I'm thinking of biting on a deal on CL... 3 Hella 550s and 2 Hella 450s for $100 total. I haven't noticed a need for extra lighting, per se, but I love my high beams and I feel like I would really enjoy the extra lighting provided by them.

Thoughts on these lamps? Are they all they're cracked up to be? Should I spend my money on Euro lights instead (for the 300SD, obviously there's no such as Euro lights for the Corolla).

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Do you periodically drive late at night in the middle of nowhere? If so, get them. Just be sure you wire them up through a set of relays.

I was checking out some of the LED replacement bulbs that might be a way to avoid using relays. Either way, 5 driving lights on the front of an SD would look awesome.

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Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic

I wish I did... does that count ?

There have definitely some times when I could have used these when tooling around in Western Mass. or VT after dark. I drove the Mohawk Trail, a two-lane road that winds up and down through the Appalachians, for the first time in my life on a moonless night with nothing more than high beams to guide me, an experience I'd rather not repeat.

I may wait a few weeks, and if they're still up, grab them... I'm already busy this weekend.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I do like the picture that I draw in my head of the driving lights on the car... that's part of what's making me want to do it . I was thinking of mounting at least two of the lights on the car, maybe three. I think I'll be partially limited by not blocking the existing lights.

EDIT: Ooh, check this out! This looks awesome (from this thread).

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Some other permutations, thanks to Paint:

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Do a coupe bumper conversion, and have the extra bumper fog lamps.

Cleaner/tidier, and add a nice aggressive look to the car.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Euro lights first! Single best thing you can do to any USA-Benz.

Then Justin's SEC bumper idea.

Then if its just too dark, I guess go nuts.

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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

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

How do you like Depo lights? Are they a good substitute?

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I didn't realize that Grey Poupon was sponsoring a rally...

I have Depo's on my 87 300D, and they are on the girlfriends 190D.

I have Bosch on my 200TD, Bosch on my 190E 2.0, and had Hella's on my 190E 2.3.

The fit and finish on the real ones is definitely better, but the Depo's fit just fine, and the light output is great. I've read some people talking about the Depo reflectors not lasting as long. I'm at 5 years on the 87 300D and they look fine. The vacuum pods are even present and functioning on the depos in that car. For the money, brand new Depo's for under $200 are a good buy in my book. Troll eBay you can find real used lights at the same price point, but I personally have been really happy with Depos.

I did buy Depo's from an ebay seller for $99 shipped for a brand new pair for my dads 85 300D and the adjusters didn't work. They pointed straight down and the light output is awful. Bought a parts car with a set of Depos on it. Put those on dad's car and they adjust like they should and work very well. So who knows.

Friend has Depos on his 1991 350SDL, light output is great and the fit was also good.

I put Bosch euros in my W109 and my R107, and love the look and light output, but I have never used knock offs in a 108/109/111/112 or a 107 to be able to tell you the difference.

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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

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

Is this the look you're going for?

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“Whatever story you're telling, it will be more interesting if, at the end you add, "and then everything burst into flames.”
― Brian P. Cleary, You Oughta Know By Now

Word of warning on Depo and TYC . . . they are the darlings of body shops because of price. Everything about them is for show, from the weight of the plastic casting to the gauge of wiring used.

A little brighter.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

For $90, you can come into the 21st century:
http://www.amazon.com/Eyourlife-16200LM-Driving-Offroad-Waterproof/dp/B00LFKZDWO/

The color rendition is pretty bad, making colors washed out, but the output on this thing is amazing.

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment