Euros are go! - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

chazola · #1 01-23-2004, 02:11 PM

at last, they're on. No fun in this weather, that'll teach me to be too stubborn to wait for spring.

I have new trim panels that will be going on once the weather is warm enough to spray them.

I'm keeping my old orange indicators, so If anyone's interested in a new unused set of Depo clear corners with bulbs, let me know.

Holson Adi · #2 01-23-2004, 02:59 PM

Actually what I like are the Euro orange corners. They are darker and do not have the reflective side strip in them.

speedy300Dturbo · #3 01-23-2004, 04:38 PM

Here's a photo for comparison:

westsidewagon · #4 01-23-2004, 09:33 PM

Those lights look awesome!

chazola · #5 01-24-2004, 10:23 AM

speedy 300d-

those euro Bosch corners do look a lot better- where did you get yours?

Cigar Havana · #6 01-24-2004, 12:25 PM

Chazola, those look very nice.

How come you are not installing the clear corners?

Did you hook-up the vacuum too?

chazola · #7 01-24-2004, 12:48 PM

call me an oddball, but i actually quite like the orange corners.

didn't bother with the vacuum adjust, i had that feature on my old Peugeot and to be honest I used it about once.

For those of you thinking about getting euros, my advice is- do it!
I can actually see in the dark now, and if there's any of you out there that do a lot of driving on country roads, the high-beams are a 100% improvement! You'll be able to keep a nice steady speed without worrying about being able to see the next corner coming up.

yal · #8 01-26-2004, 01:28 PM

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Originally posted by chazola
speedy 300d-

those euro Bosch corners do look a lot better- where did you get yours?

Get them from www.bekkers.com for $11 a pair, clear out sale.

http://www.bekkers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BI&Product_Code=rd113&Category_Code=mdiscount

chazola · #9 01-26-2004, 02:47 PM

thanks yal- I've ordered a pair, what a bargain! If only bosch main headlights were that cheap...

d2bernhard · #10 01-26-2004, 03:51 PM

Bekker's lists that 10 or more sets are $5 per set. Anyone interested in going in with me? I will take 2 sets for myself. I'll ship them out to you when I get them in -- probably $6-$7 for shipping US Mail in the US.

speedy300Dturbo · #11 01-26-2004, 04:10 PM

Looks like they're on backorder for 2-4 weeks now.

limeyb · #12 01-26-2004, 04:55 PM

I have just installed DEPOs. I believe they sent me the wrong side light bulb,daytime running light, the small one in the headlamp assemble. What kind of bulb did you get? Was it bayonet mount
Help a fellow Brit out of his misery

Heres my baby...

limeyb · #13 01-26-2004, 04:57 PM

heres my baby......

chazola · #14 01-26-2004, 07:47 PM

ello,

I got the wedge-type 'blue' side-light bulbs with my Depo's. I had gone and got clear ones before I got my lights, that were bayonet mount, only to find I needed wedge-mount once the lights arrived. Doh.

I was gonna wire in the sidelights, but it's so bloody cold out I'm gonna wait 'till it warms up a bit to fiddle with the wiring again.

Are they the Depo clear indicators you have on by the way? I'm sticking with my orange one's for now as i think I have to have the orange reflector here in PA by law.

How'd you get on installing them? I found the nut on the inside by the cooling fans and the weather proofing to be the biggest pain.

Have you driven with them/aligned them yet? what a difference!

d2bernhard · #15 02-02-2004, 06:35 PM

Chazola,

Do your Euro Dark orange sides have the same or similar reflectivity as the US Orange? Thanks!