SWEET! I think I'm going to have some time Tuesday, this has been annoying me
for a year now...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:24:42 -0800
From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116 electrical gremlins
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I tried this only to discover that many mylar balloons are actually silvered
nylon which doesn't work as well as aluminum foil...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:17:21 -0600
From: Russ Williams rawil...@eatel.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116
Craig and Russ: thanks! Mylar is a good idea!
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The 116 as you know has a whole different dash system than the 123. I've always
thought the dash lights in the 116 were superior.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:46:46 -0500
From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116
Nov 2011 21:41:45 -0800
From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116 electrical gremlins
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The dash lights
Re: lined the light chamber and the light pipes with aluminum foil, now it gets
adequately bright
I did the same in both my '84 300D '85 300TD and it makes a world of
difference.
G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC
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Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
The dash lights on my 300SD are significantly brighter than on my 300D.
Maybe a PO installed overwattage bulbs??
That would be a bad thing, higher bulb temperature will melt the plastic optics.
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On Nov 23, 2011 2:12 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Actually I think the best thing that came out of that whole discussion
was Jim's post about clipping posts.
I think you are right. I learned to try to trim my posts more.
.. They were expensive, and should have a long life so I
Some year I need to solder a hot wire to the left light terminal on
the 81 240D. I think it has been out the whole time i've had the
car. Sounds like I should try stuffing in some alum foil at that
time. Can someone elaborate on this? Is it just roll up a 1 x 1
1/4 square of foil and put
Can someone elaborate on this? Is it just roll up a 1 x 1 1/4
square of foil and put it in the hole, then stuff the bulb in
You remove the back part so you can get access, and make a square
collar that fits in the hole and yet doesn't get into the wiring.
There are plastic covers on the light
The 123 is barely lit enough at best. With one light out, you can
barely read the speedo, and you have to pull out a flashlight to read
the fuel gauge.
With this operation, and both lamps working, you can even read
both odometers.
-- Jim
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WooHoo! what a deal!!
With this operation, and both lamps working, you can even read
both odometers.
-- Jim
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driving the car for a couple years with a
busted odo.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:46:06 -0500
From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116 electrical gremlins
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Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net writes:
There are plastic covers on the light pipes, you pop those off
and wrap the light pipe in aluminum foil, then re-secure the
assembly.
What about painting with silver/metallic paint? Anyone tried that?
Allan
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over into the turn
signal indicator.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:23:35 -0800
From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116 electrical gremlins
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So I need to take it back out, mark the position measure the distance
of 5mph, mark that off lower than the mark where the speedo rests
(after being lifted over the stop peg) and reset the needle there.
It's easier than that. If you look at the outside of the face,
beyond the bezel (when it's
On 11/24/2011 6:53 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Some year I need to solder a hot wire to the left light terminal on
the 81 240D. I think it has been out the whole time i've had the
car. Sounds like I should try stuffing in some alum foil at that
time. Can someone elaborate on this? Is it just
A couple of odd behaviors have been noticed,
a) The reserve indicator on the fuel gauge glows dimly at all times.
b) When the door is open, stepping on the brakes cause the warning
buzzer to sound. Activating the turn signals causes the buzzer to
sound in time with the signal flashing.
On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:26:55 -0500 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
A couple of odd behaviors have been noticed,
a) The reserve indicator on the fuel gauge glows dimly at all times.
b) When the door is open, stepping on the brakes cause the warning
buzzer to sound. Activating
Here we go with the top vs bottom reply again.
In any event, is it not sort of the standard fix now to install some
led's in place of the bulbs in the instrument panel to brighten it up?
I have yet to do it but that was my ultimate plan.
Randy
On 23/11/2011 10:46 AM, Craig wrote:
On Wed,
On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:39:05 -0600 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
Here we go with the top vs bottom reply again.
In any event, is it not sort of the standard fix now to install some
led's in place of the bulbs in the instrument panel to brighten it up?
I have yet to do it but
On Wednesday, November 23, 2011 11:39 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
In any event, is it not sort of the standard fix now to install some
led's in place of the bulbs in the instrument panel to brighten it up?
I have yet to do it but that was my ultimate plan.
I tried this on my
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Here we go with the top vs bottom reply again.
In any event, is it not sort of the standard fix now to install some
led's in place
Randy Bennell wrote:
In any event, is it not sort of the standard fix now to
install some led's in place of the bulbs in the instrument
panel to brighten it up? I have yet to do it but that was my
ultimate plan.
Allan Streib wrote:
I tried this on my Vanagon. The LEDs are very
Anyway, the brightness on mine is fine. I was actually trying to dim
them a bit (I like the dash to be as dim as possible while still
readable), and as soon as I turned the adjuster they blacked out.
Allan
Q can get you a new rheostat if you really have a need to dim. I
don't know if a
a) The reserve indicator on the fuel gauge glows dimly at all times.
b) door open, brakes cause warning buzzer to sound...
Bad ground.
c) Opening the front doors does not light the front interior light,
though the light works using its switch.
Might be ground, could be bad door switches.
Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net writes:
Most find 123 lighting too dim anyway, but I don't know about 116.
The dash lights on my 300SD are significantly brighter than on my 300D.
Maybe a PO installed overwattage bulbs??
Allan
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1979 300SD
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Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net writes:
I think the 116 has the system that the passenger door will not light
the driver's side light.
Mine just has one front light, in the center by the mirror.
Allan
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1979 300SD
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The dash lights on my 300SD are significantly brighter than on my 300D.
Maybe a PO installed overwattage bulbs??
IIRC the 116 and 107 share a dash pod. The lighting is direct
in them, whereas in the 123 there are plastic light pipes from
bulbs in the back. If you screw up and put in
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