Retrofit Bi-Xenons to W203 C-Class?

[team_edition]

I've done a search but nothing has exactly answered my question.

I bought my wife a 54 plate C-class estate and spent months trying to find the exact spec. Nothing was available and so we ended up buying the nearest spec to our wishlist. What this car didn't have though, which we wanted, was bi-xenons, but it does have the headlamp levelling and cleaning (that it seems are essential if you want to put in Xenons).

On eBay people are selling original MB Bi-Xenons for the W203 and they suggest they just "plug and play".

Will these work and is it that easy to fit?!

Thanks, in advance.

Richard.

 

[GrahamC230K]

I believe thay are, if you have normal Xenons.

I think the front bumper has to be removed for fitting and I think you might need a dealer visit to have the computer told you have them.

This modification has been done by other forum members so I am sure confirmation will come along soon.....

 

[BigSis]

If you have factory fitted xenons, then the auto level will still work after you retrofitted the bi xenons. I don't think you have to get your car reprogrammed, since it already has factory fitted xenons and has been set to 'xenons present'...

If someone were to retrofit bi xenons in a car with factory fitted halogens, then one definitely needs to get the car reprogrammed through Stardiagnosis. Otherwise the bi xenons will only flicker.

greetingz,

BigSis

 

[team_edition]

The car currently only has normal headlights and NOT Xenons, hence the wish to add them. I mention Bi-Xenons only as I'm assuming that's the "standard" Xenon offering for this late model C class.

The question really is, should I buy some on eBay (let's assume they're MB parts and new) and will they be easy to fit?

 

[BigSis]

I don't know if you should purchase bi xenons through e-Bay. I myself never buy anything on e-Bay, although my brother does that quite often. And I also know that the parts you bid for, are sometimes not the parts you wanted.

For one thing: I know my brother wanted to get bi xenons, just one side (driver's side Euro spec, I think it was), but ended up with a headlight of which the part number was removed... and he suspects that it is a UK spec headlight he received; not the Euro spec he wanted to get...

If you want to be sure that you get the right bix for your car, you can try to get them from MBenzNL. (www.MBenzNL.com).

As far as installation is concerned: you will have to remove the front bumper before you can start installing. All in all it will take approx. 2 hours.

The auto level will not work, but you can level the headlights manually. And the dealership has to reprogramm your car, of course...

greetingz,

BigSis

 

[miro]

Just for the record, I complete this day an evaluation of the parts needed to retrofit levelling system to a car with Halogens, to be converted to Xenon.

Not to mention that the interior is mostly removed in this process.

British / AU / SG / ZA / HK - W203 Coupe part numbers - up to June 2004
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1 203 545 15 04 light switch xenon, folding mirror, cleaning
1 203 540 87 08 Levelling system cable
1 209 540 01 33 Levelling system cable
1 010 542 77 17 sender
1 203 320 05 89 rod
1 203 320 03 43 backet
2 914125 005300 screw
1 203 328 00 35 plate
1 913023 006001 nut
2 910113 008003 nut
2 000912 008008 screw
1 910143 008002 screw
2 000000 001517 screw
2 910113 006000 nut
1 910105 005002 screw
1 209 328 04 40 bracket
1 203 320 24 89 rod
2 910113 005001 nut
1 220 328 02 26 bow
1 910113 006000 nut
1 010 542 77 17 sender
1 203 542 01 40 bracket
2 210 990 01 50 nut
2 914125 005300 screw
1 124 805 02 44 plug to close lights vacuum