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Unfortunately the fog lights were an incredibly poor design, with no sealing of the bulb mounting. Water gets into them every time you drive in rain or wash the car and the result is reflector rust like never seen before. They are virtually impossible to find in acceptable condition so, well, at a price of $100 a set even europeans would fight over them.
This design flaw of course also will burn a bulb every time you turn the lights on - water and halogen bulbs is a no-no. I gave up changing bulbs a long time ago since the way to high mounted lights are useless in foggy conditions anyway.
The second problem is that when you've finally found these little pieces of pure gold, there will only be a matter of time before one or two are shattered by gravel - btdt. I've still got one single spare in poor condition but will convert my car with regular H1 inserts like those found on 80's BMW's, quad light VW's and so on instead. Much cheaper, way better weatherproofing, a lot of light options to choose among and you won't have to worry about damage any more. Diameter is very close to the original.
Horns originally were mounted low, behind the front sheet metal next to the bumper support arms, pointing downwards. I used a set of flat ones out of a nineties 240 mounted behind the grille instead - works like a charm.
Martin
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'65 121, '73 165
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