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Old 01-13-2002, 07:29 PM
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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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Old 01-13-2002, 07:36 PM
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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.
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Old 01-13-2002, 07:39 PM
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thanks-- but what is pink pearl ???
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Old 01-13-2002, 07:51 PM
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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.

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86 300e 5 speed manual - 210k
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