Does anybody know a good source for Euro headlamps for my '82 300D? I can't drive with US spec "candles":p

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'58 190SL 74K Sold
'63 190SL 137K
'64 230SL 187K Sold
'66 230SL ZF5 113K Available
'68 280SL ZF5 54K
'82 300D 167K Sold
'84 300D 143K
'98 S500 95K SOLD
'03 ML350 43K
'07 E63 18K

Do you want true Euro lamps or E-codes? I vote for E-codes, cheaper to buy and replace. Try here: http://lighting.mbz.org/home.html
Or here: http://www.susquehanna.com/susq/

RT

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84' Mercedes Benz 300D Anthracite/black, 171K
03' Volkswagen Jetta TDI blue/black, 93K
93' Chevrolet C2500HD ExCab 6.5TD, Two-tone blue, 252K

I have had success buying Euro Headlights for my 240D on Ebay. There always seems to be someone selling Euro Headlights on www.ebay.com and you sure can save a lot of money. Wiring from the 4 female connector on the car to the 5 pin male connector on the euro lights takes some figuring out. I sure would like to find someone who knows how to do the wiring conversion as I am still working on that.

tradonguy,

Try a search for Euro Headlights or the like and you should be able to find some detailed instructions. This has been posted a few times in the last year or so. I have done it by trial and error about 5 times on W123 and W201 cars. On a W123 made for the US you need a six hole connector plug to replace the 4 hole one you get. The six hole unit is what is on the rear lights for US cars (so go to a junk yard and get two rear light plug assemblies). The rest is a matter of figuring out which wire is the head light, high beam, parking light, and fog light. In Euro lights you get a "city" bulb which is a small bulb that merely lights the housing up and comes on when the parking lights are turned on. There is no line to power this on a US car, as there is no bulb in a US housing to light this way. So, the parking light line comes from the blinker connection which has the blinker and the parking light/corner marker.

And then there is the vacuum aiming system. If you want to hook this up, you need to do another search as this has also been a hot topic in the last year.

Good luck, Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)