In troubleshooting another problem, I came across this cut wire in the trunk:



Any ideas what it is? The trunk light comes on and the locks throughout the car work correctly as well when I lock/unlock the trunk. The wire threads into the trunk lid arm.

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Julio Garcia
1987 300 SDL (mine)
2006 Jeep Liberty CRD (mine/kids)
2008 Hyundai Sonata (wife)
2000 Saturn SL AKA "Gocart" (everyone)

The brown color says it's an earth wire.

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600SEL '91
300E 4Matic '88
240D '83
280SE '77
350SE '73
The most complex systems can fail in the simplest way.
Contra verbosus noli contendere verbis, sermo datur cunctis, animi sapientia paucis.

i don't believe in the lord! He's never bought me a Mercedes Benz.

Sunroof work?

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

Old analog phone wire?

Antenna? Brown is ground, look to see if there are any wires going to a nut/screw anywhere...someone might have replaced the bad ground with a new one to the body.

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Ya, that doesn't look like the trunk lamp / alarm wiring. Find where it goes on each side

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.