HID Light kit
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Originally Posted by toastedoats
Originally Posted by shortstuf212559
my 96 SL600 has factory Xenon Lighting without projectors. projectors werent introduced till late 97. they are very purple-blue. never had a problem with police or such no one would know if they were factory or not.
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Originally Posted by shortstuf212559
They are HID. mercedes calls all their HID xenon'* or bi-xenon'* if its low and high beams.
I find what you are saying hard to believe. pictures are worth a thousand words...
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from what i understand, the 97 SL600 there was a standard bulb headlight available, or an optional HID which would have projectors as seen in these pics, so as far as i can tell, me and corvette crazy are correct..
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Originally Posted by Custom88
The point is that halogen reflectors/housings are vastly different from HID reflectors/housings.. The light patterns are totally different.