omg its nate

Got the kit here for $60
https://mbworld.org/forums/group-pur...d-members.html

Got the 8000Ks, They are bright but almost wish I would of got the 6000Ks like everyone said.

It was any easy install. Plug and Play. No errors of course.

I drilled an hole with a 3/4 inch bit.



Rubber cap fit perfect.





I put the double sided tape on the ballast and some cable ties.










Need to get HID fogs now!
Not sure if anyone will find this useful or not, but was really easy to install.

howardyudoing

lol thanks, i just ordered a set this morning.

d1no

so whats wrong with the 8000k? too blue or something

d1no

um dudee... for the ballast cant you just double side tape it under the headlight housing?? this way itd be out of the way and be concealed.. idk just a thought

Gabe007

Thanks for the info!

Is there anything that an installer should watch out for? Any possiblities of having an incorrect connection?

Did you use any error cancellers? (I don't remember you saying anything about it.)

LILBENZ230

Double-sided tape will not hold for very long. That's my experience with installing HIDs. Need zip-ties at minimum.

BTW - I'd go no higher than 5000k on a 35w kit or 6000k on a 55w kit if you want the best actual light output, as it falls off steadily past 6000k. I have 6000k 55w. They're the color of OEM HID and provide excellent illumination.

omg its nate

I have zip ties as well so it will not move.

Install was just plug and play. On that kit make sure you have positive an negative correctly plugged in. Inside the headlight. Brown + Black and Red + Yellow.

ChokuDorian

very straight forward. great diy post.

good pics, explanation and link to parts.

A+ for you.

laneshift

Very nice. I'm still on the verge of getting some HID's, but I have to check with what's legal and what's not in FL. The salesperson just said "anything that doesn't look blue is legal"... which replays in my mind "just get a light and leave".

maverik259

you'll be fine in florida...I have 6000k in my headlight and I've seen 10000k+ on ricers and beemers...it costs more for a cop to pull you over for headlights than what they'll actually get from illegal headlights considering you can simply change them out take them to the station to prove it and it'll cost you $7...i had straight blue fogs along with white that my dad installed on my truck and even then had them on for a month before heading to the beach where the cops have a low budget so they pulled me over with 3 cops for them, lol...i simply unplugged them, took the truck down to my sherriffs office, brought out some chick she looked at them as i turned them on to show no blue and gave her the cash...

bottom line is you'll be fine! just dont be stupid with it, stick with something around 6000k

Gabe007

Where did you buy your HID conversion kit? How much was it? Does that include the error cancellers? What kind of warranty did you get?

LILBENZ230

Apexcone/DDM Tuning. 55w. $84 shipped. No cancellers needed. Lifetime warranty.

aac85

i would advise against the 55w...i just installed mine a couple days ago

REALLLY REALLY bright....nothing wrong with that....but the fact that our cars have halogen beams is not good. mine has a decent cutoff for the beam...but halogen is halogen so there WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE GLARE. probably 35w be the better choice...but running the risk of flickering

butthead713

hey i put in my hids yesterday and put them in based off what u said. everything went smooth and fits and looks great. just one thing happened is when i drilled the hole in the dust cap 3/4 inch drill bit was too small i had go back and shave a little off from the inside then all the wires went through perfectly!! but ya ur thread helped alot thanks

Amiricanmade

+1

Norwichdelta06

i'm really confused now why did you have to drill?

omg its nate

Yeah I had to go a tad bit more. There was also a little clip on one of the plugs I took off to make it fit.

dsmroman

Great D.I.Y. But it looks like u have ur lights pointed to low.

LILBENZ230

I disagree. There is glare with HIDs in halogen housings, yes. But for the performance difference the glare difference is not that noticeable. My car maintained its factory headlight beam pattern.

Gabe007

I'd like to get a 55w as well! Did anyone ever complain about any glare on your low beams?

Norwichdelta06

the 55watt hid bult is a tad bit longer then the 35w

Amiricanmade

omg its nate

Yeah my lights where pointed to low, I have them just about perfect now. (Bad example to post that pic)

aac85

yes, i keep blinding my friend infront i already adjusted the beams lower too!

as lilbenz said, they are quite intense. def brighter than 35w fosure

i guess i'll have to try and adjust them even lower, if possible. btw, when you adjust the beam lower, does that screw ever stop when you reach the limit?

i cranked that more than a dozen rotations, and im scared to keep going.

eesjunin

See my post on the other forum : http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w203...-6000k-11.html
I installed them right under the lights, nice, clean and out of the way. The only problem you might experience ($$$$) with your drivers side balast is it might fry the electrical components around it. There was a post on benzworld where the kid mounted the balast close to where you have it and it fried ESP control module( i think thats what he fried). Anyways, cost him major mulla to replace that. Just passing this along
here is the posting read: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w203...tallation.html