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Originally Posted by S-classmate
So, do you think I can use Xenon with projector and it would work? And if I use Hi/Lo with the projector, I am asking for trouble? And perhaps I should ask to have the wiring change to the way 95 and later, run H7, H1 and H1. Would that be much simpler? I just keep thinking...they had gone through so much to come up with a Bi-Xenon, why can't they make them work with projector lamps??? That just sounds silly to me.
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Ok well first you need to realize the bulb mountings for the projector using an H7 bulb is quite different from a D2S bulb. Buying a projector for H7 doesn't mean you can mount a D2S bulb in it. As mentioned Bosche and Hella projectors uses a movable light shield that not only sets the lamp pattern cutoff but does the high/low beam adjustment based on power (high beam) to a motor that adjusts the shield position. Really the problem you have is that you must provide continuous power for the low beam circuit irregardless of the high/low beam setting. I mentioned the connector for the control stalk as the place to make wiring changes versus say the headlamp switch because you will find it's quite impossible to add another wire at the switch because of clearance and how the wiring is under the switch's cover plate.
You can of course do something with relays in the engine bay if you can find a source for 15 amps (2x), then wire up your existing low beam and parking lamp feed as the relay control source.
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Originally Posted by S-classmate
Based on your advice, I will proceed accordingly.
You know what else bothers me? From reading the detailing forum, found out other people's MB headlamp lens are made out of plastic these days??? My crack one is glass. How is it possible people spend so much on their MB and get plastic headlamp lens? I can understand if they are aftermarket, but...original parts too?? Thanks again 68882,
Rod
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Mercedes switched to a plastic Lexon? that is both UV resistant (doesn't seem to cloud or turn yellow) and is shatterproof/unbreakable. This does not mean any china made plastic lens would have those characteristics. Our local dealer demonstrated this once to us by smacking a w210 len with a very large hammer, couldn't break/dent/scratch/mar. This means you can't break a lens in normal road use (say a flying rock).
I'll note one of the lamp assemblies I got off the 97 later had the ballast fail because it was evident the original owner had broken a lens (glass everywhere in the assembly, then drove it for awhile which resulted in water damage to the ballast since it's mounted under the assembly and that is where the water drains.