BelaMeca

I really can not tell what i have?
Can someone tell me how to find out?

jpohl402

Halogen are old style yellowish.... (think 1980s cars here)


Xenon are newer (like 2000 up) Acura - BMW - etc
Appear much brighter - typically like a bluish or mostly white.

Stand outside the car in dark. Pretty easy to notice.....

tscales

Do they dip? The Xenons do a quick dip towards the ground and then back up when you turn them on.

amdeutsch

Colored bulbs can and will fool


Preferred way to tell is to pull a bulb. Does it have a filament or not?

Busta Riles

In Canada,
If the car has headlight washers, it has bi-xenons. No exceptions.

Look for washers.

TheVazha

Not necessarily true. Mercedes discontinued xenon lights in 06-07. The lights you see now are high efficiency halogens. HID's (aka xenon) were an option in 04 and 05.

If you cant tell by looking at them just pop open the hood and there should be red sticker warning you of high intensity shock from the High Intensity Discharge or "xenons"...

I have xenons and at night they look nice but for example, a new lexo can pull up next to me and completely engulf my lights and outshine me. And then you know what happens

cal1

Yep, he has a well illuminated view of an a$$ walking.

TheVazha

El Ohh Ell

J 2OOI

This is incorrect. Xenon's are still an option on Mercedes cars to this day.

TheVazha

I stand corrected.

JonMBZ

I agree with the head light washers, also you can run your vin in the EPC parts catalog and look at the datacard. http://epc.startekinfo.com/epc/

TopEndS62

+1 just pull the bulb out

amdeutsch

Don't. I've seen cars with headlight washers and no BIX. Was listed on the sticker as a separate line item.

anwar_m14

does the light build up when u turn it on? xenons start with a pale illumination then in few seconds boost up to its normal level