If anyone wants a pair of decent 108 buckets I can gladly accommodate... On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 11:12 PM, clay monroe <redgh...@comcast.net> wrote: > While waiting for the proper spark wires to come from Rusty, I got excited > when UPS guy dropped a box on the porch. Not the needed wires, will have to > call Rusty in the morning to see if they are back order. > > Big box of scary. Well, actually eBay batch of euro lights for the SL. Been > looking all over, and nobody seemed to have the sets anymore. Ebay sellers > were wanting near thousand for each, but this guy had a killer deal. Nasty > looking things, a pair, and going cheap. Last day of bidding they were > getting too much interest, so I put in big bid at top of what I thought they > were worth. Won a pair of euro lights for $325 and shipping. > > These are not going on right away. I knew that bidding. From the listing, > at least one had a dead reflector. Either muck or rust. Turns out it was > rust. And not just the one. The other looked shiny, but on closer > inspection it had lost all adhesion and was like sunburn skin on the shell. > These were somebody's flood damage headlamps from the Black Lagoon. > > The first one was a mess. Rusted up all over and full of oxidation to the > pot metal as well as desiccated remains of mold/slime/muck on the glass and > side marker. Spring metal looked like it would fail if I passed gas near it. > Got the glass off and into a tub of vinegar water. Used dental pick to coax > the rubber seals off and attack the tartar all over. Putty knife and fine > steel wool got most of the big crud off, picks and hand motivated wire brush > took the tight spaces. Got it almost ready for paint prep to seal up the > damage from further assault. I will need to source the small rubber bits and > vac actuated level controls that hold it all in the frame. > > Second headlight decided to come apart without need of hack saw on the aiming > screws (unlike the first). IT was not going to let go of the glass. Guess > that is ok. Not leaking and if it wants to be air tight, I agree. No massive > oxidation or corrosion, so I can do hand touch up to the frame and get it > ready for the reflector bucket. > > These buckets are almost toast. Might be able to find a chrome shop to strip > and rebuild the few holes and then triple plate. That would be totally > sweet. If I am able to source a vendor of just the buckets, then I will have > a much easier go of it. Nice thing about the reflector is that it is all the > same left or right but for the rivet bits. I can remove the attachments and > pop them onto the new. > > > clay > > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and ran > 1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial > POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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