Let there be lights!!!!

Last year one of the HIGHLY recommended modifications was to install "Euro" headlights on the car. I found a good set on eBay that was reasonable, i.e less than 4 digits...
I also bought the instructions to install them with the appropriate plugs. The old lights worked so, so, and I was not thrilled with them. I installed the "euro" headlights, but after much finagling, and trying to get them to work, I realized that there was something very wrong. I traced the wrongness to the switch, and left the lights sort of kinda working the best way I could.
Yesterday I went through probably the most painful repair ever in the SLC. Replacing the (*&(*&(* headlight switch. The manual says that you just take it out with one screw,and lower it into the lower cavity.... There is no such thing. I had to work through the speaker opening, and there is a small amount of give from the cables. I managed after hours of work to replace the switch. And NO, MB did not use a plug, they used spaded connectors with screws, and they used one per circuit. MB also separated the left and right position lights so that you can put them in "park" mode. That means that there are a whole bunch of connectors. But after finally plugging everything in, I got a semblance of normality, with position, low and nothing....
So, off come the euros again... And tester in hand troubleshot all the connections. Finally I figured out that I had 2 position lights connected to the high beams, when it should be connected to the light under the bumper, so I finally got the lights working. I also soldered new connections that I bought on-line, that are supposedly used by the new MB, and they worked pretty nicely. No high power here, so, new connectors work.
Now I have position lights, corner lights, blinker lights, driving, and high beams. It all works!
Next step... Brakes. No ABS, so this is not rocket science. Will take off the booster, to clean, paint, and make pretty, and then replace the master cylinder. Monday, front calipers, pads and disks.

450SLC cleaning

After sort of abandoning the SLC in favor of the W124, today I took the cover off, and proceeded to clean it out. I took out everything that I had removed and some other parts. I took out the interior carpets (still amazed at how intact they look), vacuumed, and in the process got 28 cents richer!... :-) Took out all the stuff from the trunk, and vacuumed all the little pieces out. Then I connected the third brake light (some PO had it installed in the deck lid, and it is not a bad idea as it is an original w107 part), so now all 3 brake lights work. Tomorrow, some more cleaning, and start on the brakes. I have new front rotors, calipers, and pads, new rear pads, new pump.... I want to stop this beast. Once that is done, to the exhaust shop for a new exhaust system, and O2 bong welded in, to fine tune the mega squirt. Coming along.. :-)
The other thing I need to check, as the floor on the driver's side was a bit damp is those damn sunroof drains, same as in the w124. Small things, but hopefully it will be on the road for the summer!!!!