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My New Euros
I agree with Mercy that the original headlights look much more distinctive on the 300D. But the problem with them is you just can't see a frigging thing with those. So I've made my own euro conversion and, voila, I can see at night in the rain.
Oh, and by the way, across the street from my office diesel is 2.98. Gotta go fill up.
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I never go far without a little Big Star 1994 E500 199/Gray 82k 84 300D (Salty) Orient Red/Palomino 141k 88 300CE (Ersatzhammer) 904/Java 163k -- Turbo Technics twin turbo kit, AMG Gen I body kit, Sportline steering box and steering wheel, Sportline/Eibach /Bilstein Sport/500E suspension, Quaife LSD in 210 mm diff case, Silver Arrow brakes. 88 300CE Brabus 3.6 199 on Black 44k |
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tape up the chrome on the grill and spray it black, then you pimpin
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1985 300D - 599,xxxk - blue interior #265 Monark Nozzle, AL129X, 15" Ronals, Gen II Big Brakes hunting 1985 300D - 491,xxxk - in prog-{A-A IC, 3" exhaust, psi\pyro, 28*BTDC, Hella Euros, IP Limiter removal 1985 300TD - 783,xxxk - parts car,used new engine with ALDA cap inplace 1987 Kenworth T-600 8LL 425 CAT Mech. - 6,000,000+k - DEI exhaust wrap, punched through resonators, 1 recent rebuild, |
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Next come the AMG Pentas with some tires that actually stick to the road, and then I can worry about pimpin'. Maybe I can get Chad to do my tint.
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I never go far without a little Big Star 1994 E500 199/Gray 82k 84 300D (Salty) Orient Red/Palomino 141k 88 300CE (Ersatzhammer) 904/Java 163k -- Turbo Technics twin turbo kit, AMG Gen I body kit, Sportline steering box and steering wheel, Sportline/Eibach /Bilstein Sport/500E suspension, Quaife LSD in 210 mm diff case, Silver Arrow brakes. 88 300CE Brabus 3.6 199 on Black 44k |
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The rectangular euros are very nice, I have them in my 85 but the round, 7" euros are just as good for seeing way far down the road. The "seal beams' are totally worthless Euro lights have to be the best upgrade next to "pencil style GPs".
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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K 1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild 1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K 1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor 2014 Kubota L3800 tractor 1964 VW bug "Lifes too short to drive a boring car" |
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Welcome to the club
The US DOT lights can be replaced with 7" H4 conversions such as the Bosch/Hella units sold online, or the cheaper Autopal conversions on eBay to the expensive-but-well-worth-the-look Cibie H4's that Daniel Stern sells. There's also a trick with the city light bulbs that can get them to illuminate much brighter with the same wattage
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Do tell.
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S class C pillar reading lights have bulbs that fit in perfectly into the city light bulb holders, and shine much whiter.
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT 2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed '81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John |
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Slightly OT: Are the Autopals also convex like the sealed beams? Or are they more flat like the Hella/Bosch units? I know the Cibies have the distinct convex lens.
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looks good man, have you thought about chroming the plastic insides like I did?
What sort of upgrades have you done to your MB? |
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The Autopals are flat as a Mackerel across the front of them. Have just been very pleased with them. Especially since buying this cheap wagon and remembering how poor the sealed beams are.....
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where did you get them?
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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon 1979 280CE 225,200 miles 1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles 1976 240D 190,000 miles 1979 300TD 220,000 GONE but not forgotten 1976 300D 195,300 miles 1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg |
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=230188318274
I was very happy with the person selling these. As luck would have it they are local to me so I purchased them on ebay but went over to their house to pick them up. [was working near that area at the time] When I installed them one had a burned out bulb and he shipped me one the next day no questions asked. I will buy my lights for the cheap wagon from him.
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT 2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed '81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John |
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for only 24 bucks i'll get me a set since im keeping my US spec lights and selling the fugly euros. Are they alot better than the sealed beams?
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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon 1979 280CE 225,200 miles 1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles 1976 240D 190,000 miles 1979 300TD 220,000 GONE but not forgotten 1976 300D 195,300 miles 1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg |
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