I'm trying to remodel my 85 w126.

I've hit a roadblock here with the tag light housing. *It has to be removed to paint this car body. I cannot discern the location of the snap lock to release that housing. I have all the other instructions completed, all the nuts on the light housing and the lock mechanism.

Help?

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84 300SD
85 380SE
83 528e
95 318ic

Can someone please provide some idea of where that snap lock is located and what it looks like?

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84 300SD
85 380SE
83 528e
95 318ic

What does it look like on the outside? Like, how do you change the bulb? I do not have a w126, never did.

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RRGrassi


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Wondering - could the snap lock be a "flap" that is molded into the housing? Something that you pop up to do a release?

If it is I can't find it. I've had the tag light housing pulled out and tilted far enough to look at the inside but can't see any type of panel which might be considered a flap.

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84 300SD
85 380SE
83 528e
95 318ic

BTW, the housing hangs onto the trunk lid release button and reacts to moving away from the body as if it has a spring. I imagine that's a function of the spring which pushes the button back into its resting position.

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84 300SD
85 380SE
83 528e
95 318ic