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JCE · #4 01-31-2001, 11:30 PM

Hi:

Go to this page to see pics of Euro lights on my 124

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?threadid=11995&pagenumber=2

For places to buy, there are a lot of places that carry the Euro lights, including http://www.************************ ,and http://www.Bekkers.com . They can often be found used on ebay as well. There are also places that discount these items substantially. There is a Canadian site http://www.luxeuro.com/ with great prices because the parts are cheaper than in the US - the Euro light was standard equipment there, I believe. Customs forms, import duties, exchange rates, and shipping offset the cost for me, however. I purchased some used grey market Hella units (with the MB star on the parts) from a parts place in California called http://www.europarts-sd.com/ and the price was lower than the Canadian site ($295 if I recall correctly). (They ship cross country). I highly recommend the lights, and the article on aiming them at http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/how_to/aim/ , which also has great info on improving your headlight wiring. I recommend the following page for info on the bulbs that go in the lights http://catalog.com/susq/hella/bulbs.htm - don't bother with the blue ones, they put out less light. The Xenon +30 or +50 bulbs are the ones to use, as they have a standard wattage but redesigned filament for 30% more light. Hope this helps.