![]() ![]() I'm older and it helps me considerably to actually see what's in front of the car. All bulbs deteriorate slowly with age but the only reason I'd replace the current bulbs would be curiosity or boredom as I don't really have complaints about the lighting level. I removed both sides front section of the wheelwells to make life easier and to do a more thorough installation. But this is not unexpected because of the above-mentioned proper light spread and especially the light cutoff. not once, ever, has an opposite vehicle flashed me when I've had the low beams (HID) on. I left the oem halogen high beam bulbs in place, I hardly ever use them and don't really worry about them. ![]() I also believe from actual use that the components are very good quality. ![]() customer service from TRS has been very good for any questions on this or other installs where I used their kit, and there's a decent warranty on the components. the Kelvin rating of 5.5 to 6 for all practical purposes is a clean white light, a huge improvement from the oem halogen bulbs. Light doesn't blind oncoming traffic yet helps illuminate curb side of the vehicle. Cut-off is virtually the same as oem projectors with an even "stepped" line that directs light downward from curb to road crown as it needs to be for US (right side) driving. The Morimoto bulbs are very good quality and are oriented properly so that the light pattern is even within the projector. Key considerations are light pattern, cutoff and beam spread. Just be sure to add some padding to avoid rattles.īi-xenon is where the bulb does double duty for both low and high beam, using a movable shutter in front of the bulb to direct lighting. Everything is outside of the headlight housing which I prefer to avoid adding more heat inside of it. I did get a set of U-shape bulb clips to go around the new bulb harnesses. Bulbs are also Morimoto brand (5.5k) and are still the same as initially installed. In this case a separate relay harness wasn't used nor has been needed in these past almost 6 years. The installed kit is a 35W with CANBUS connectors, ballasts and ignitors. The only issue I found was a pinched ground wire inside the left assembly, nothing to do with the HID kit. My Morimoto kit came from RetrofitResource (no affiliation) and has been bulletproof since the installation. There was no need to change anything about the factory headlight assemblies. I found that the E350 projectors used for the P1 halogens appear to the same as those in the P2 (xenon) package. I've done full projector retrofits on other vehicles using E55 and RetrofitResource mini projectors and I would not install HID into any non-projector housing. I'll give actual experience from my HID install into my E350 back in 2015. ![]()
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