Hi euro light owners,
Here's a really stupid question for you. I was routing the vacuum switch and tubing for my eurolights and I realized that I don't know where the vacuum gets connected to the headlight unit. Is it right above where the electrical connector goes? Thanks a lot for humoring me.

Alex

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1983 300D (parked for four years)
2012 VW Sportwagen TDI Manual
2001 Miata SE
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside

DieselHead,

There is a little plastic nipple molded into the plastic structure of the lamp assembly. On my 190 I think it is between the fog and main lamp, or at the outboard end. I just don't remember particularly well, but I think the W123 units are built the same way. It is about half an inch long or so, and about the same diameter as the vacuum tubing. Hope this helps. Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)

There's this big cover that covers almost the entire back. The only nipple that looked like it might be where the vacuum get connected is right above the electrical connector. I just wanted to verify this with others who have the same lights.
Thanks.

Alex

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1983 300D (parked for four years)
2012 VW Sportwagen TDI Manual
2001 Miata SE
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside

Above the headlight connector there is a small hollow grey protrusion. It might be hard to see with the light installed.

Some euro lamps did not have the vacuum adjusters.

The level adjusters on my lights are electric

wow, electric would be great! I've never really been able to trust vacuum.

Alex

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1983 300D (parked for four years)
2012 VW Sportwagen TDI Manual
2001 Miata SE
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside

Its funny that they are electric though, as everything else on the car is Vacuum!!