w124 E300d multivalve - HEADLIGHT

[tpv01]

hi,
i have had a little accident where something flicked off the motorway and smashed a hole in my headlight lense. the lights still work and i have taped up the hole for now.

is a broken headlight lense a MOT failure??

are all w124 headlights the same? where is the best place to get a cheap one (without the wipers)?

thanks

 

[Dieselman]

It will only fail if it disturbs the beam pattern or allows moisture in so the reflector becomes damaged.

 

[nick mercedes]

is a broken headlight lense a MOT failure??

In most cases, yes.

are all w124 headlights the same? where is the best place to get a cheap one (without the wipers)?

Not all headlights are the same, yours will be facelift lights.

http://cart.euromercmercedesparts.co.uk/index.php?p=product&id=2105&parent=0

 

[bolide]

Lenses are about £60 from Mercedes

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[SilverSaloon]

Lenses are about £60 from Mercedes

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

try ebay - i got a whole headlamp for just £16.

you will need the facelift version as previously said - it has a curvey edge to it where the grille goes, whereas the pre-facelift is more square.

whether it has headlamp or not doesnt matter - lights are interchangable.

you can prise off the actual lense and just replace that, rather than the whole light itself.

hope this helps