I'm not sure about the w123, but on the w124 the insulation on the wires was too thin. It would break where the wires go through the rubber piece that protected the wires in between the door and the pillar. I pulled mine out and soldered the wires together and either wrapped them in electrical tape or painted on some liquid electrical tape. It's been several months and so far they have held up. Mine were broken on the rear door on the passenger side.

This explains it better than I can. http://**************.com/node/54

Chris

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