blackmercedes-you are probably correct. what i should have said is that all the "older" w210 (96-99) that i have seen do not have the high pressure washer system. i do believe the washer system is a stand alone option, but not seen very often, especially here in so cal. all the cars around here i see with the washer system have xenon. i guess it is due to the lack of rain, snow, mud, bad weather around here...

the "old" wiper system is not optimal on the newer cars especially since the w210 lights are round and curved...

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