AZN Optics

Hopefully end if this week barring customs delay. We had slight delay in production run due to pcb supply shortage.

rxsamg

Another happy customer here!
First off the 194 city lights are a great match to the HIDs! And the 38mm License plate festoons are a prefect fit!
I'll be ordering some of the 36mm festoons for the trunk cargo lights (I believe that's the right size) and will later tackle some of the other interior lights. BUT wanted to know how well the 1156 Amber for the front turn signals are working? I see you have a separate listing for Mercedes w/ IC. Is there anything else that needs to be wired or is it all on the unit's board? Do you have any video's of them?
Also, which bulbs are for the rear turn signals? (w211 '06 e55)

AZN Optics

The ones with the IC signal unit are straight plug and play with normal flashing speed.

As for your rear signals, I believe those are integrated units that cannot be swapped out.

rxsamg

Now if I can only find a solution for the fogs! Would like to keep it all white! Not sure if I want to go HID, would rather find a massive 9006 LED that would be both error free AND not need hot resistors!

AZN Optics

LEDs won't look good for your fogs due to it being a halogen reflector housing. We experimented with this and created a few test models, but when we looked at it, it honestly looked like crap with all the light scatter and zero throw distance. Needless to say, we scrapped the project as per our zero tolerance policy towards carrying something that looks like crap.

rxsamg

So I'm guessing same goes for HID in the housing. Really the only options would be to either swap entire housing for an HID or find the whitest K halogens currently available?

AZN Optics

You can put HIDs in fogs. It's low enough that you're not going to be blinding anyone. I'd stick with 35W though to prevent melting housing. As for the whitest halogen bulbs, from our testing, Philips Diamond Visions are the ones that comes closest to sniffing pure white kelvin levels that HIDs can produce.

typhoon43

Just make sure you buy them from a reputable source. I bought the Diamond Visions for my fogs and I'm pretty sure they're knock-offs, because they're not white by any stretch.

AZN Optics

This is true unfortunately. As Diamond Visions are not sold in US, and due to their popularity, there are lots of knock-offs out there online.

HeissRod

Are you sure Diamond Vision isn't sold in the US? I'm fairly certain I bought some locally last year from Napa AutoParts.

AZN Optics

Are you sure those weren't Crystal Vision? CV are less white than DV.

HeissRod

Hmm....could have been. I no longer have the packaging. I believe you recommended whatever I purchased earlier in this thread.

pearlpower

How is everyone's bulbs holding up? One of mine went out and my car is far from a daily driver so I'm a bit dismayed that one is gone already. Looking for options. Thanks.

AZN Optics

According to my records, your order was from back in 2011 so you had our older V2 model. These were not shielded from current surges which occurs on some vehicles. Basically if a current surge hits the socket, it causes a heat spike which could compromise the solder on the resistor converting it to liquid state. Then with engine vibration and gravity, components can separate. This is true for all open circuitry LEDs, but we've taken steps in our new V3 model to mitigate low-mid level surges. As for why some vehicles suffer from this electrical issues and some don't, hard to pinpoint, but typically low battery, alternator, pulley, AC, aftermarket audio/video tap, etc can contribute. The only way to really shield the electronics though is to wire in pulse resistors to act as a surge protector. Similar concept to why you plug your tv/computer to a surge protector instead of just your wall socket.

pearlpower

Thanks for the reply. Guess where it states in the very first post the average lifespan is 50,000 hrs, I'm on the lower end of that scale..... with perhaps 150 hrs tops.

I ordered some off Amazon, figure if bulbs are going to burn out prematurely, might as well save half buying them.

AZN Optics

50,000 hours was verified through clean room testing with regulated power. When introduced to a live environment, anything from current surging, rust/corrosion, improper installation, etc can compromise the life. And as for how long a life, it's really a crap shoot. You could just happen to jump start a dead battery a week after install, throwing a massive surge through and killing the LEDs, or you could go years before rust from an improper sealed cap compromises the contact points. That's why we offer a 1 year easy warranty on our products so no matter what, you'll at the very least get a year's use out of your investment, not just against defect, but against external factors and user error as well.

The Fly 1

Do you have error free led turn signal lights for W211 E55

AZN Optics

What year? Pre-facelifted vs facelifted w211 appear to have different front signals.

The Fly 1

2004 pre face lift

AZN Optics

Should be our 1157 Bayonet LEDs with integrated flasher IC. http://www.aznoptics.com/index.php?m...products_id=63

We've already had several w211s using these with no issues.

The Fly 1

Any chance you have them in hyper white
And Super Bright 68-SMD 360-degree shine H7 LED Bulbs
One pair Xenon White 360 degrees shine 24-SMD Error Free 2825 W5W T10 LED bulbs with built-in CAN-bus controllers.

AZN Optics

We don't have any in white currently, but can get them made in our next production cycle mid september.

As for H7 LED bulbs, we experimented around those type of LEDs and decided not to carry that product line. The main issue was it just generally looked like crap in a reflective housing. You end up with tons of light scatter and zero throw distance. Just imagine one of those night time toys where it projects stars on the ceiling for kids.... that's basically what you have projecting forward. Any time of forward projecting light such as lows, highs, and fogs you really want either halogen or HID solution unless the housing was designed to utilize LED type lighting.

As for the other 24-SMD wedge bulb, with 24-SMDs, you're looking at a fairly substantial sized LED unit unless those are really small diodes. In the LED world, more doesn't mean better. You're much better off with fewer, but larger diodes than many and smaller. The center part of the diode is where the light is emitted, so with a larger diode, you have less bezel dead space per available area than you do with smaller diodes. This translates better light output.

AZN Optics

As you all know, AZN Optics is always looking out for new innovations and designs in the market to bring you the best option available for your w204. We've just released a spin off our older V2 model which we're calling V2.5. This design incorporates a capacitor to help regulate power as well as a physical cut PCB to help reduce heat transfer to more delicate diode components. Few other component improvements as well.

venomsE55

05 e55, list all the bulbs you offer for it. would like all white. thanks

AZN Optics

194 wedge LEDs for your front city lights, 38mm festoon LEDs for your rear plate. If you've upgraded to clear/smoked sidemarkers, it's another 194 wedge LED set for your sidemarkers. Front signals are 3457 super wedge LEDs. If you have OEM halogens, your low beams use H7 HID kit (we offer Morimoto units). If you have OEM xenons, your low beams use D2S HID bulbs which we also offer Morimoto units.