190E Rear direction light
 

The rear directional acts up at times-I can tell by the "fast blink", I'll get out and "rap" on the lense assembly and all is well.
Ideas? Nothing serious-just curious (hee hee)
-M

Mel,

Make sure it is a proper bulb. If it is try squeezing the contacts so they make a tighter contact.

Sometimes the contacts get corroded as well.

Haasman

Good call on contacts-I should have some time this weekend to check. It just started a few days ago. Thanks! Mel
P.S. If all my problems are this simple I'll be O.K.!
;)

Amen to that!

Be sure your bulb(s) are MBZ specs .... often the general auto parts bulbs work all right for a while but then start being weird.

Haasman

The correct bulb wattage is embossed on the taillight housing.

For replacements, use bulbs with the nickel-plated base (Osram, Philips, Sylvania). Stay away from the gold-anodized ones, as they show a different resistance to the circuit, which could potentially set off the dash indicator...

Thanks guys-just a stupid little thing, but nice to know what to look for-who would've thought? I would've just grabbed the size bulb I needed!
Like life-it's the little things......
(Sorry- it's late.)
Thanks- M