I don't know if you are hung up on OEM parts, but you can find knockoff headlight lenses quite cheaply on ebay to replace the crazed ones.

One thing to do immediately if it hasn't already been done is to get a set of new copper type bullet fuses and just replace all the bullet fuses. Again, cheap to find on ebay. I use my dremel with a ss brush wheel to burnish the new fuses and the fuse mount "fingers".

Have a good look-see and do some hammer tapping on the front strut towers where they are welded to the inner fender wall to check for soft spots/corrosion. Even tho the 124 has less of this problem than the 210, it does happen- my LF failed and up until then it looked fine.

Good luck with the car and keep us posted on your cylinder head adventure.

Rgds,
Chris W.
'95 E300D, 394K

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