I have recently moved to a more rural area and there are tons of deer on the road when I drive late at night. I have been considering what to do and have decided for a period lighting upgrade. I am going to get a custom mounting bar made and am trying to decide on the light placement and whether I should go for two lights or four. Has anyone seen a configuration they like on the W123. This is what came for me in the mail today!

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1985 Euro 300TD Turbo

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1985 Euro 300TD Turbo

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

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Well, if you do not use heavy gauge wiring and relays, as well as upgrade your alternator you are not going to get the full benefit of your upgrade. First thing I would do is upgrade the alternator to a 100Amp unit if you can. Then I would wire each pair of lights to its own relay. Make sure you fuse each power lead as well to be safe....

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2012 Mercedes ML350 Bluetec 91K (hers)
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1998 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 196K (kids)
1994 Ford F150 4WD 249K (firewood hauler)
1983 Mercedes 300D 376K (diesel commuter)

Oldie but a goodie: Mercedes Benz W123 Headlight Upgrade

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'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - Rolling Resto
'19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled
'21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition
'95 E300d - SOLD
'84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one
'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter

Awesome. Thanks!

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1985 Euro 300TD Turbo

Lookup what people in the Nordic countries do. This type of setup is very common over there on all cars. MB even sells a w124 mounting bracket specifically for this.

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That looks nice but around here if you park on the street they would be smashed the first time you park on the street!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I really like the Cibie e-code lamps as drop-in replacements for sealed beams (referencing the link above). I've found Hellas to have relatively uneven light with numerous points of intense illumination that can be annoying, especially when using high-wattage bulbs. All the Cibies I've used produced much more even light.

Here's what I did.

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1981 300TD 4 speed manual
Euro bumpers, zender valance and skirts, H&R springs, billy HD's, leveled sls, real AMG Pentas 16x8 et11, vdo boost/egt gauges intergrated into ash tray, eurolights, led 3rd brake light

You mounted your soda can slightly off-center.

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1968 220D, w115, /8, OM615, Automatic transmission.
My 1987 300TD wagon was sold and my 2003 W210 E320 wagon was totaled (sheds tear).

How much does the diet Coke help?

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Respectfully,
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M. Dillon
'87 124.193 (300TD) "White Whale", ~392k miles, 3.5l IP fitted
'95 124.131 (E300) "Sapphire", 380k miles
'73 Balboa 20 "Sanctification"
Charleston SC

I may be doing this on my euro.....but I am going to install a roof rack and mount them on the roof rack using a cross bar....running the wires down the back and through the trunk...

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The diet coke effectively doubled the wheel horsepower.

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1981 300TD 4 speed manual
Euro bumpers, zender valance and skirts, H&R springs, billy HD's, leveled sls, real AMG Pentas 16x8 et11, vdo boost/egt gauges intergrated into ash tray, eurolights, led 3rd brake light

dumb question, but possibly on point.

Does the 7" Cibie headlight really cost $80 bucks a piece or am I looking at the wrong deal ??????