leopoldtennis
2/20/2004 10:55:42 AM
I have an S430 with standard halogen lights. Would like to upgrade to XENON lights. Can i take the XENON lights from S500 and install them on my S430? Is it plug and play? Any information anybody has out there please advise.
Thanks,
lds
engenuity
3/12/2004 1:49:49 AM
I have the same car and had the same question. I called the MB dealership and they said it cannot be done. I don't remember the reason they gave me, but it sounded reasonable at the time.
Too bad for both of us. If the $14,000 Mazda 3 comes w/ Xenon standard, the S430 should too, don't you think!!!
Otherwise I love the car, though.
bakhtyari
8/11/2004 2:08:23 PM
What year are you guys's cars? The dealer in San Francisco does them for 92's and above at a cost of $2500.00 per side - perhaps a little cheaper!
MioCLK
8/12/2004 3:07:51 AM
Halogen bulbs headlamps can certainly be upgrade to Xenon.
dealers say "no, you can't do it, and $%^&*&^^& reason" because xenon headlamps are FACTORY OPTIONS.
If a dealers upgrade the headlamps for its customers, the dealer will have to take full resposibility of warranty issues.
So deales usually don't want to take the risk
sleepwalker
8/12/2004 6:59:40 AM
a consideration must also be taken that the lamps are also monitored, and by modification... you might get the "check light" message from the instrument cluster.
bakhtyari
8/13/2004 1:27:17 PM
In reply to "MioClk" - the dealer in Sacramento - VonHousen Mercedes does the job!
RATCHET
8/17/2004 11:05:18 PM
As long as both cars are the same chassis style (year range) it is a bolt in conversion with minor wire mod. (plug pin reassignment)
-Jim-
