How do you get to the bulb for the rear turn signal on a 1984 300TD? I took out the spare tire thinking I would see the access to remove the bulb, but can't find anything like that.

How do you get to the bulb to change it?

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

You access the nuts that hold the lens to the car through the tire well. The passenger side is held by the two slotted nuts inside the hatch area.

The whole lens comes off with the wires leading to sockets that plug into the back of the lens.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

So, you remove those two nuts and then pull on the lens from the outside?

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Chad, I almost called you. It's funny that you were the first one to reply. I knew you'd know how it was done.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Ha! Yup, remove the nuts and pull the lens off from the outside. There is a strip of sockets that clip to the back of the lens. Be careful not to break the clip. It's delicate like the plastic pin on the console wood.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

Thanks for the warning and for the help.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Glad to help.

One other thing I thought of. While I had mine off, I saturated the seal with 303 Aerospace Protectant to rehydrate it. My seals were very dry, but I got to them before they started crumbling.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

If the seal goes bad the lens will fill up with water. Asking me how I know. I've dumped about a cup of water out of my lens in the past. I had to make some new seals.

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Doh! That was easy.

I'll worry about the seals and stuff when it's not freezing cold outside. It was hard to see with my daughter holding the flashlight and shivering from the cold . . .

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I've been thinking (wondering) of tapping into the brake light circuit and put a strip of leds (like the ones sold for trucks) across the top of the rear window. What to you think? Never had to get to the bulbs - now I know! Thanks!

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Brad
1981 300TD - daily driver
1963 Chevy II
2001 F-250 7.3 Power Stroke

That's exactly what I did. I was rear-ended in a snow storm on the interstate a while ago, and I figure its because there's not enough lighting back there.
I put an LED bar across the top of the rear window..it was around $20-30 on ebay. Something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220322348917

I dont think I have any pictures, I can take some and post them later.

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1985 300TD-euro 352,000 mi
1974 240D (1?)52,000 mi - has a new home now

This is on the agenda to do at some point on my TD. I've got an LED strip from a 129 I'm going to mount.

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

I read somewhere that messing with the brake lights can screw with the climate control. Any thoughts?

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Brad
1981 300TD - daily driver
1963 Chevy II
2001 F-250 7.3 Power Stroke

Thats cruise control.

BTW, where does one find the 303 Aerospace Protectant?

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Sometimes, you can find it at Bap-Geon auto parts, I don't know if they have those in your part of the state. Otherwise, you've got to get it from an online vendor.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.