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07-16-2019, 06:03 PM
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Well cost for one, and also all the stuff required to get them to work in systems designed around incandescent bulbs as has been touched upon already in this thread is another. Want an LED in the W126/124/201 reading light? The socket is wired in reverse polarity. Have to disassemble the LED and resolder the leads. Whether the cost and effort is worth it is up to the user, but the incandescents do the job just fine cheaper with no thought involved. Many unrestored cars from the '50s on up have original bulbs in the idiot lights. I highly doubt the current slew of Chinese LED bulbs will last that long. 
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07-16-2019, 05:27 PM
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The only place I ever put LEDs in my 300D were the two that light up the cluster at night. It might have been because of a problem with the rheostat, but the old incandescents just didn't have enough same candle power.
It was a recommendation by Chad300DT. I must say, it was the best mod that I ever did. My ultimate goal was the use clear glow in the dark nail polish on the cluster and then put in a blacklight LED to make it all glow. I never did it mostly because of my painting inabilities. Now that would have looked cool!
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08-03-2019, 01:22 AM
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Hey would you mind posting a picture of the paint you used? I know you mentioned the brand and color but I'm seeing a few results when I Google "Testors Tangerine Orange." Your needles came out excellent and just the right color. I've seen many people use the wrong color and I'd like for mine to look exactly like yours. Thanks - Sonny
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08-03-2019, 02:17 AM
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Tulare County, CA WTB list: (1983 300d) -Exterior rocker panels below doors -Gauge Custer plastic window/indicator icons (1983 300D Turbo)
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08-06-2019, 01:50 AM
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I changed the two instrument lighting bulbs on mine to LED's but didn't go any further. I like it. The light is "whiter" and the bulbs work with the rheostat. The paint was Testors Fluorescent Red. It all works. I also got mad at Mercedes for making the combo gauge all metric on a U.S. ONLY car so I got one of their earlier gauges in SAE, removed the decorative silver center button and stuck a black disc in its place to match the rest of the gauges. Sorry but between a reading of 2 bar vs 30 psi, 2 bar sucks.
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08-09-2019, 04:05 AM
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Thanks, Wusha, for sending me the supplies to repaint my needles.
Before:  After:  For the record anyone researching about painting their needles, Testors "Gloss Tangerine" is the way to go for older Mercedes. Make sure to thin it a bit as not to leave brush strokes. Last edited by SonnyMorrow; 08-09-2019 at 06:43 PM.
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08-09-2019, 03:47 PM
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Also, save yourself the extra step and extra product there is no need to thin. That's not how this or any ready to use paint works.
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