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Old 01-02-2008, 07:19 PM
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W116 Headlamp wipers

How rare are they in North America?

anyone have any that they' like to sell?

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Old 01-03-2008, 04:28 PM
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Euro import 1977 280SEL of mine from years ago had the motors intact, arms and blades musta been ditched when converted to US headlights on import. Car was 100% Euro with fabric seats and 4-spd trans coupled with the fastest m110 engine I've ever seen. If nothing else, 1977 will help benchmark years of availability in your parts search.
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Old 01-04-2008, 06:24 AM
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US cars didn't have wipers on the headlights. The clusters were not suited.

Euro imports may/may not have the wipers, but if they were properly federalized, that is, the headlights were changed out, you may still have the motors/shafts and the washer system installed on the car.

This is how my 84 280SL is configured. I've found a set of euro lights, just need to procure a set of arms and blades to get it working.

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Old 01-05-2008, 03:43 PM
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Thats right and just for grins try pricing wiper arms new - titanium little bastards probly $250 each...... Legendary 116 lore: all titanium steel wiper arms, nobody knows why unless the parts are shared with aircraft like F-14 fighter jets.

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