Re: Conclusion: Exhaust leak '00 300M (cause, and remedy)

Oh - and replacing a headlight bulb is almost an ordeal compared to many 
other cars.  Also the headlights get cloudy - apparently inferior 
materials and/or coatings used compared to some other cars.

And a unique variation of the 9005/9006 headlight bulb design (straight 
base rather than the standard angle design) was used - and unnecessarily 
so.  The headlight housing design could arbitrarily have been different 
to accommodate the regular bulbs (identical element/performance).

Bill Putney
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