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Rear fog light!
Hi all.
Does anyone know if the rear fog lamp on a 1986 300 SDL was an option or was it standard issue? Cheers and thank you Big Dan
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I know the lenses were there, and the sockets were there, but I don't know if the bulbs and wiring was there on the SDL. isit a euro?
I'd bet if it's a USA model vehicle, and it has rear fogs, it was added later. US should be without rear fog...
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Thanks my friend. Dan
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I guess Ill have to install one and do a pictorial at the same time to help others with this burning demand!!
Cheers Big Dan
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I think the rear fog feature was standard issue on US models from sometime in the 90s. I think my 91 300SE had it, or maybe just needed a bulb. I'm pretty sure my 95 S420 had a bulb. Sixto 87 300D |
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My '93 190E 2.6 has it.
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The US market W126 was never sold with a rear fog lamp. The wiring and bulb monitor pins for the rear fog lamps were re-used as the power for the rear side parking lights on US cars. If you want to get the rear fog(s) going you'll have to run a new wire from the front of the car, and change the headlamp switch as the US market ones don't have the contact for the rear fog. That's what I did.
-J
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Some folks have also jumped a wire into the fog light section and used it as a second taillight lens instead of being completely unused. The w126 taillights are relatively dim/small compared to many newer cars.
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Thanks for the info guy's.
Cheers Big Dan
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This is true. Putting the correct German lamps in them does help though, the height of the filament is critical because of the reflector design.
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