[W126 Coupe] Headlight installation help

[Dick Spellman]

Jas,

One other thought and a caution or two.  I probably used a ground lug 
source from behind the IC (there are several) for the negative trigger 
supply to the relay.  I can tell you that these heavy wires get warm and 
you should use the same gauge as the MB harness requires and terminate 
using proper connections and connectors to avoid smoking the harness.  
Also, encase the relay and secure somewhere too.  You do not want this 
running loose with all the other voltages and circuits nearby.

Good luck.

Dick

ostefansj at canisius.edu wrote:

> Hey Everyone! I wanted to thank everyone that gave there advice as to how to 

> connect the eurolights, with all your instructions it was very easy. Thanks for all 

> your ideas Dick they where a huge help! I was interested in running the flood 

> lights the way you did as well, how did you do the wiring from the switch?. 

> Thanks again, Jas

>

> ---- Original message ----

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>> 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 

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> but 

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

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> correctly 

>   

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

>>> appreciate it! thanks, Jas

>>>

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