I have a 1988 560 SEL and the passenger side headlight has a probalem. The bulb sits incorrectly in the headunit throwing very little light onto the road while the driver side headlight is adjusted as far up as it can go, but, the beam falls very short - the high beam is more like where the low beam should be.

Two questions - is there a work around for the passenger side headlight unit - can I buy just the headlight piece instead of the entire unit - I am trying to keep costs low as I am spending a bit on other stuff (mechanical) - also, have others had an issue with a low - low beam and is there a fix for it?

Has anyone posted 'how to remove the driver seat on a 88 560 SEL?" I did a search but am not sure if it the same for my car. The cars seemed newer on the posts. A spring on the driver side is broken - I cannot access it to fix it with wire or something ... dunno what, but I don't want to buy a new frame for 250!

Please help?

I think the part that seats in the headlight assembly is called the bulb holder.
I'm not finding it in the Parts Shop catalog on here but it should be a cheap part, under $10 or so.
You could call Phil (Parts Shop) for one at 1-888-333-4642 Mon-Fri 8:00a-6:00p ET

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Bob Roe
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

McLaren,

What you're looking for is the headlight lense housing. Cost $80 here in FastLane (under Body Electrical cat.)

Edited: before buying a new one...are you sure you seated the bulb right? Anything that's broken? if yes, the lense housing or the fastener?

AFAIK, removing the front seats in the 560SEL is not (if any) different from the rest mechanically; maybe a few more plugs to pull...

Frank.

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'86 560SEL | Silver Ext. / Blue Int. | 201K miles (Apr. 05) | 204K miles (Feb. 06)