They are supposed to have replaceable bulbs, if they are sealed beam they are
aftermarket
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> On Apr 23, 2014, at 4:02 PM, "arche...@embarqmail.com"
> <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> Curt,
> Just called the FLAPS manager and explained the problem. He checked and said
> I had been sold replacement bulbs for mounted "driving lights" instead of the
> correct ones which are sealed beam. My '83 240D also has sealed beams. I
> don't understand why you would have bulb in housing lights while I have
> sealed beam. Perhaps yours are considered driving lights rather than fog
> lights. Mine are inboard of the sealed beam headlights and part of the same
> assembly.
> Gerry
>
> 4/23/2014 12:16 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
>> Gerry,
>>
>> I've never seen a 123 with sealed beam fog lights. All of them were bulb in
>> housing. I've had 3 personally ('78 240D, '81 300TD and '83 240D) plus
>> Dwight's 300CD and the '82 240D I took parts from in a junkyard.
>>
>> Are your existing lights yellow or clear? I wonder if somebody subbed in
>> headlights or some other kind of lights.
>>
>> -Curt
>>
>> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:22:21 -0400
>> From: "arche...@embarqmail.com" <arche...@embarqmail.com>
>> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] W124 Fog Lights 83 300D
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>> On the subject of fog lights, I bought a pair of proper size foglights
>> from FLAPS for my '83 300D. When I got home and tried to install them,
>> they were not sealed beam but had removable bulbs and would not attach
>> to supporting structure for the old sealbeams, and the bulb assbly was
>> wire in rather than plug in.
>> Do the old sealed beams have to be special ordered someplace, or would I
>> be likely to find the small sealed beams if I keep checking with local
>> dealers?
>> Thanks,
>> Gerry
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