Euro lamps again...
 

Does anybody know a good source for Euro headlamps for my '82 300D? I can't drive with US spec "candles":p

Do you want true Euro lamps or E-codes? I vote for E-codes, cheaper to buy and replace. Try here: http://lighting.mbz.org/home.html
Or here: http://www.susquehanna.com/susq/

RT

Euro Lights
 

I have had success buying Euro Headlights for my 240D on Ebay. There always seems to be someone selling Euro Headlights on www.ebay.com and you sure can save a lot of money. Wiring from the 4 female connector on the car to the 5 pin male connector on the euro lights takes some figuring out. I sure would like to find someone who knows how to do the wiring conversion as I am still working on that.

tradonguy,

Try a search for Euro Headlights or the like and you should be able to find some detailed instructions. This has been posted a few times in the last year or so. I have done it by trial and error about 5 times on W123 and W201 cars. On a W123 made for the US you need a six hole connector plug to replace the 4 hole one you get. The six hole unit is what is on the rear lights for US cars (so go to a junk yard and get two rear light plug assemblies). The rest is a matter of figuring out which wire is the head light, high beam, parking light, and fog light. In Euro lights you get a "city" bulb which is a small bulb that merely lights the housing up and comes on when the parking lights are turned on. There is no line to power this on a US car, as there is no bulb in a US housing to light this way. So, the parking light line comes from the blinker connection which has the blinker and the parking light/corner marker.

And then there is the vacuum aiming system. If you want to hook this up, you need to do another search as this has also been a hot topic in the last year.

Good luck, Jim