Hello again! Trying to get the newly purchased '85 300TD in wife-friendly condition (at her request, she *loves* it but we'd both like to iron out a few quirks before it's her daily ride...) and the Becker swap, door lock issues, and trans modulator vacuum-tightness resolution have gone a long way toward this... but...

I can't get the dome light to work. Tried a spare from my old W126 days. Not the unit itself. Test light revealed power and ground are available at two of the wire connections (sorry, can't remember which) so I'd think I could at least get it to light by switching it in one direction or the other. Nope.

I can follow a wiring diagram just fine, but before I tear through the whole car (pin switches, kick panels, etc) is there something *simple* I'm overlooking here?

The rear compartment light works when you operate the dash switch, but not at all by opening the tailgate, and the front light never comes on no matter what.

This bugs me. I've got the ALDA tweaked so the wagon just scoots (LOVE the '85 converter/ 2.88 combo) we're ready to paint the set of hubcaps we found (when I find some steelies, anyone for polished Bundts?) as we both like that look better than Bundts, and I've got a line on paint work to fix the AZ oxidation on the horizontal surfaces... this may be my new favorite Benz!

I just, for safety reasons, want the light to come on and illuminate the inside so my wife can see that the car's empty. And I'm looking pretty foolish here!

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1985 300TD
1984 380SL
1983 280SE (full Euro, trunk triangle and all!)

Formerly owned:
1986 420SEL
1984 300D
1983 300D
1981 300SD
1976 300D