Victory! I tackled the other dome light, just to find that it was glued in place: one of the platic ears was broken off. It wasn't fun getting it loose without tearing up the molding. The insulation wrapper on the hot lead was half missing, and I think it was pinching through the foam insulation on the molding and partially contacting ground, as there was a pit chewed into the foam down to the metal backing. Intermittently, and variably. It explains a lot. The electrical leak was gone once I took this apart. I put some Shoe Goo on the thin place on the molding, and scraped up a replacement light fixture from the junk box. I used heat shrink tubing and electrical tape to bolster the insulation at the terminals that hook to the light fixtures.
It seems like I had something like this trouble before on one of the SL's, but I can find no record of it. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
