car headlight mod retrofit (mercedes w203 headlight projector high beam)

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#headlightmod #projectorheadlight #w203modification
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2" bi-xenon projector lights with shroud
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in this video i show how to upgrade a headlight to a projector style headlight
this can be done on any car
if you have the boring style headlight without projector lights
you cab do this modification to your headlights making it look more updated and cooler
the parts are cheap and the outcome is just awesome
my example is just of the highbeam so if you have both lens you want to upgrade , you can do this to both and make it stand oout like all the newer model cars
done on my 2000 mercedes w203 c200 k
i already had aftermarket lights but i wanted the high beams to suit the low beams hence why i did this
hope it helps if your looking to do the same thing
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@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

now my high beam suits my low beam making my headlight fully projectors lights... very happy with the outcome..remember guys this can be done on any car not just a mercedes w203... if u have factory lights and dont have projector lights ..this mod would be perfect to bring your headlights to a more updated look.... more to come for both w203 and w204

@norimeshau7638 3 жыл бұрын

Any error ? Is everything working fine ?

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

@@norimeshau7638 no error all working perfectly

@keenankerr5150 3 жыл бұрын

Ur skills never seem to let me down... love the videos man

@keenankerr5150 3 жыл бұрын

Wow fantastic mod mikey love it

@o.ko.k7550 Жыл бұрын

you are the best man really thank you so much bro !

@MIKEYZVLOGZ Жыл бұрын

ur too kind thank u

@aytech5905 3 жыл бұрын

Well done

@parallelpost 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the instructional. I have a 2003 C230 Coupe and want new projector style modern aesthetics. My originals work fine, I wet sand them for that new look but I hate the plastic cover diffusor look.

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 2 жыл бұрын

welcome buddy

@yawei520 3 жыл бұрын

awesome

@jozzerful2 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mike another great video just thought I would share a little bit of knowledge that I have acquired see when you are putting on the clear cover and you made reference to giving it a wipe out to keep it clean if for any reason the plastic has yellowed at all sound it with a very very fine sandpaper perhaps 1500 you will see and milking is coming oh sorry you use water as well you will see it become milky then get a compound or t-cut and polish use a drill attachment if you have it and it will come up like brand new and to keep it that way then when you are finished and the lights are the positions you can buy a clear spray with ultraviolet protection that will stop your lights from going yellow in time well worth doing it also add to the shine of the finish

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 10 ай бұрын

yes u are 100% correct i ended up using a clear coat for the finish product and it did come up like new

@jozzerful2 10 ай бұрын

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ good stuff bro, glad it worked out great for you 😁

@Nitewatch-xc9yz Жыл бұрын

Lookin for some kool headlights for my van project (2001 dodge full size cargo van)

@Nitewatch-xc9yz Жыл бұрын

Clear lens with projector beams , if you can help, there’s a lot of folks in the vanner community that would send business your way

@reys_live7243 2 жыл бұрын

My 2004 Mercedes Benz clk 500 passengers signal light don’t blink I changed light bulb and ballast and still the same not working what could I do now ??

@gikvampire5191 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I'll be retrofitting my headlights soon. So there is no problem fitting leds on aftermarket bixenon projectors as long as its canbus and error free, but wont they get too hot? My headlights are fully halogen and I think to install one projector for both high and low beam like the one you used in the video but are 2" projectors enough? Do you think 2.5" will be better or it doesn't matter. Im thinking of putting leds in the projectors

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

either are fine.. the way i see it .. whatever fits... no they won't get too hot... lights are made to get hot ...especially hid even leds get got... maybe not as hot as hid but still hot ... but it will be fine ... and leds in the projectors will be good i had them in as well no error messages .. for low beam. u may need the led resistors error cancelling

@suleimanmuhammedhady1198 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mikey please have made exhaust modification on your W203 I want to make my car quieter

@car82mar 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mikeyz great video 👍🏻 I just have a question, I noticed your low beam/dipped beam are the xenon model but your car is not and you have a led bulb in it. Was it a straight swap or did you do anything else? And do you have a video for that swap? Thanks

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 2 жыл бұрын

it was a direct swap .. I upgraded the headlights and they had halogen then I simple used led with decoders/ error free canbus resistors

@payam9435 Жыл бұрын

Hello, I watched some of your videos, they were very helpful,I have a question, for Benz w209, it has original xenon lights, can I change the xenon bulbs with LED headlights?? please tell me the model, which base should I buy, by the way, W209 and W203 classes have the same lamp base model, thank you.

@MIKEYZVLOGZ Жыл бұрын

ok so first of all whenever you go from xenon to led u always must condier errors.. usually u need a decoder or a led bulb that has a built in capacitor/ error free cancellors.. not there are alor of different bulbs out there , i cant suggest any single model because they are all different and they work differently on different models , w208 and w203 have similar headlights but they are diffeent xenon are basically projector bulbs and halogen are the style that arent projected , and basically reflct off a oval dish inside headlight now u say u have xenon, meaning u have the projector headlights , thats good, but the difference is still, do u have halogen bnulbs in the xenons or do u have hid in your xenons? once u figure this out u will know what type of bulbs u need, my w204 had halogens originally and then i swapped out the headlights fopr these xenons which still had halogen bulbs inside, then i went to hids with ballasts , and then i went to leds, and i need error cancelling decoders cuz i got flickering, the bulbs didnt stay on they came on and then went off again, thats due to leds in place of halogens, different power consumptions, thats why u use decoders/capacitors, they send continuous voltage to the bulbs so it can keep producing 12v and not flicker like mine did... i hope all this makes sense heres my tip remove a bulb see what size bulb it is and especially what type it is then u look for a replacement bulbs in led or hid whatever your preference is once u select your bulbs , then u consider if it has built in decoder and if it will work with your lights , be sure to ask the seller u want error cancelling bulbs and also make sure you look for canbus free light bulbs, cuz our cars have a canbus module , and the bulbs need to be compatible with canbus or else it wont work and u will get error messages and or experience flickering or no lights hope this helps u out like i said sometimes its about doing the research and asking the right questions in order to select the right product, i dont wanna select a prosuct for u and it still doesnt work , u need to ask the right questions my friend to the seller

@michaelmayfield9901 2 жыл бұрын

Man I wish projectors weren't so expensive on the coupes, it's just different enough sedan lights won't fit and coupe lights are almost impossible to find and 4x more $.

@Deathridaz714 Жыл бұрын

U can vice grip the heat gun, and manipulate the headlight around while prying off the glass.

@MIKEYZVLOGZ Жыл бұрын

yes that's another way to do it

@redihoxha7650 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, great video btw. One question though, I do not understand the resistor. How does it work? You are saying that it produces 12V and keeps the light going but when you give it constant power it should activate the small motor in the projector right? In this case, you are going to have high beams all the time in theory. Can you please explain this part? Thanks.

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 2 жыл бұрын

so the resistor I there to ensure 12v power is constantly supplying enough .. because leds use less power .. things like resistors and capacitors are used in line to allow the constant output of power ... mercedes have a sam unit which detect voltage drops.. and wen there is one it throws an error ... hence why when u change halogen bulbs to leds ... u get errors becuz the led uses much less power causing voltage drops... with the resistor it's able to keep a stable current...

@redihoxha7650 2 жыл бұрын

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ Ok thanks for the reply I understand that. What I am saying is that the small motor and the led wires are merged(permanent connection as you mentioned on 16:13 ) and they are getting the power from the same wire source: the high beam wires. So far so good when you are behind the wheel you give power to the led and force the motor to flick down to get that high beam. However, when you installed the resistor, it changed the game. Now it gets constant power and when you can control the motor. In my mind, it should have been two sets of wires 1. That gives the led power(that it stays always on apparently which is very cool) 2. Wires control the motor when you are behind the wheel to flick it up and down the metal thing with the spring. I do not understand how the resistor does that. I know it is working perfectly in your case but I think I have missed something that is driving me crazy. (I have a master degree in Mechatronic Engineering and I am thinking of going back to seminars to re-learn this stuff :D) Thanks in advance.

@muhammadqureshi1907 Жыл бұрын

Hello bro, I have the same headlights with ballasts and a relay with connection grip to the HID, its a D2S from Osram. I want to shift to leds. which LED will you recommed? Thanks!

@MIKEYZVLOGZ Жыл бұрын

auxito make great ones at a good price

@jerrylcl62323 3 жыл бұрын

Hi sir. Did you change your original H7 wiring and sockets? Or simply insert H1 led wiring into H7 sockets?

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

u can simply plug into the h7 sockets because u have blade connections and u just push them into the correct slots for the h7 socket...or u can use adapters from h7 to h1 but u don't need them

@jerrylcl62323 3 жыл бұрын

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ Thank you sir. I'll give it a try 🙂

@bartseller8601 2 жыл бұрын

Can you buy headlight housings that have both the low and high projectors in them

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 2 жыл бұрын

yes u can just a tad more exspensive but yes

@bahlowwings 3 жыл бұрын

Is you headlight housing OEM. I saw you had led as low beam. Isnt it HID?

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

my headlight are aftermarket they are prohector style lights u can use hid or led its just up to you what u decide , it can fit either it came with halogen buls originally the factory lights were the series 1 styke where it looks hazzy and unclear ...hence why i changed the headlights to make it look better

@jozzerful2 Жыл бұрын

Quick question Mike is there any way that might affect an NCT I live in Ireland I don't know what it's called some places it's called a DOE

@MIKEYZVLOGZ Жыл бұрын

no cuz its still just a headlight ... u mean like a certificate that says your car is upbto standards to drive on the road right?

@jozzerful2 10 ай бұрын

Yes you are right regarding the lights being ok and yes it is a certificate to verify that the car is roadworthy in Ireland they are very picky I sold my C-Class w203 and art and other one mount this one is the same colour as yours and it is absolutely in mint condition I bought it from was the owner of a garage and this was his car it drives like a new car I'm glad I sold your the one because I was not in the young of changing the tie rod and I would have needed to change there shocks at the back to, what this one that I got it is actually very similar looking to an AMG if I had AMG wheels a few little bits such as a little bit of a spoiler on the boot you would not know the difference I am well chuffed with it

@DropzPD Жыл бұрын

Which leds you put in the original xenon things?

@MIKEYZVLOGZ Жыл бұрын

just h7 leds... the w203 has h7 for low and high beam plus error cancelling decoders

@DropzPD Жыл бұрын

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thank you :)

@amgmods1 3 жыл бұрын

hi, I got in an accident on the freeway and a cone hit my headlight. I didn't notice any damage on the outside but I notice that my projector that holds the bulbs got loose. the projector lens is aiming upward and I cannot adjust the aim. when I remove the cover from the back to reach inside, I can move the projector up and down but do not stay in a firm position, is loose. Do you think is broken or is possible to fix it ? my headlight is bosch oem.

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

ok sounds like ur prokector light has either broken or been knocked loose the only way to tell is to disassemble the headlight and see what has happened so sorry to hear that

@amgmods1 3 жыл бұрын

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thanks for the response. I am gonna open and check it to see if is fixable. by the way, do you know any glue that you recommend for the headlight lens ?

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

@@amgmods1 for ealing or just glue to stick plastic parts? araldite is good its a 2 part epoxy glue ... very strong can find st hardware store

@amgmods1 3 жыл бұрын

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ hi mikey, The headlight projector socket was out of the joint, I put back in by pulling backwards, but i noticed that the ajuster to aim the lens does not work. Is the ajuster fixable, can be replace ?

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

@@amgmods1 not sure but I believe so however I may need to find it from a wrecked car or parts place ..it may not be sometjing they dell alone ..I've never had to do itn

@subirmitter5185 3 жыл бұрын

Will the existing wiring hve to be changed

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

not at all it plugs into the existing wiring harness does ur car have projector lights now? if not then yes easily can be done halogen to xenon is easy... just ensure u measire everything before thinking about startinv..so ensure everything fits and will work... for eg.. the hole will acompany the led or projector light screw thread ... like how i had to frind mine out cuz it wasnt big enough.. but u can do that too...

@victorfigueroa6343 2 жыл бұрын

Helllo Mike, I´ve a question, where did you buy the projector you mounted?

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 2 жыл бұрын

got it from aliexpress

@victorfigueroa6343 2 жыл бұрын

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thanks

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 2 жыл бұрын

@@victorfigueroa6343 welcome

@robybling 3 жыл бұрын

That looks really good. Can I do this adaptation on low beam if the factory fitted headlights are not fitted with projector lights? Can I adapt a projector lens if it's fitted with normal H7 bulb? Does these projector lenses work with normal bulbs or they have to be xenon? Thanks in advance ☺

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

only if low beam is not projector... then u can do it ...and u can use any bulb in these

@robybling 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciate your reply. I bought 2 headlights to play with them a bit. Thanks again for your uploads 🙏

@DatLe-xq9nc 3 жыл бұрын

My W203 C280 not install Led for headlight, are you have adapter ?

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

just resistors u can you just use led bulbs s it won't work properly u need resistors

@DatLe-xq9nc 3 жыл бұрын

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thanks bro !

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

@@DatLe-xq9nc welcome

@subirmitter5185 3 жыл бұрын

Can this be done on a w204 c class

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

on w204 yes just gotta find the right light to fit

@koolumar101 3 жыл бұрын

Bro I have HID xenon lights and I ordered spec D headlights and they're not compatible! My car has 3 connectors and these new ones got only one! W203 could these be converted?

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

so it doesnt jut plug into the sameheadlight plug harness?? it should be plug and play if they are for the same type of car? show me a picof what u mean huottea@gmail.com

@koolumar101 3 жыл бұрын

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ damb I literally just put the bumper on lol

@koolumar101 3 жыл бұрын

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ so xenon/HID have 3 connectors on the headlight and regular halogen headlights have 1 connector

@koolumar101 3 жыл бұрын

It's a w203 c32

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

@@koolumar101 yeah sorry just show me the connectors or even send me a link of the lights or headlights u put on that ur having an issue with and I'll try figure it out

@marklengal9990 2 жыл бұрын

Is the projector lights brighter then LED? I just got a 2005 C230 and I’m looking to do some mods

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 2 жыл бұрын

cN be same

@yeahnoway111 2 жыл бұрын

Why not just get brand new covers for the headlights

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 2 жыл бұрын

u can do that too of course ... just wanted to show u can just use a kit like this too

@Deathridaz714 Жыл бұрын

Can't you put the wires thru the whole first with the load resistors...instead of drilling a hole 😂

@MIKEYZVLOGZ Жыл бұрын

yes u could ... I ended up doing this knowing I could use rubber grommets after ... its not a deal breaker .. and besides u can replace the caps quite cheap

@Liam-wz7mz 3 жыл бұрын

hey i have some problems with the wires on my w203, can i somehow chat with you on instagram or snapchat so i can send pictures and ask some quistions. I am not good with cars and have no one to help me so it would mean a lot

@MIKEYZVLOGZ 3 жыл бұрын

ye sure u can find me on instagram