BATFINK
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- Mar 28, 2014
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- 230 CLK
hello guys my first post,
i bought a beautiful 1 owner W208 from a friend and really enjoying the car, however the lights just are not bright in comparison of what i am used to and can look a little dated.
I actually polished the plastic lenses by hand with toothpaste as i saw it on youtube and it did make a good bit of difference removing oxidisation but il probably get them professionally polished by a friend but event at that it has a horrible yellow light and i have always used HID kits and love the difference it makes. So a light upgrade is definitely in the pipeline, what i need to know is what bulbs i need to completely remove the horrible yellow coloured lights from the front of the car, sidelights, high beam, headlights and spot lamps.
1. I notice the outside larger lights are just for main beam so these will be on the most so i will use an HID conversion kit for these at 4000k or 6000k for a bluer newer look. What are the bulbs inside these.
2. The smaller lights closer to the centre grill seem to have the sidelights and the main beam bulbs in there. i would like to replace these with whiter or slightly more blue lights, theres no point in having high beam HID as i don't think its possible for them to start up at full brightness when i use them and high beam is only used rarely so i think 55watt bulbs with a slight tint would do, what are the two sets of bulbs i need to put in there?
3. finally if you are still reading this, thanks, the Fog lights are not the best either so would need to upgrade the bulbs there too,
What do i need guys? thanks a lot for any advice.
i bought a beautiful 1 owner W208 from a friend and really enjoying the car, however the lights just are not bright in comparison of what i am used to and can look a little dated.
I actually polished the plastic lenses by hand with toothpaste as i saw it on youtube and it did make a good bit of difference removing oxidisation but il probably get them professionally polished by a friend but event at that it has a horrible yellow light and i have always used HID kits and love the difference it makes. So a light upgrade is definitely in the pipeline, what i need to know is what bulbs i need to completely remove the horrible yellow coloured lights from the front of the car, sidelights, high beam, headlights and spot lamps.
1. I notice the outside larger lights are just for main beam so these will be on the most so i will use an HID conversion kit for these at 4000k or 6000k for a bluer newer look. What are the bulbs inside these.
2. The smaller lights closer to the centre grill seem to have the sidelights and the main beam bulbs in there. i would like to replace these with whiter or slightly more blue lights, theres no point in having high beam HID as i don't think its possible for them to start up at full brightness when i use them and high beam is only used rarely so i think 55watt bulbs with a slight tint would do, what are the two sets of bulbs i need to put in there?
3. finally if you are still reading this, thanks, the Fog lights are not the best either so would need to upgrade the bulbs there too,
What do i need guys? thanks a lot for any advice.
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