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Xenon fit for original front end?

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I'm very interested in doing the genuine xenon replacement for my 300SD.

Most of the ones I've seen is with the newer front end, mine's the original.

Was just curious if anyone else has done it or is in the process of doing it and what's involved.

If so, is there any sites with the stuff to order that's good quality for my Benz?

Thanks a lot for the info!

Tory

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I have a question about the $270 ballast and bulb. Is it easily connected to our cars? I know someone that said it was hard installing it into our car and he ended up selling it. Since you had experience with it, I'll like to hear your suggestion.

If the D2S provides more light due to the shielding in the D2R, will the D2S provide more glare? I'm just curious if painting the bottom of the reflectors black will reduce the glare?

Also, will the glass pattern on the euros affect the glare as well?
Schmohey - 2/17/2005 8:21 AM

I have a question about the $270 ballast and bulb. Is it easily connected to our cars? I know someone that said it was hard installing it into our car and he ended up selling it. Since you had experience with it, I'll like to hear your suggestion.

If the D2S provides more light due to the shielding in the D2R, will the D2S provide more glare? I'm just curious if painting the bottom of the reflectors black will reduce the glare?

Also, will the glass pattern on the euros affect the glare as well?
That someone had absolutely no idea what they were talking about!! D2Rs have "paint" on them which shields some of the bulb, and helps them produce less glare in reflectors. Painting the bottom of the reflectors is overkill and it will luck stupid. The "diffusion" lines which you are referring to does affect the output of the light, but does not increase glare to my knowledge.
Are the OEM ballast really hard to install or connect to the power? That "someone" said it was real hard, and I'm afraid now. haha
Received the SilverStar today and installed them. At first, I thought they are not as bright as the PIAA. But after dark, what a big different. The PIAA white light is bright but the SilverStar shows more details of what in the front. Unlike the PIAA which some details are lost in the white light.
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well, xenon's would be great, but, i just wouldn't put them on these depo brand housings i have. if i had real bosch housings, i would definitely consider xenon. but, i do have piaa xtreme super whites. the beam is alright, better than stock, the citi lights looks great during early morning drives, nothing beats a xenon gas beam. [:p]

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I have to agree those city lights are hot! How did you installed them with your Euros?

How come you say you won't install HID on your Depot/TYC?
First off, the person who told you it is hard to installs ballasts has no idea what they are talking about like I said earlier. To test them all you have to do is touch the two wires coming out of the ballast on to the battery terminals, one to positive, one to negative. If it does not light, reverse the wires, and it does not harm the ballasts at all. If somebody told you that was hard, you need to ask yourself what in the h#ll are they talking about. I used to have my citylights plugged up, before I had xenon lamps, and I loved them!! I put citylights in my turn signals too, and "disconnected" the factory city light connector, so both housings glowed the same color. Those were great, but I had to cut out the city light when I did my retrofit. Blue 420sel, the optics on the aftermarket euros is not as bad as people try to get you to believe. Me personally, I would have no problem installing xenon equipment in there. I think those people just don't like the fact that you got your housings cheaper than they got their Bosch Units, which they paid TOO much money for. Me personally, I got my euros for FREE!! But I will be getting a second set of Bosch units for about $200 guaranteed, because I had a line on some for $165 a while back, but I spent the money on xenon equipment. And I have a source that sells the bosch units for $100 per headlight used. And anything is better than the housing we had in our 1986-1991 w126s. After I drive my 300sd and get into the 300sdl at night, I don't even notice there is light on the ground!!! All I see is two small blobs!! Those have to be the worst headlights ever!!
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just an FYI, but I've had the knock off's and the real euro lights in my hands and the knock off's are not nearly as nice. The fit and finish isn't there and they just have the cheap chinese feel..

Considering what good used units go for (coupes cost more then saloon light..) and that new lights are right around 600 I don't think that's out of line to put quality pieces in one's car.

Jonathan
For those that have/had city lights in your euros, where is it located, and how do you hook up the city lights? Or is it alreay part of the housing thing with the 6 pins?
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