Need opinions!
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From: Seattle, WA
1990 300E
Need opinions!
I'm looking to purchase European headlights, corners and tailights. I cant decide what colors to pick. I would either go with smoked corners and smoked tail lights or clear corners and red/clear tailights. I have pictures of my car below. It would also be helpful if someone had links to dealers of the Bosch and Hella products. The only site I have found so far to have all the products is Importvision but I've read other posts talking about how great of quality the Bosch and Hella products are and I would like to compare prices. Thanks!
Importvision
European headlights: $229.00
Smoked Tail Lights: $229.00
Red/Clear Tail Lights: $249.00
Clear Corner Lights: $35.00
Smoked Corner Lights: $38.00
Importvision
European headlights: $229.00
Smoked Tail Lights: $229.00
Red/Clear Tail Lights: $249.00
Clear Corner Lights: $35.00
Smoked Corner Lights: $38.00
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From: Maryland, USA
2007 CLK350 Sport, 2006 E320 CDI, 1978 Cessna 152
I believe bekkers.com has some. I have ordered things in the past from them and it has been great. My personal oppinion on looks is the Euro headlights and clear corners with the tail lamps being smoked/red. I think it gives the car an updated look you would find with a newer W124.
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From: Hedgesville, WV
1990 300E 2.6
I have the smoked/red tail light lenses. With the Blue Diamond paint on my car, I like the look. Either way, it is a personal preference. Fronts are clear corners with the chrome-look (blink amber) Sylvania/Osram Silverstar "1157A ST" bulbs. My clear corner units are "knock offs" and the quality is poor. Rubber is already cracking. I will soon replace them with name brand units. You only get what you pay for! My Euro headlamp units are Bosch. These have a slightly darker appearance than the clear corners. I saw a posting a year or two ago indicating that Hella clear corner units are slightly darker than Bosch units and therefore look better with the Euro headlamps. Don't know for sure since I have never seen the two side-by-side for comparison.
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From: Eastern Washington
1991 300E
Clear front corners--go with Bosch
I personally like the clear front lenses, but I also know that there is a CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) that requires a minimum surface area of yellow marker or reflector on the front corners. The front turn signal lenses from a 94-95 E320 are clear, yet have a yellow reflector on the side, meeting the DOT requirements. I recommend these. (Part numbers P8060-50364 and P8060-50371). They will fit perfectly, being OEM Bosch parts.
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From: Seattle, WA
1990 300E
Bekkers is a great site but expensive, guess it's worth it for buying Bosch parts though. Are these corners Bosch?
http://www.bekkers.com/Merchant2/mer...=mtsighteclass
http://www.bekkers.com/Merchant2/mer...=mtsighteclass
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From: Lockport, IL
'95 3.2 M104
Go to "extreme" and buy this set(SMOKED headlights/SMOKED corner lights) I guess this set is good only for black W124 
, but that's just my opinion.
I bought it once from him. Good quality but not so fast delivery - 6 weeks !!!!!!!!!! - BEWARE -
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=7951154550
, but that's just my opinion.I bought it once from him. Good quality but not so fast delivery - 6 weeks !!!!!!!!!! - BEWARE -
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=7951154550
Last edited by GORBETTTEAM; Feb 5, 2005 at 02:09 PM.
