Thought this would be a simple fix, burned out tail light... change bulb everything good. Well , after two bulbs , lots of wire jiggling, the damn thing only works sometimes. Do I need a new assembly? any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, JP

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1983 300SD 240,000?
1992 300 E 160,000
1993 Honda Del Sol 198,000

Check the metal strip to which the bulbs attach. The tabs on the plastic backing wear out allowing the metal strip to lift causing poor contact between the nib on the bulb and the contact on the plastic. There might be a way to reshape the contact or reattach the metal strip to the plastic backing but it's probably easier to hit the yards for new bulb holder assemblies.

Sixto
87 300D

thanks, thought that would be the route to go, these cars have so many weird issues thought i would ask

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1983 300SD 240,000?
1992 300 E 160,000
1993 Honda Del Sol 198,000

There is a brown wire in the metal strip that the bulbs go into, this is the ground wire. This wire goes into a groove and may have a bad connection. We were able to remove the metal strip that the bulbs go into and pinch the wire tighter in the groove making the lights work properly.

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"Rudeness is a weak man's imitation of strength" - Eric Hoffer

thanks, I'll give it a look

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1983 300SD 240,000?
1992 300 E 160,000
1993 Honda Del Sol 198,000