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  • Matt325es
    Wrencher
    • Jun 2011
    • 207
    #1

    Found a sweet little mod

    So it has probably been done but i figured i'd throw it out there....The mercedes 300d has the same headlights as our cars with the exception that its an h1 bulb instead of a sealed beam...i found one at a junkyard and took it home plugged the h1 wire into the positive and made a small wire with two spade connectors for the ground. Worked mint! The best part about the lights is they are yellow or frenched....so for the price of nothing you can have frenched high beams! :)

    Happy hunting....im still looking for another


    "matt325e who are the two chicks rocking the white Miata with the pink stripes lol do they auto x it?

    lol i joke i joke." "that would be my ex and no definitely not;)"
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    • Teaguer
      R3V OG
      • Sep 2004
      • 6167
      #2
      Yeah lots of guys have been doing that over the years.
      Seems kinda gay to me though. :p

      E30 M3 / E30 325is / E34 525iT / E34 535i

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        • Matt325es
          Wrencher
          • Jun 2011
          • 207
          #3
          hehe each to his own of course :]


          "matt325e who are the two chicks rocking the white Miata with the pink stripes lol do they auto x it?

          lol i joke i joke." "that would be my ex and no definitely not;)"

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            • DaveSmed
              E30 Fanatic
              • Apr 2007
              • 1406
              #4
              To be completely accurate, you have yellow fog lights. Not yellow high beams. You'll notice they do not project for shit, but light up the immediate area really well.
              -Dave
              2003 Lincoln Towncar | 1992 BMW 325iC | 1968 Cadillac Deville

              Need some help figuring out the ETM?

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                • bmwguy325is
                  E30 Fanatic
                  • May 2011
                  • 1262
                  #5
                  Originally posted by DaveSmed
                  To be completely accurate, you have yellow fog lights. Not yellow high beams. You'll notice they do not project for shit, but light up the immediate area really well.
                  Thats pretty much what ever person who dose an HID swap has too. But i looks neat so roll with it right? Function over form
                  sigpic"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself." -Ferdinand Porsche
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                    • DREWHALL
                      E30 Fanatic
                      • Feb 2006
                      • 1207
                      #6
                      I'm pretty sure I can see farther with HIDs in my ellipsoids than I could with standard bulbs, and especially farther than sealed beams. I will agree the Mercedes lights are garbage.

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                        • lbreevesii
                          E30 Addict
                          • Aug 2009
                          • 412
                          #7
                          I'm sure you can. That kinda comes with the territory when you're pumping over twice the lumens, but you're throwing light at everyone else too since that housing isn't designed for a HID bulb.
                          I don't always wreck cars, but when I do I wreck them into trees.

                          91' 318is S50 swap - The Black Widow

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                            • DREWHALL
                              E30 Fanatic
                              • Feb 2006
                              • 1207
                              #8
                              Has a decent cut off and they don't light up anyones interior so it can't be too bad. Better than a non projector housing glaring all over.

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                                • thebutcher37
                                  R3VLimited
                                  • Aug 2008
                                  • 2877
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by DREWHALL
                                  Has a decent cut off and they don't light up anyones interior so it can't be too bad. Better than a non projector housing glaring all over.
                                  This "topic" has been beaten to death...

                                  But I agree, our ellipsoids don't really blind anyone.... So Hid's FTW!


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                                    • Varinn
                                      Mod Crazy
                                      • Apr 2010
                                      • 780
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by thebutcher37
                                      This "topic" has been beaten to death...

                                      But I agree, our ellipsoids don't really blind anyone.... So Hid's FTW!
                                      BS. They're just as annoying as any other "HID conversion"
                                      1990 332i, 4 door
                                      2008 KTM 990 Superduke
                                      2018 Golf R, 6spd manual (Pending delivery)
                                      2017 Mazda CX-5 GT
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                                        • zig553
                                          Advanced Member
                                          • Sep 2011
                                          • 189
                                          #11
                                          Do you have any pics of the install? Or what year the car was?
                                          Last edited by zig553; 11-09-2011, 02:16 PM.

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