Hi
Just bought Euro lenses for 1994/95 E class (excl 500). I did not know that the US assembly is sealed however. In fact, in the US, MB only sells the entirely headlamp assembly (all news to me...).
Anyhow, the basic assembly appears to be the same as the Euro version, only that the plastic frame of the lens seems to have been glued to the unit body.
Has anyone taken this apart before? Anyone know how to? Thought I would ask before making my own discoveries.
As always, thanks in advance
Farrukh

1995 E320T, 46K, Starmark
1994 E500, 50K, Starmark

I have the same question.
Also, where did you get the Euro lens and the $$ ?
Thanks

Got the lens in, wait for it, Eygpt!
Went on a family visit to Cairo and got them from a dealer there. Cost is around $50 each.

Farrukh:
I don't know about the 94/95 models, but the Euro lights on my 87 have a lens assembly that is held on by 2 clips at the top. The clips are grey plastic and about 2 inches wide, and are located on top of the light assembly immediately behind the lens. The clip looks like \\__|_|_|___//. The "\\______//" looking part surrounds the "|_|_|" looking part, and the center of it lifts over the |_|_| with a thin screw driver to release the top of the lens. If you have US style headlights, they may be different, as the US headlights were separate from the rest of the lens assembly in 1987. Also, the 94/95 lenses may be different. Good Luck!

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John

2003 Firemist Red/grey leather SL 500
2015 Palladium Silver/black mbtex GLK 350
1987 Smoke Silver/burgundy mbtex 300E Sportline (SOLD)

Click to see 87 300E

I do not know anything about US headlights, but the European headlights consist (since the early 70's) out of several parts of which the lense is an item as well.
The lenses on the euro lights can be changed when the glass is broken or bad (by roaduse). Like JCH already tried to point out (nice work by the way) is that the lenses are glued to a plastic framework which is fixed by the clamps shown (above). The clamps are not only on the top, but on both sides and the bottom of the light unit as well. To exchange these lenses you need to take out the light unit (to prevent you from braking any of the clamps at the bottom side). Between the lens-frame and headlight unit is a rubber sealing.
The euro lenses on head light units for the W124 are all fastened like that, no exceptions left (85-95).

Farrukh, if you've got an unit which have the lenses glued to the unit, you have something after market and not OEM MB.

greetingz,

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1990 300SL-24
1993 C250D with a minor 600+k kilometer
www.MBenzNL.com(the Netherlands)

They are OEM and they are glued. These are US DOT lens that we are trying to replace with Euro lens. These are on 124 chassis 94-95. Simular to Euro, but a sealed unit.

hey mbennz

that us a very sweet looking ride your sporting!!
any chance you could or would post some more pix of it??
if possible maybe LARGER also.
i would like to install the "side-marker" lights.
it's funny but i guess those are only on certain european versions.
thanks in advance!!

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*92 400e 124.034, SOLD

*92 300e 124.030, SOLD

ebennz,

MORE and LARGER pics are coming up!!
I am working on my own web site with a lot of C-class info and I hope to have it published within 1-1,5 week.

The side markers were optional during the first 2-3 years and became standard on all C-classes in some european countries. Most of the euro vehicles have those side markers.


sideview without AMG rear wing

the usual appearance

some other picture are in the in PICTURES-EVERYONE CONTRIBUTE (page 4) on the performance paddock...

greetingz,

[Edited by MBenz on 01-13-2001 at 03:28 PM]

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1990 300SL-24
1993 C250D with a minor 600+k kilometer
www.MBenzNL.com(the Netherlands)