Heater Core-ectomy Gory Details Part 1

[mwoodland at Valicor.com]

>LOL.  How about one on how to hack out the headlights on a 200 without
>removing the bumper and trim?

Ummm, well I did remove the headlights (the correct way) on both of my
5KTQs, and cut (some might say hacked) the housings circumferentially so I
could clean the inside of the (totally foggy) lens and the reflectors.
Resealed with 5 minute epoxy and recoated with clear RTV (Max) and Goop
(Gina), they both responded with a dramatic (!) increase in output.. taking
them from outright dangerous to merely dreadful. The upgrade to 9007s
brought them up to substandard, and rewiring, relaying and the additional
fuseblock brought them up to marginal.
I could have sprung for the Euros, but for that kind of money, I could have
dragged another Alfa hulk home, and we all know how cheap Alfa owners are..
Oh wait, that's the other list.
Sorry.