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Old 05-11-2006, 04:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question Xenon in Europe

S 320 cdi Dec 2005. Bi-Xenon headlights - anyone got experience on how to switch lights to suit driving on right in Europe. I guess Merc will say see a dealer but cannnot do that for midnight ferry, can you?
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Old 05-11-2006, 01:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
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S 320 cdi Dec 2005. Bi-Xenon headlights - anyone got experience on how to switch lights to suit driving on right in Europe. I guess Merc will say see a dealer but cannnot do that for midnight ferry, can you?
The Bi-Xenons have a little lever within the housing. This would eleminate the the triangle above the beam horizon.

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Old 05-13-2006, 05:21 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Thanks Frank. Is it easy to get to?
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Hi Chris.

Open the cover of the HID and push the lever. Well, the only problem is that you can barely see him :-/.

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Old 05-16-2006, 02:57 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Hi Frank,
That's very helpful. Good to have a simple lever instead of having to black tape parts of the glass. Plus I'm told Xenon gets very hot and not good with black tape. Is that so??
Do you happen to know what the advantage of BiXeneon lights is supposed to be? Seem pretty bright but ordinary lights are pretty good too.
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Old 05-16-2006, 04:48 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Hi Frank,
That's very helpful. Good to have a simple lever instead of having to black tape parts of the glass. Plus I'm told Xenon gets very hot and not good with black tape. Is that so??
Do you happen to know what the advantage of BiXeneon lights is supposed to be? Seem pretty bright but ordinary lights are pretty good too.
They're very bright compared to the regular lights. They also match the daytime pretty closely as well. Think of the headlights as a mini sun.
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Old 05-16-2006, 04:54 PM   #7 (permalink)
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They're very bright compared to the regular lights. They also match the daytime pretty closely as well. Think of the headlights as a mini sun.
Thanks Asianml. So worth the £1000 in UK or $1800 they cost extra over here do you reckon? Love the car. Had E's before but nothing to equal the ride refinement and comfort of this beast. Magic
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Definitely worth the cost. There are some skeptics as to whether or not they're actually better for you. But for me, it could potentially be lifesaving. You can see farther down the road, therefore seeing obstacles earlier. Active Curve Illumination also helps a lot better too.
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Old 05-16-2006, 05:04 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Thanks. Can you help S600 guy shiddy. Another thred. Never known Merc or a dealer be as unhelpful as he has found.
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Thanks. Can you help S600 guy shiddy. Another thred. Never known Merc or a dealer be as unhelpful as he has found.
Unfortunately I cannot. Not knowledgable enough in those situations. That dealer does sound pretty bad. I'll try and find something.
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