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W123 headlight bezel question/opinions
Not particularly diesel related but:
Has anyone else with aged/damaged headlight "doors" or bezels (I prefer bezels) simply removed the plastic covering and ran them, vanes in the wind? I did, and I think it looks pretty nice. I even removed my bezels and grill plastic and sprayed them satin black. A nice fresh "fierce" look. I'll try to get pics, anyone done anything special to spruce up the front of their 123?
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Vehicles: 2002 SLK 230 Gone but not forgotten: 1983 300D 1981 El Camino 'OILBRNR' - 6.2L diesel OM617 powered '86 F150 1984 BMW 524td 2001 VW Beetle TDI 1994 Sunurban 4x4 6.5L diesel |
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I very much prefer the square euro lights but my intercooler tubes prevent their use.
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They look OKAY IMO...maybe if the glass was transparent rather than all broken up by the beam refractor ridges. And for some reason I'm in love with my gold fogs.
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Vehicles: 2002 SLK 230 Gone but not forgotten: 1983 300D 1981 El Camino 'OILBRNR' - 6.2L diesel OM617 powered '86 F150 1984 BMW 524td 2001 VW Beetle TDI 1994 Sunurban 4x4 6.5L diesel |
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I prefer the look of e-code Cibie with city lights. Fortunatly, they are brighter than the Euro headlights ankd keep the cool yellow fogs.
On mine, I replaced the yellow fogs with yellow e-code high beams too keep the look. I removed the clear cover (because it was cracked and I am cheap) and sprayed both the louvers and the grill insert with a medium silver/gray about one shade darker than what the grill was. Looks pretty good with the maroon color of my w123.
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p.s..... I added rectangular fogs below the bumper when I replaced the round fogs with high beams.
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Ron Schroeder '85 300 Turbo Diesel 2 tank WVO '83 300 Turbo Diesel 2 tank WVO Some former WVO vehicles since ~1980: '83 Mercedes 240D '80 Audi 4000D '83 ISUZU Pup '70 SAAB 99 with Kubota diesel '76 Honda Civic with Kubota diesel '86 Golf Several diesel generators All with 2 tank WVO conversion LI NY |
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Preferences . . .
I replaced the headlights on my '85 300D with Hella H1/H4 lamps and bought new doors to go around them. IMHO, it looks pretty sharp but these appearance items are very much a personal thing. What appeals to one forum member does not necessarily appeal to all of us. The lamps have X-Pel film on the glass to reduce the chances of catching a rock and damaging the expensive glass lens.
Jeremy
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"Buster" in the '95 Our all-Diesel family 1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car 2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022) Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762 "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz." -- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970 |
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