Ok, so as getting the 'Green Machine' tightened up and fit for some serious driving, I'm wondeirng about a couple of things recently...

One: did W115's come with hood silencer pads? The paint on the underside of the hood seem to be in too good of shape to have ever had one. Was a pad available?

two: Aiming headlights, how does one do it since aiming apparati don't appear accessable from the engine compartment?


TIA

Regards,
- Ryan

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'95 E420 - 'Shadowfax' 138kmi.
'92 Volvo 740Turbo Bard 193kmi
'74 240D - 'Ol' Green' 4spd Manual 104kmi. (sold )
'77 300D - 'Red' 223kmi (sold)
'75 240D - 'Bianca the Blue Bomber' (sold)

Mine did come with a hood pad. It's all but gone now and I need to redo it. Unless your interested in keeping the underside of your hood in mint condition, slap one on there. I don't know if the hood pad is good at protecting the paint on the top side of the hood from the heat or if it isn't a problem for it.
Perhaps the 4-cylinder model skimped on that luxury.

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63 220S W111
76 300D W115
2013 VW JSW TDI M6

previously-
73 280 SEL 4.5
86 300E 5 speed
2010 VW Jetta TDI M6

I don;t think mine ever had a hood pad either...

For the lights it is a little inconvenient but you renmove the one screw on the bottom of the headlight/marker piece on teh front of the car. Then adjust like older chevy lights with a phillips screwdriver on the two adjustment screws holding the headlamp in place.

Kind of an odd one since you can't adjust while on the road. You need to use a wall to sight them in and then try it and then go back and adjust again then try it...

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'85 300SD Silver - Sold
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