared to others HID oems vehicles on the road. Never mind a quality 55w kit.

I agree that it would be nice to have all of the features of a full fledged factory setup, however, not many are willing to invest that kind of time and coin into such an endeavor.
A 55w kit presents itself as a option which also has very good lighting to boot.

gtpsuprchrgd03

FYI, the kit that was installed on my E55 came with the resistors so i have no error codes on the cluster so i assume it's not made in China. Lights are working fine as of now. Crossing my fingers for now until i have time to go to dealer and have them enable the Xenon option.

jpohl402

Thanks for the info gentlemen

anwar_m14

Yesterday I installed two 35W 6k kits for high and low beams. i'm getting an error for the "high beam left" bulb only. It is ON though and is lighting up. what do u think the problem is?

gtpsuprchrgd03

Have you install resistors for the lights? If not, you will need them in order to get rid of the message on the cluster. they are about $10-$15 off eBay..

Highend

I have installed aftermarket Xenons on like 30+ cars, friends, family, and foes.

When in stalling them, never turn them on until you are done installing both of them and ready to leave them on for 10 minutes. The first ignition sets up the ballast and gives them a full charge, this is why you must leave them on the first time you install them. IF NOT, what will happen is they will ignite then turn right off because they dont have the power, and you will always have to turn them off and on 1-3 times to get them to stay on. If they dont turn on at all its the ballast. If they turn on flicker and die they need the 12v balast thingy that most kits come with. And all MBZ need that capacator thingy.

I always buy from ebay seller, HIDGATE. He sells great 5000 kits (stock xenon) with the 12v capacitator thingy (lol sorry dont know what its called). Never had a problem with any of the kits, and they are all running strone from what I hear. ohh and check the fuses, might need a bigger fuse.

anwar_m14

Thanks for the advice. The installer says they are modded for these cars. Maybe internal resistors or the second ballast that's attached to the main one.
The bulbs are lighting all the time with no stops for long time.
My problem is that there's a small glitch which makes the light go OFF for a split second and goes onto the MFD. I can see it at night when the light stops suddenly and goes back On again. Also when the car is moving or getting off a bump the lights flicker. the installer says they are fit tightly :S

mikey33

If you truly want to learn how to retrofit a HID setup in a halogen housing go to hidplanet.com and do a lot of research. I retrofitted the only one in the world a Acura TL HID projectors into an Depo Headlight for my 97' e320 a few years ago now; the light output was amazing and extremely sharp cutoff with the zkw replica lens.

jpohl402

I have recently been through this as well with an HID kit on my car....
Loads of issues/problems.

Summary:
1. Lights should work fine when car on - when car is started they will usually flicker or go out. This is caused by MBZ computer sensing a "fault" if you will.
This SOMETIMES can be fixed by "capacitors" which are required for German cars.
2. Although battery in trunk, I am told you need to grab positive power off a source under the hood - vs. just plugging the lights into factory harness. It is my understanding that you need a 30 amp fuse in one of those little plastic flip open protectors that is attached to ground wire - think fuse for amp/subs back in the day.
3. Do not leave the lights on AUTO or they will not function.

Because of the fact of drawing a new power source (bypassing wiring/harness), I got a bit nervous and did not want a fire so I removed my kit. Every time I drive in dark I am unhappy about it though....
Hope this helped

anwar_m14

Guys I think my problem is solved by using STAR Diagnostic. I changed the Xenon to "Present". I drove for like an hour and a half two days ago using the lights with no problems. I hope it worked. Try it. The electrician said if not changed to present this will damage the fuse box in the car and will cause the lights to flicker.

jpohl402

ANYONE ??
I called the HID kit company and they NOW say that if my kit didn't come with a power source wiring (to the jump post), that its not needed.
They then told me to plug two capacitors in line, which I thought was totally crazy.
I did it - but sure enough, same fukking issues.
I did NOT enable Xenon in Star. I am ready to light these kits along with headlights and maybe even my car on fire. I have been trying for 2 months to get Xenon kit to work.... Please help, thx

itsmeek

As others have said here, get a kit from a vendor that has resistors built in. Or go back to your oem lights.

jpohl402

How do I know if the kit has built-in resistors ??