RE: [diesel_mercedes] Euro headlamps on the W116 300SD

 

Yeah, definately a problem for an MGA....

(Just yankin' your chain...!)

Mark in Lakewood, CO

To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
From: briankk@att.net
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:31:01 -0800
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Euro headlamps on the W116 300SD

 
I recall back in the day, trying to get GE landing lights to work on an MGA, after a lot of wiring upgrading, we heard from GE that the things require 85 MPH airflow to cool properly, that being the typical across the fence speed of an average small plane..

bk

--- On Fri, 1/21/11, bgiovan@cavtel.net <bgiovan@cavtel.net> wrote:

> From: bgiovan@cavtel.net <bgiovan@cavtel.net>
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Euro headlamps on the W116 300SD
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, January 21, 2011, 7:17 AM
> I need to take a picture for you.
> This thing mounts in the back of the
> headlight frame. It's been so long since I parted out the
> '80 that I
> kinda forgot how it goes on the W116. I did acquire some
> NOS round
> headlamp frames and might go back and put some killer round
> aircraft
> landing lights in their stead!
>
> Mark, the US/Euro horsetrading is still going on today for
> W116
> headlamps. The Aussies on W116.org want our rounds and we
> want their
> squares. Too funny. Kinda like Coors beer back in the
> '80's. We couldn't
> get it east of the Mississippi so it was cool to have Coors
> here in
> Detroit. Now its everywhere and people could care less!
>
> Ben near Detroit

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