I got in my clear corners from a seller on EBay. They look great. Install took 30 seconds literally. Worth the money.

Here's the before and after for anyone interested:

http://shamell.tripod.com/beforeafter.jpg

Looks very nice! I want to put clear corners on as well.

BTW, why does your 400E site not have anything about a 400E on it??

I am in the process of overhaulling the site. I know, there are only a few pics and some vids up now. I am working on it. It's better than nothing I figured.

Almost bought a pair for $20
 

on ebay and went outside to look at wife's 94. It basically has clear corners except the little yellow near fender. i am thinking about them for my 560 but not sure about the look on it.

Bigshot
 

I too like the look of the newer clear corners with the small band of yellow near the fender. Does anyone know if you can get that type of corner for the W124?

I have the clear corners on the 560 SEL. They are noticeable. It looks good to me. The white one with the yellow band inside probably can be purchased at the dealer but, it'll be pretty pricey. It is the OEM-Bosch. To get a better price, call one the MB parts stores or PartsShop Online. I am sure they can get a pair for you.

Clear corners with yellow band for W124?
 

Does anyone know if this more modern version of the OE corners will fit on the earlier W124?

Nice! where did you get them from and how much?
Are they Bosch or do you know who made them?

Thanks

The W124 corners are interchangeable throughout the model line from 86-94. It was the only part of the front lighting system they never touched. They just changed the color.

I have clear corners on my 1986 300e (W124) and I love them. The only problem I had was finding yellow bulbs to go inside. I got my lenses from

http://www.preformanceproducts.com

They advertise that the corners come with bulbs, but they were the wrong kind. I simply used the OEM sockets and put in some cheap bulbs I got at Kragen. They work... but they're not German and I worry about compatibility and wattage. If you want my opinion, yellow lenses would look good on a yellow car, but if you have a different colored car, get the clear.

Before you go to preformance products, check ebay. The dealer does not carry these. They are aftermarket.

yal or someone?
 

My '88 300E has the yellow corners. If the W124 corners are interchangeable throughout the model line from 86-94, when did the yellow corners change to clear with the band of yellow?

I believe they changed for '94 model year, with other minor cosmetics (star on hood vice grill, etc.)

Like Mitch said the clears with the band of yellow came in the last (and some would say the best) incarnation of the W124's, in 93-94. Incidently the european versions don't have a band of yellow so be careful if you're shopping around for them. The best place to get the clears with the band of yellow is a US MB dealer. Just pretend you have a 94 when you ask ;)

[Edited by yal on 02-23-2001 at 07:38 PM]

i got some 123 clear corners, they look great - step up from the awful orange. Good work man, keep working on getting those dubs!

We people are really funny/strange sometimes, aren't we? I remember about 1964/5 when manufacturers started the big switch from clear to orange parking/signal lights - people were switching out their older, clear lenses to orange for the same reasons so many now are switching from orange to clear. All of this is OK, of course!! It's just interesting to see the changes back & forth. We all have different likes, interest, etc. That's one reason we all have different names, isn't it?

Saw a white 560 SEC like mine with clear corner and taillights, It was uh, ugly. The corners were'nt bad but the tails looked like they were broken or missing, weird.

w124 clears, how to install?
 

Could somebody give me the scoop on how to install new clear front turn/parking lenses?

Any special tips or tricks? How do you get at them?

I really like the look and can't wait to see how they look on the black 400E.

Thanks in advance. This is a great forum.

this is hotly been debated before and here we go again!

the aftermarket clear corners do NOT hold up as long, they don't fit as well, the quality of the plastic is FAR inferior.

i've been there and done that.

if you want clear corners get the oem hella or bosch ones, you will NOT regret it.

the u.s. ones changed for 94 & 95. the yellow reflector is more visible and therefore a better safety item, it doesn't have the appeal the clear ones have [imho].

peter

My depo Clear corners I bought form www.gapa.com, look good, fit well, and still look as good as the day I bought them, which was september of 2000. right when I signed up for thsi site and bought my car.

Mine were made in taiwan, and they looka nd fit well.

When I update to euro headlights in the future, if the clears I have don't look right, I'll get the bosch ones as mentioned otherwise I'll just keep the ones I have, which work wella nd look good if you ask me. They are just a bit whiter in appearance than the Bosch clears which appear to be clearer and slightly smoked from what I have seen.

But on a black car, the Depo onesI have look great. See for yourself on my site.

Alon

to each their own.

usually people buy the "off-brands" [non-oem],because they are less expensive. we all know the old saying "you get what you pay for is [for the most part] true"

the same goes for these corners. why did you buy a benz in the first place? quality? longevity? something like that?

these are words and experience and the opinion of someone who has had both types.

it is your money and your car and of course your choice.

i've never heard anyone complain about buying oem clear corners.

for you "new folks" do a "search" on clear corners, decide for yourself.

as always, this is my opinion from my experience.

peter

This is the reason why....
 

Maybe so, but this is the reason why I am keeping all of my skinny ties and all of my wide ties. Eventually we shift from skinny ties to wide ties and then back to skinny ties. If you live long enough, you see styles recycle over and over. Perhaps this is because there is no true creativity. Even movies are getting recylced, with remakes of old classics. As the proverb says, nothing is new under the sun.

Just in case, I am going to keep my old polyester leisure suits. You never know when there will be a run on polyester leisure suits:D

Staying alive, yeah, yeah, staying alive:rolleyes:

Crowe -

I recently installed the newer W124 corners on my '89 300E - the clear ones with the slim orange/yellow band at the back. They are Bosch and they fit perfectly - exact same dimensions, etc. as they old ones. I really like the look of them, I actually prefer the look of these ones to the completely clear corners. Plus, these remain legal for those of you who live in areas where this could be a problem. JMHO.

I like the looks of the newer W124 corners with the small yellow band and hope to find some at the junk yard.

What type bulb do these clear corners w/ band of yellow take?

Crowe, have you priced these? What do they run?

I paid $75 CDN each for the Bosch corners.

The corners themselves take a regular double-filament bulb, OSRAM no. 7528. There's a good post about bulb types in this forum.

You can also spec out your car at http://www.sylvania.com. They'll give you all the bulb numbers abd type for your car.

Question regarding your fog lights
 

Ashman,

I was looking at the collage and your 92 300CE has fog lights under the front bumper. How did you install them? Did you buy a kit or you got them from a 500E.

Thanks
Herk

Herk, I bought a set of cheapy lights from pep boys. I mounted them behind the front airdam, and cut out one horizontal slat on each side to reveal the light.

Looks good both during day and night. :)

Which is why I did it.

Alon

Ashman,

Thank you for the info. It looks good. Maybe I will try to do the same thing to my 92 400E. I am actually trying to find a front air dam from a 500E, but I like your idea.

Thanks again

Smoked front corners
 

Just to confirm what others have been saying here. If you're getting some clear corners - go with the Bosch or Hellas. Just yesteray I recieved some smoked front turn signals from an ebay auction I won. 'Made in Germany', 'OEM quality and finish' were advertised and caught my eye (silly me).

Upon intial inspection, the glossy plastic lens felt somehow 'soft' compared to the factory Bosch's that are on my car. Upon installing them, I noticed the bulges and unven width of the rubber seal, on one side even allowing a pretty noticeable gap between it and the body. The brand was TYC, I thought they were made by in-pro, but they were actually just the German distributor.

From about five feet away and further they looked great - tied in nicely with the smoked rear turn signals - just the look I was going for. Unfortunately, knowing (and seeing) how poorly they fit, and wondering how long they'd look nice, I took them right out. I don't know why Bosch and/or Hella don't make the smoked front signals as they do the rears, but I'll be ordering my clear Bosch's today and returning the TYC's. The dealer on ebay was Import Vision if anyone is interested - pleasant and easy to work with, but sub-par quality for what I ordered.

Moral of the story, in most cases 'true OEM' is the best. And 'Made in Germany' doesn't guarantee quality.

Regards,
- Ryan

ryan,

fortunately you can return the JUNK corners you were stiffed with.

thank you for sharing your experience with us.

i had a similar one with the crap ones i first bought, but i waited too long to act. that was a $ 50.00 mistake i'll never make again.

people that consider the "off-brands" NEED to hear more of these stories.

i HAVE NEVER HEARD anyone ***** about the oem quality!

are you going to get the all clear or yellow reflective strip ones?

peter

peter you havent heard me ***** about mine... :) and they are taiwan corners by depo...

I got mine at www.gapa.com

I got mine before I bought the car, and before I found this site...

Alon

alon

if you carefully read all of my recent posts on clear corners,you will find i said "i've never heard anyone ***** or complain about OEM clear corners" [quality or fit].

i [politely] STRONGLY disagree with you on this issue.

it is my opinion "off-brand or aftermarket" clear corners are NOT of the same quality as OEM hella or bosch.

if we would take a [fair] poll from only people with them, i believe the results would back up my position.

this is america, we agree to disagree.

if you like non-oem clear corners, it makes no difference to me.

you my have the best pair of non-oem corners made, i know mine [and a LOT of other peoples] were nothing but ***** !

see ya

peter

Well now, this one keeps popping up doesn't it? Mine came from ProCarParts.com for $29.95 and they look as well made as the yellow Bosch they replaced. As a matter of fact, the Bosch yellows were'nt even the same shade of yellow! I saved $75 but I'm not sure what I spent it on!:) :) Alon; why did you buy blinkers for a car you didn't have?:confused:

Oh noooo Cap'n those are not OEM, prepare to be FLAMED! You bad boy you :D:D

I bought them before I got the car!:p I thought they were for my Ford. I had to go out and buy a 124 just so I could use them. Forgive me!!:rolleyes:

ebenz, I went ahead and ordered the Bosch all-clears from bekkers (my '95 has the partial-clear ones). The smoked lenses did look great from a distance (better than the plain clears imho), and this was the reason I gave the seller for having so few returned in the past - most people are happy if the car looks good from a distance or as you are passing other cars on the street.

He claimed that they've sold over 200 pair over the last year without complaints and he wanted to know the specifics on my car so that he could 'research the situation'.

I kindly told him that I'm not the only one with these concerns/observations (based on my reading here). I told him about the gaps and bulges in the rubber surround, and that I had to trim excess plastic off the clips to even make them 'fit', even then, they didn't snap in solidy and tight like the factory boschs. Maybe I just got a bad set, as Bosch or Hella could easily do as well (as the Cap'n duly notes), but I'm just not impressed.

I'm afraid he'll find the 'situation' is that they simply are not manufactered to as high a standard. Though with how many there are on either side of this fence, who knows?


Regards,
- Ryan

See there! You should have bought the Taiwan ones like me and Alon. Who could build better German car parts than the Asians??:D :D

Capn.. I was waiting on my financing to clear when I bought them, and got them about 2 weeks before I actually took delivery of the car just before having everything finalized. I knew I was getting a 300CE, so I knew I would use them and if not I wopuld have just resold them. I sold the oem orange ones easily on ebay within a few days.

Peter, I agree the Bosch ones look the best. I was merely reporting that I am happy with mine which are not OEM bosch or hella as they look good and fit well and I haven't had any issues like others have had.

WhenI upgrade to the Euro's, which will be bosch or hella only units, I'm going with the matching bosch clears as well.

I am all for OEM, thats why I buy all my parts OEM when I get them, which is why I went with a behr radiator, bosch plugs, OEM hood star, OEM grill insert, OEM rear taillight lenses. I had bought those clears before I even knew there was a difference, and as you can see on my site, they look and fit well. Maybe most were unahppy with their aftermarket ones, but in my case and capn's, we are happy with ours for now... :)

Yours definately look the best, especially with those euro lights, and when the time comes, you will see the same on my car, only my headlights will be the 500E Euros, because I love the way the Lights look with that chrome on it.

Alon