Faros para Mercedes-Benz C280

Mercedes-Benz C280 Headlights

Tweak the appearance and functionality of your Mercedes-Benz C280 with a pair of aftermarket or OEM headlights. There is an array of sleek, elegant housing shapes, colors, finishes, and light types available. The following questions and answers demystify key features and benefits of Mercedes-Benz C-Class headlamps.

Which lighting is most compatible with the Mercedes-Benz C280?

Increasingly, luxury cars in the Mercedes-Benz model C-Class come from the factory with xenon or High-Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting in their headlamp assemblies. However, Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles are also compatible and fits with all other available types of lighting, such as:

  • Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
  • Halogen (Incandescent bulb type containing halogen gas)
  • Cold-Cathode Fluorescent Light (CCFL)
  • Xenon (Bulb containing xenon gas)
  • HID (Bulb with xenon gas or mercury vapors)
What light bulbs are available for the Mercedes-Benz?

All types of headlamp bulbs emit light that sufficiently illuminates dark roads, low-light circumstances, and poor visibility for the driver. The light produced is comparably bright across brands and bulb sizes. Its the method with which light bulbs produce light that differs among lighting types. For example:

  • Xenon bulbs contain electrodes that support an electrical arc after receiving an initial spark.
  • HID bulbs produce light like xenon bulbs, but HID bulbs contain either xenon gas or mercury vapors, and their electrodes are closer together.
  • Halogen bulbs have filaments that glow when heated by electricity.
  • CCFL bulbs emit light after ionized low-pressure gas produces ultraviolet rays that cause a phosphor coating inside the bulb to glow.
  • LED bulbs light up following the recombination of electron holes and electrons.
Is it preferable to get more lumens or kelvins?

It depends on whether youre evaluating the amount of emitted light or the appearance of the light. A lumen is a measure of light emission, whereas color temperature indicates the complexion and undertones of a given light. Car headlamps compatible with the Mercedes-Benz can give off light that ranges up to hundreds of thousands of lumens, which is more than enough for Mercedes-Benz headlamps.

For Mercedes-Benz car headlamp color temperatures, 4500K to 9000K is common, with 8000K being average. The lower range has the color of bright white daylight. The upper range has gradations of very light crystal blue to white.

How do you switch Mercedes-Benz C-Class headlight assemblies?

You need a conversion kit to do so. There are conversion kits that let you switch your existing bulb type to a new bulb type. You can convert from sealed beam to composite, and from single beam to dual beam (or vice versa).

Single beam to dual beam conversion kits let you convert your assembly from one that contains one bulb each for high and low beams to an assembly that contains one bulb. This one bulb, containing dual filaments, provides both high and low beams.

Should you get a ballast for the Mercedes-Benz?

If you want to install and use xenon or HID car headlamp bulbs, get a ballast. You can buy it separately or as part of a xenon or HID conversion kit. The ballast expedites a high voltage surge, creating the electrical spark necessary for xenon and HID to produce light. The ballast also prevents premature bulb burnout, extending the life to thousands of hours.

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