[W126 Coupe] Headlight installation help

[stefansj at canisius.edu]

Yes, the fog lights worked very well with the american lights. I do also have the 
elevation control but it doesn't work so I assume its because theres a vacuum 
leak ( I just figured I'd tackle one problem at a time). I turn the light switch and 
pull it out just like I did when the american lights were installed but that doesn't 
work. I directly placed teh 6 pin connector on the euro's but I didn't check the 
configuration so that could very well be my problem. I'll run over today with the 
voltage meter and check Steve's diagram. 
          I haven't tried to get the citilights to work yet. I also really like your idea 
witht he fog light switch, when I get this all straightened out I would liek to do 
the same. 
         I'll head over to the garage later today and try those suggestions. Thanks a  
lot! Jas

---- Original message ----

>Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:00:17 -0400

>From: Dick Spellman <spell.yy at verizon.net>  

>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Headlight installation help  

>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>

>Jas,

>

>As I recall you have an 83 380 that was originally a euro with some 

>conversion done for U.S.  A couple of things to check.

>

>Do you have the original dash set-up with elevation control?

>Did the fogs work on the previous US set-up?

>Are you pulling the dash switch out to the first click to light the fogs?

>Can you place a dc volt meter on the two-prong receptacle where you have 

>plugged in the fog lead on each side (l/r) for the new euro headlight 

>assemblies to see if i they're getting 12vdc?

>If this is where there is no voltage, then I'd be looking at the pin out 

>voltages from the 6-pin connector and confirm correct placement of pins 

>per Steve Nervig's wiring diagrams.

>

>Glad to hear you have the euro set-up now.  Also, have you enabled and 

>lamped the citi-lights?  Did you test that the vac system is fully 

>hooked up and working?

>

>By the way on the early model US SEC the fogs will not illuminate 

>without headlights on and switch pulled to first click.  There is no 

>easy way to enable this on the headlamp switch assembly, I have tried.  

>As a work-around, you can enable the fogs using a separate switch (I 

>used the rear cabin courtesy switch, and I added an indicator bulb to an 

>open instrument cluster socket) to allow them to be lit with no 

>headlamps or side markers in use.  I pretty much leave them on all the 

>time whenever ignition is switched on.  This is more in keeping with the 

>later year model SEC's.

>

>Regards,

>Dick

>

>stefansj at canisius.edu wrote:

>> Hey everyone, I installed my euro headlights today and it was surprisingly 

very 

>> easy. My car is a euro model so everything was there I just had to take the 

>> american lights out. When I did this I found that the 6 prong plug was there 

>> along with the purple vacuum tubes. The headlights turned on no problem 

but 

>> the lower fog lights did not work. I plugged them into the headlights 

correctly 

>> and check the connection with no results. If anyone has any ideas I'd really 

>> appreciate it! thanks, Jas

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