After replacing the voltage regulator in my 300SE the lights seemed to be much brighter. There wasn't much life left on the old one, I was driving on borrowed time. Am I just imagining this or is this possible?

__________________
1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

I use the headlights as a voltage test if I don't have a meter.

I guess the lights must have slowly became dimmer over time so I didn't notice it.

__________________
1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

just put a meter on the battery while its running. I remember when my 420 sel had a bad regulator the dash lights were super bright so I put a meter on the battery and I had something like 15 volts to the battery.

__________________
1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

I should have tested it before hand to see the difference. The brushes were pretty much gone, pretty lucky I didn't get stranded.

__________________
1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).