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Originally Posted by lsmalley
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/tech-help/334230-homemade-headlight-projectors.html
This was of course done about 5 or 6 years ago, but I have since fine tuned everything and made more upgrades to use LED lights and configured the set up so I can toggle between 5 sets of independent light output: Hi-beam LED, Low-beam LED, daytime running lights (which is just the front low-beam when the car is switched on), yellow center fog lights, or halogen low-beam. All the light plugs have been switched to the 9005/9006 plug connectors. Also, I removed the glass lens and replaced it with thick clear vinyl (it doesn't get chipped or cracked and doesn't turn yellow).
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I'm curious as to what type of plastic you chose for your covers?
Lets check back with you in ten years and see how that plastic is holding up, I doubt any plastic can compare to glass over time - it all yellows even the special film that they sell to place over plastic lens will yellow over time.
I hold the glass lens used on 124's to be one of the design features I like best in that series.
Compared to the wiring that
rotted and shorted on the W210 cars my 124 headlights (Euro with level control) have been very reliable.
Volvos of the 80's used headlights that were about the same shape and size as Mercedes 124's but they used plastic and those started to fade and even I've seen Volvos with chunks missing out of their lens covers.