Headlight Door

[pagodapete]

Hi,
My customer and I are trying to find the correct headlight door lens for his '69 US 280SL.  This headlight door(lens assembly) has a philips head screw not only at the bottom through the chrome bezel but also through the plastic lens just under the headlight opening. This is the later 280SL style with the full amber lens.  Seems that Mercedes only sells the even later style(for 1971?) with no screw through the lens.  To update to the latest assembly I believe we must change one of the connectors in the gang plug that plugs into the assembly.  Also, this later assembly has a provision for a second two prong plug that is lacking on the older style(don't even know what it is for).  
What we really need is just the lens and chrome bezel(not the whole assembly with bulb holder)but the latest one will not fit our early bulb holder.  Does anyone know the actual part number that we need or better still a supplier for it??
The part # for the latest complete assembly is 113 820 02 66 and lists at $525.
I suspect that the part # of what I am looking for is 113 826 05 89.
Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks,
Pagodapete

[isofast]

Millers (and others) sell mid year 1969 style headlight doors correct for your car for $475.00 I just checked! I see they sell early, mid, and late model headlamp doors. Good luck
Ernie

First Place AACA Show Winner 350SL July 2003
I love low mile Mercedes.
1969 280 4spd Papyrus White

[mdsalemi]

Pete,

There are three versions of the US spec headlight doors, and I believe there are different socket and reflector assemblies for each as well.  The first had suffix AC; the middle, AN, and the latest one has -AJ.  I know the -AJ is still available from MB, the earlier ones I don't know.  I do know that the only reflector/socket assemblies available are for the latest -AJ.  When I discovered this I simply (and expensively) just changed all the headlamp assemblies and sold the old ones on eBay.  You really have to have everything match to look right.

The socket/reflector assemblies on the latest -AJ version have additional sockets to hold the plugs from the side markers; for a better and more involved description, look up my post from earler this week on side marker positions; it was a reply to a post from Richard that showed the side markers in the wrong position.

The part numbers I have might be old, but:

113-826-04-89  LE 1657 AC  230/250/280SL's to chassis 5607
113-826-05-89  LE 1657 AN  Chassis 5608-11947
113-826-06-89  LE 1657 AJ  Chassis 11948 to end of production

Note the "LE 1657 AX" number is molded into the front of the lens.  Note this is only US spec lighting.  I ferreted this information out from a variety of catalogs as well as ordering a bunch of incorrect parts over a period of many months...

Hope this helps.  When it comes to proper part numbers and current parts availability, always a good idea to check with Tom Hanson of Caliber Motors.


Michael Salemi
1969 280SL
Signal Red w/Black Leather
Restored