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12-30-2004, 08:49 PM
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Quick 123 headlight question
Does my 85 300D use the standard round 7 inch headlights or does it thake H4 style bulbs? I really can't tell by looking due to the way the housing is made. It is the standard 123 with two amber and two clear not the euro style.
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12-30-2004, 08:53 PM
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It uses standard 7" sealed beam lights... although... you can swap out the 7" sealed beams for some H4s without spending big bucks to get Euros. I'll find the thread somewhere.
-Joe
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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later! -German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.
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12-30-2004, 09:03 PM
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Thanks for the quick response. That is why I asked, I am thinking about the H4 style ones. I wnt better lighting for the back roads but I dont like the look of the euro lights. If it already had H4s then I would asume getting H4s to replace wouldn't be effective. I am looking at Hella or Cibie units.
Thanks
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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12 1982 380SL 1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing 1987 300 D 2005 CDI European Delivery 2006 CDI Handed down to daughter 2007 GL CDI. Wifes
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12-30-2004, 10:35 PM
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Hella units are easier to find. Cibie units are a little less common. Although the Cibie beam pattern is better. I have the Hella 7" round lamps on my 300D. Those light up the road well enough. Especially with 80W H4 bulbs and a relay with heavy gauge wire harness.
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Geben Sie ihnen Russ! Rey Honolulu, Hawaii 1983 300D Back From the Dead. Thanks, Erich and Shane.
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12-30-2004, 11:42 PM
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The hella's are good, but I have heard that some of the Cibie's are much better, however I don't know the difference that well. I've heard the Bosch's are good too, however they can be somewhat hard to find
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12-31-2004, 10:52 AM
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I can get a used pair of Cibie for $60. Or I can get new Hella or Bosch for around $90 shipped. Tough decision. Don't know which way to go. I know I don't want a cheap $20 set though. Its likely that they wouldn't be better then the sylvania sealed beams.
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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12 1982 380SL 1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing 1987 300 D 2005 CDI European Delivery 2006 CDI Handed down to daughter 2007 GL CDI. Wifes
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