Heck! The WHOLE housing dries out!! I sourced others because of how brittle the original was...came apart in several pieces. I'm on my third brake light housing now!

The replacements were just as brittle...right now I have clear packing tape holding everything together!

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

haha I hear ya.. the packing tape does work wonders!! Makes me wonder though how much that part would be from Mercedes?

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76 MG Midget
78 Datsun 280Z
86 Peugeot 505
01 Subaru Outback

“Owning a car is like owning a dog. Every now and then, it craps on the carpet — but it’s still your dog.” - Jeremy Clarkson