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I might need to get some for the Subaru, now that I think of it . . . On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 2:20 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > OK my high beam came back with the #16 fuse replacement. Simple enough. > > Now, since my nice new Hella lenses are so shiny, what's the consensus to > keep the rocks and sand from chipping them all up? And did anyone ever > figure out how to polish the lenses? I would think some 200 grit sandpaper > would be a good place to start on my old ones. I tried my rear window but > didn't make much of an impression with the wiper scratch thing. > > I'm thinking someone must sell a plastic laminate clear coat or > something... > > On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 6:23 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I had to get new ceramic sockets for the 91 SEC, the old plastic sockets > > had melted, one such that there was no power to the bulb at all. I > recall I > > had to take the dremel to one of them to get it to fit in the headlight > > housing. They were pretty cheap on the site of aggressive wimmins. NAPA > had > > plastic on the rack but the ceramics are better > > > > --R > > Sent from iPhone > > > > > On Dec 22, 2018, at 10:33 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > The light harness on the pre facelift 124s fail regularly. So much so > > that any 124 light I see in a pnp, I will pull the assembly or if it is > > junk, pull the wiring harness if I have time. Often, the plug burns. > I > > tried a FLAPS replacement plug, but did not last. The wire is not big > > enough for safe operation after the warranty runs out. It overheats and > > melts things. > > > > > > I've not found a practical way to build a new harness with bigger wire. > > > > > > Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote on 12/22/18 9:20 PM: > > >> The Latvians have the magnettis on their website, so we'll see what > > >> happens. So far everything has shown up (sooner or later) from them. > > >> > > >> Ok now for the interesting part. I thought I had two h4 bulbs out. > High > > >> beam on one side, low beam on the other. But nope - only one bulb was > > out. > > >> Something else has failed on the right, but only on the high beam! > > >> > > >> I put 12v to both posts on the new bulb and both elements are fine, > but > > the > > >> high beam on the right side will not come on. I find this odd, but I > > havent > > >> googled it yet. > > >> > > >> New lenses look the business! The housings are really tired though. > They > > >> have little manometers and various other doodads inside but the tabs > are > > >> failing. I see you can order reflectors separately, but if the tabs > are > > >> gone there is little point. > > >> > > >> Maybe I should put the new stalk in the car, but I dont see how that > > could > > >> give you one bright but not the other... > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 6:09 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Facelift Euros are unobtanium, I believe. Even in the aftermarket. > > >>> > > >>> -D > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> On Dec 22, 2018, at 8:50 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < > > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >>>> the earlier hood and grille are easier to deal with because the > hood > > is > > >>> more nearly flat. I think they look better than the "facelift" 124s. > > >>>> Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote on 12/22/18 5:10 PM: > > >>>>> I snagged a nice pair of facelift 124 headlights for something like > > $25 > > >>> each from lkq, couple years ago. I should look for a white face lift > > hood, > > >>> then mount that set up on The White Whale. > > >>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________ > > >>>> http://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 > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________ > > >>> http://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 > > >>> > > >>> > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://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 > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://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
