Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights
I have to do a bit of homework to see what the market is these days, but it would be a fair price. Jaime On Tuesday, March 18, 2014, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: Any interest from anyone here? Would depend on the price, I suppose. -- Jim ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights
Got any R129 Euros? The headlights on this car are shite. I can get new OEM Euros on eBay from a Czech seller who has a good reputation for around $400. I'm saving my pennies. Dan Sent from my iPad On Mar 18, 2014, at 11:02 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: i'd like this one when you are done with it On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.comwrote: I've got a nice set of W126 euro lights on my floor here I really need to be listing on eBay... they're quite excellent and appear to have been removed from a nearly new car when it was federalized. Any interest from anyone here? Its unlikely I'll own a 126 soon (although I'd like to)... we decided another wagon is in our future. Jaime On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: I think you nailed it! Obvious now that you point it out... On March 18, 2014 6:22:50 AM EDT, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote: On Mar 17, 2014 8:54 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Not a bad price, but why are the pictures labeled with 201 part numbers? Or, March 10, 2014, depending how you read them... :) Best, Tim -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights
I have to do a bit of homework to see what the market is these days, but it would be a fair price. Jaime On Tuesday, March 18, 2014, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: Any interest from anyone here? Would depend on the price, I suppose. -- Jim ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights
On Mar 17, 2014 8:54 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Not a bad price, but why are the pictures labeled with 201 part numbers? Or, March 10, 2014, depending how you read them... :) Best, Tim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights
I think you nailed it! Obvious now that you point it out... On March 18, 2014 6:22:50 AM EDT, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote: On Mar 17, 2014 8:54 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Not a bad price, but why are the pictures labeled with 201 part numbers? Or, March 10, 2014, depending how you read them... :) Best, Tim -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights
I've got a nice set of W126 euro lights on my floor here I really need to be listing on eBay... they're quite excellent and appear to have been removed from a nearly new car when it was federalized. Any interest from anyone here? Its unlikely I'll own a 126 soon (although I'd like to)... we decided another wagon is in our future. Jaime On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote: I think you nailed it! Obvious now that you point it out... On March 18, 2014 6:22:50 AM EDT, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote: On Mar 17, 2014 8:54 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Not a bad price, but why are the pictures labeled with 201 part numbers? Or, March 10, 2014, depending how you read them... :) Best, Tim -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights
i'd like this one when you are done with it On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.comwrote: I've got a nice set of W126 euro lights on my floor here I really need to be listing on eBay... they're quite excellent and appear to have been removed from a nearly new car when it was federalized. Any interest from anyone here? Its unlikely I'll own a 126 soon (although I'd like to)... we decided another wagon is in our future. Jaime On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: I think you nailed it! Obvious now that you point it out... On March 18, 2014 6:22:50 AM EDT, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote: On Mar 17, 2014 8:54 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Not a bad price, but why are the pictures labeled with 201 part numbers? Or, March 10, 2014, depending how you read them... :) Best, Tim -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights
Any interest from anyone here? Would depend on the price, I suppose. -- Jim ___ 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
[MBZ] W126 Euro headlights
Guy on Benzworld has like eight sets of the things for $200/set. http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1938130-fs-w126-sedan-bosch-euro-headlights.html#post8056730 Dan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights
Not a bad price, but why are the pictures labeled with 201 part numbers? On March 17, 2014 8:17:19 PM EDT, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Guy on Benzworld has like eight sets of the things for $200/set. http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1938130-fs-w126-sedan-bosch-euro-headlights.html#post8056730 Dan ___ 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 -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights
that would be a good question as highlight assemblies are pretty clean for the most part with part numbers starting with chassis number. 124 headlights start with 124, 201 start with 201 and 126 with 126. there seems a good chance that this guy doesn't know what he has jono once bought a large assortment of seats that were marked as fitting all sorts of cars only to discover they were nearly all W201 passenger side seats. maybe this guy also just doesn't have what he thinks he should have been getting On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 8:42 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote: Not a bad price, but why are the pictures labeled with 201 part numbers? On March 17, 2014 8:17:19 PM EDT, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Guy on Benzworld has like eight sets of the things for $200/set. http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1938130-fs-w126-sedan-bosch-euro-headlights.html#post8056730 Dan ___ 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 -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC ___ 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights?
I went ahead and installed heavier wiring and the relay kit so that I can run the 100/130 Narva H4 bulbs. I did the same kind of thing on the 450 SL. Called 'em Deerslayers. Not too expensive, the Hela lamps were the big part. Got the 100W bulbs at NAPA, ask for motorcycle bulbs. http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/JSLlights.html -- Jim ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights?
'Put 7 dia. Hellas on my 81 300D years ago. They threw so much light out front first time I turned 'em on I thought I felt some rearward thrust. ;)) Wilton - Original Message - From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights? I went ahead and installed heavier wiring and the relay kit so that I can run the 100/130 Narva H4 bulbs. I did the same kind of thing on the 450 SL. Called 'em Deerslayers. Not too expensive, the Hela lamps were the big part. Got the 100W bulbs at NAPA, ask for motorcycle bulbs. http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/JSLlights.html -- Jim ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights?
I keep seeing references to fuses and headlights. Is that not considered poor practice? My recollection is that one should use circuit breakers for headlights in the hope that they will re-set themselves if there is a momentary problem and not just burn out and leave you in the dark. Randy On 09/11/2010 9:47 AM, WILTON wrote: 'Put 7 dia. Hellas on my 81 300D years ago. They threw so much light out front first time I turned 'em on I thought I felt some rearward thrust. ;)) Wilton - Original Message - From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights? I went ahead and installed heavier wiring and the relay kit so that I can run the 100/130 Narva H4 bulbs. I did the same kind of thing on the 450 SL. Called 'em Deerslayers. Not too expensive, the Hela lamps were the big part. Got the 100W bulbs at NAPA, ask for motorcycle bulbs. http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/JSLlights.html -- Jim ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights?
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Barry Stark barryst...@verizon.net wrote: Alex - Rusty has good deals alright. Unless you must have the look of the full Euro headlights you may want to take a less expensive approach and get the same lighting ability. I have an '81 SD and as we were getting older we found it was harder to see the road at night. I ended up getting the 200mm X 142mm Ciebe lights with the parking lights from Dan Stern. Thanks for the recommendation, Barry. I may do the Cibie upgrade for the 126, although I'm more likely to go for the Euros if I can find a set cheap with the wipers and everything, because I'm trying to get that car back to Euro stock (before the gray-market import conversion). I wish the Cibie upgrade was possible on the 124s! Why did M-B have to use that weird trapezoidal lens shape for the inset DOT lights? The standard rectangular sealed beams like on the US 126 would have worked just as well (or poorly). Alex ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights?
Randy - Hadn't thought about that. You're probably right. Of course on my '81 cars the stock lighting is all with regular fuses. The stock configuration is such that there is one fuse for each bulb so if you lost one low beam fuse you would still have the other low beam and both high beams. I'm trying to remember the way I wired the relay kit and I believe that there are now just two 60A fuses. One for Lows and one for Highs. So if you did lose one fuse you would still have either both lows or both highs. If I was to do it over again I think I would go to my local McParts and buy the new style fuses holders with a pigtail that use the double spade connection type fuses that they use on all the new cars. I guess it would be good as well to go back to using 4 fuses or the circuit breakers too. Barry I keep seeing references to fuses and headlights. Is that not considered poor practice? My recollection is that one should use circuit breakers for headlights in the hope that they will re-set themselves if there is a momentary problem and not just burn out and leave you in the dark. Randy ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights?
I keep seeing references to fuses and headlights. Is that not considered poor practice? My recollection is that one should use circuit breakers for headlights in the hope that they will re-set themselves if there is a momentary problem and not just burn out and leave you in the dark. The stock MB solution is fuses. Seems to work great. You want more than one, though, so that one fuse flaking out doesn't hurt you too bad. (Stock is 5, IIRC.) Breakers aren't exactly 100% reliable, either. -- Jim ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights?
That's one reason there are spare fuses in the fuse box! - You have to stop and change the blown fuse - you'd have to stop and reset a breaker - seems the same either way to me. On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: I keep seeing references to fuses and headlights. Is that not considered poor practice? My recollection is that one should use circuit breakers for headlights in the hope that they will re-set themselves if there is a momentary problem and not just burn out and leave you in the dark. The stock MB solution is fuses. Seems to work great. You want more than one, though, so that one fuse flaking out doesn't hurt you too bad. (Stock is 5, IIRC.) Breakers aren't exactly 100% reliable, either. -- Jim -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] W126 Euro headlights?
Alex - Rusty has good deals alright. Unless you must have the look of the full Euro headlights you may want to take a less expensive approach and get the same lighting ability. I have an '81 SD and as we were getting older we found it was harder to see the road at night. I ended up getting the 200mm X 142mm Ciebe lights with the parking lights from Dan Stern. Maybe Rusty has them too. To enhance the effect I went ahead and installed heavier wiring and the relay kit so that I can run the 100/130 Narva H4 bulbs. Man, what a difference. Way worth it. In fact my wife demanded that I change out the 4 bugeyes on our 107 SL and get the euros for that too. On that car we did go for the full Euros by Bosch. With bulbs relay kit wiring etc. I am into that project for about $750, but those make a major styling difference on the 107. The only problem I have had to date is the high current fuse holders that Stern provides in the relay kit are prone to moisture, but that was only a problem on the SL installation as they were out in the open in the engine bay were they were subjected to the elements. They now have shrink sleeving around them and that should take care of the problem and still pretty easy to get to the fuses if I have to. On the 126 installation I had enough spare room in the fuse box that I was able to hide the fuse holders and the ice cube relays inside the fuse box. I believe the 126 parts cost was like $275 for everything including the heavier wire. I was able to look around a bit and find the right color wire to match the factory colors pretty close. The euros take a little bit to get use to with the sharp cutoff but once you are use to them...well... I tried to find some for my truck. They are easy to aim too. I can take some pictures for you of the installation if you like. It took me about a weekend to install the system but I took my time too but I am fairly comfortable with doing wiring. If you don't want to tackle a wiring project like that just run the standard watt bulbs and it is a bolt in. You really can't safely run the higher watt bulbs with the standard 16ga wire as it is only good for 10 to 12 amps where the 130s on high beams are drawing 20 plus watts. You really need at least #12 wire for that load. Oh yeah, the city lights are pretty cool sometimes too. I have never had to replace a H4 bulb yet. Barry Does Bimby have any specials running right now on Euro headlight packages for the early (mine's an '82) W126? If not what are the current prices for Bosch and for the cheap repros? ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
