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Old 08-17-2008, 12:27 AM
Mark DiSilvestro Mark DiSilvestro is offline
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Originally Posted by MBeige View Post
I have yet to look for lens protectors, but I'm sure they can be bought and cut to fit.

As for the shaking damaging the headlights, if you get Euro lights, a pair of mounting kits is critical. I just got my set installed last night, they come with two rubber washers for the inboard mounting points. The outboard mounting points are allen-wrench types so I didn't bother, and just used a matching set of screws and a washer each. The rubber washer for the inboard mounts help prevent transmit the vibrations to the lamps.

Yes, the swap isn't plug and play. I have a friend who gave me a set of 6-pin sockets from the yards and the diagram to swap them over was simple enough. I've also went ahead and wired the city light function and disabled the park light on the signal lenses, as they should be. I miss the distinguished park lights but I'm loving the city light effect around dusk before turning on the main lights.

I got the lenses for $49 each. The other one is due to arrive on Monday, but I already have the right side lens. It's perfect, and the packaging was really good.

Also, for those being picky, there's a plastic "cover" behind the front bumper, just below the radiator grille. This gets faded over time. I used Meguiar's Exterior Trim Detailer (the spray can type) as suggested by a member here on the detailing section (for their application), and it is now much darker and much newer looking. Just don't forget to wipe off the excess. It won't ruin anything else, but have it done in a well ventilated spot. The smell gets a bit overwhelming.

Waiting on the Euro headlight seals, so when I swap the old lenses for the new ones, the new seals go in, and cover the darkened plastic inside as well as the cleaned reflectors. I'll document the swap for future reference.
I had to figure out the difference in the wiring pins arrangement myself.
For my Euro to US adapters, I used a pair of round-socket Mercedes headlight connectors with shourt wires, left over from my Fintail headlight project, to which I fastened individual round-pin male terminals so I could move connectios around at the car-end harness in case of errors. If I decude to reinstall the Euros, I'll simply remove the adapters.
I believe there were remnants of some rubber grommets at the inboard ends of my Euros, though it shouldn't be too hard to find, or even fabricate some new ones.

Happy Motoring, Mark
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