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				loose taillight connection
			 
			
			tail lights often not making good connection and going out in my 300td lately.usually a light kick to the lens assembly will fix but anyone have a more sophisticated repair ??
			
				
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			Take the lamp asembly out and clean the contacts for the lamp sockets and the wiring harness connector. Use the pink pearl proceedure - polish all the contacts using a pink pearl eraser.
			
				
			
		 
				__________________ I got too many cars!! Insurance eats me alive. Dave 78 Corvette Stingray - 3k 82 242 Turbo Volvo - Manual - 270k 86 300e 5 speed manual - 210k 87 420sel - 240k 89 560sl - 78k 91 420sel - 205k 91 560sel - 85k 94 GMC Suburban - 90k 97 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail - 25k 00 GMC Silverado 1 ton 30k | 
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			thanks-- but what is pink pearl ???
			
				
			
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			Its a big pink rubber eraser that you used in grade school. You know the one that would wear a hole in the paper.
			
				
			
		 
				__________________ I got too many cars!! Insurance eats me alive. Dave 78 Corvette Stingray - 3k 82 242 Turbo Volvo - Manual - 270k 86 300e 5 speed manual - 210k 87 420sel - 240k 89 560sl - 78k 91 420sel - 205k 91 560sel - 85k 94 GMC Suburban - 90k 97 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail - 25k 00 GMC Silverado 1 ton 30k | 
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