|
|
|
|
|
#1
10-03-2006, 08:21 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Got my euro lights! Pics and questions.
So got my euro lights off ebay finally. Total cost with shipping was a little over a hundred bucks! Good things come to those that wait!
So how do these things work? There seems to be some kind of running day lights? Fogs dont come on at all. Only one of them is actually bright enough to drive at night and thats only with the brights on. I guess the wiring is different. My car was eurospec and federalized. I also got euro turn signals for a buck! These seem to have only 2 wires while the federals had 3. The third wire is definetely "grafted" in. Are these for the hazards? The PO of the lights had hacked them in and I think its time to get the soldering iron and multitester out and reverse engineer whatever he did.
__________________
http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg 1995 E420 Schwarz 1995 E300 Weiss #1987 300D Sturmmachine #1991 300D Nearly Perfect #1994 E320 Cabriolet #1995 E320 Touring #1985 300D Sedan OBK #42 
|
|
#3
10-03-2006, 08:26 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
lucky
|
|
#4
10-04-2006, 07:33 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Your plugs need to be re-arranged. Sounds like with the current setup you got city lights for low beam and high beam is getting no juice. The reason there are only 2 lines to the corner is because european cars do not have a light in the corner that turns on with the headlight, instead they have a 5 watt bulb in the main reflector of the assembly that comes on. Here are your instructions for re-wiring the plugs. Chances are you still have the 6-hole plugs but if not you can use the ones attached to the tail lights.
Here is the plug wiring diagram. 
__________________
-Zack K. http://www.maj.com/gallery/Boardmong...-Drive/si2.jpg 1983 300d Turbo (Daily Drive) -- 243,000 miles 1979 280ce AMG (Beginning extreme restoration) -- 141,410 miles 1979 Yamaha Chappy LB50 (Awating new points) -- 1411.6 miles 1981 300d Euro 4 speed -- 188,421 km -- SOLD  1979 300d Euro 4 speed (Sold to Brother) -- 257,000 miles A Collection of w123 AMG Cars and Parts
|
|
#5
10-06-2006, 03:59 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
thanks alot!
__________________
http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg 1995 E420 Schwarz 1995 E300 Weiss #1987 300D Sturmmachine #1991 300D Nearly Perfect #1994 E320 Cabriolet #1995 E320 Touring #1985 300D Sedan OBK #42
|
|
#6
10-06-2006, 05:34 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Hmm, does anybody have a photo of what they look like with the city lights on? Still trying to figure out if i'm 100% certain that I want to go with the Euros on my, uh.. Euro 300D.
I sorta like the Federal look.. at the same time, the Euro look is very 'crisp', if that makes any sense. Gah! I can't decide!
|
|
#8
10-07-2006, 12:12 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Forgot the link to this thread that has a picture of a 123 with Euro round lights -
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=166642 Sixto 93 300SD
|
|
#9
10-07-2006, 02:46 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
city lights are just very dim. They are 5 watt bulbs so they don't really do much. It is nice running those and fogs though.
Here are the city lights prior to me blacking out the inside of the assembly: 
__________________
-Zack K. http://www.maj.com/gallery/Boardmong...-Drive/si2.jpg 1983 300d Turbo (Daily Drive) -- 243,000 miles 1979 280ce AMG (Beginning extreme restoration) -- 141,410 miles 1979 Yamaha Chappy LB50 (Awating new points) -- 1411.6 miles 1981 300d Euro 4 speed -- 188,421 km -- SOLD 1979 300d Euro 4 speed (Sold to Brother) -- 257,000 miles A Collection of w123 AMG Cars and Parts Last edited by Boardmonger; 10-07-2006 at 02:53 AM.
|
|
#10
10-07-2006, 08:48 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
 . I will probably upgrade to LED's for the city lights. They sure are a cool feature.
__________________
http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg 1995 E420 Schwarz 1995 E300 Weiss #1987 300D Sturmmachine #1991 300D Nearly Perfect #1994 E320 Cabriolet #1995 E320 Touring #1985 300D Sedan OBK #42
|
|
#11
10-07-2006, 08:49 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
 )
__________________
http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg 1995 E420 Schwarz 1995 E300 Weiss #1987 300D Sturmmachine #1991 300D Nearly Perfect #1994 E320 Cabriolet #1995 E320 Touring #1985 300D Sedan OBK #42
|
|
#12
10-07-2006, 08:52 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
how are the euros adjusted left and right?
__________________
http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg 1995 E420 Schwarz 1995 E300 Weiss #1987 300D Sturmmachine #1991 300D Nearly Perfect #1994 E320 Cabriolet #1995 E320 Touring #1985 300D Sedan OBK #42
|
|
#13
10-07-2006, 10:52 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
They light up the road real bright, and the bulbs for it are cheaper (H4). Was a good buy at $75, shipping included.
|
|
#14
10-07-2006, 01:05 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Maybe my terminology is off. You can get E-code 7" lights to fit a US headlight cluster, or get a Euro headlight cluster that has round lights. You have to look at the pictures closely to see that the headlight element looks like a 7" lamp but the reflector is part of the bucket and the lens is the whole rectangular front piece shared with the fog light. It's a very subtle difference until you see them side-by-side.
Check out this eBay listing - That's a full piece of glass across the face, not a plastic door surrounding a generic 7" lamp. The W116 and R107 seadled beam headlights were unique US designs but the W123 sealed beam design was a take-off or designed in parallel with the round Euro design. The main reason I promote round Euros so much is I think they make W123s look their best Sixto 93 300SD
|
|
#15
10-07-2006, 01:21 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
This pic does the lights some justice -
http://members.chello.nl/b.smeding/DSC03390.JPG Think I can put any finer a point on this?  Sixto 93 300SD
|
 |
| Bookmarks |
|
|
Linear Mode
