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Originally posted by Brad 1970 6.3
If I assume that MB used the same lampholder on the 114/115 as on the slightly earlier 108/109, I would recommend unplugging the supply wire, remove the two phillips screws at the base and pull the entire lampholder/switch unit from the trunk-lid and into the open. If you've got a stuck bulb, there's precious little room around the bulb to work on it while in place. It should be a bayonet base bulb and the socket housing is black plastic. Try a little penetrating oil and carefully twist the bulb. Take a good look at the socket; I may be wrong but I think the material was ABS but might still cause binding of the bulb if the trunk was left open too long or someone stuffed a higher wattage bulb in it. If that is the case, you might cover the globe with a thin cloth, break it, and try the tedious task of extracting the remainder of the exposed base with needlenose pliers.
Best wishes; hope it goes well,
Brad
1970 300SE L6.3
1984 300SD
1989 Country Squire
1967 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
1964 Mercury Comet 404
1964 Mercury Comet 202
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Thanks for giving me some ideas. I will let you know what happens.