WE ALL KNOW BY NOW ABOUT THE CRUMMY QUALITY WIRING THAT SOME YEARS OF 280's HAVE. MINE WAS ESPECIALLY BAD AT THE HEADLIGHTS, INSULATION CRACKED AND FALLING OFF. IT ACTUALLY INCREASED THE RESISTANCE OF THE CIRCUIT SO MUCH THAT THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO CHANGE A BULB, IT HAD MELTED INTO THE SOCKET. LONG STORY SHORT, I WENT TO MY LOCAL MB DEALER, AND AFTER SOME DRAWN OUT POLITE BITCHING, THEY BOUGHT ALL NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ($925) AND I PAID FOR INSTALLATION ($168). THANKS MB OF PALM BEACH![sm=thanx.gif]

 

they have made the wirings oil resistance... which loses it's ability in weathering and aging.

 

well at least they gave me some satisfaction

 

the poor wireing quality is not the only thing that is bad on the W202. I think personally the whole car just all around bad. The w203(2001-2007) are of much nicer quality by far.