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 roll up a 1" x 1
1/4" square of foil and put it in the hole, then stuff the bulb in" or
is there some complex procedure?
On the top of the cluster you will see two channels with covers
over them.
Carefully Remove the covers using a small flat bladed screwdriver.
This will expose the light pipes.
You can use Alum Foil or better yet a strip from a Mylar Balloon,
I've done both of my 240's one
each way. The Mylar works better. Use a drop of Super Glue on each
end to secure the mylar or
foil to the light pipe. Then use hot glue to secure the covers and
change out the bulbs while you are in
there. One of the 240's the bulbs were black. Makes a world of
difference. SWMBO Stopped complaining
she couldn'r read the gauges at night after the mod. Her car got
the foil mine got the mylar a few
months later. She noticed the difference between the two mods.
Mylar baloons can be acquired at Dollar Tree for a buck and you
don't have to have the filled.
Doesn't what printing the balloon has on it the inside is a shiny
silver. If you use foil remember
to put the shiny side against the pipe.
Russ W.
I have never noticed "light pipes" in the 123 cluster, but it has been
10+ years since I had one out. The 124 and 126 use fiber optics to
move light around.
On 110 and 111, I have turned the light down sometimes, but they were
always well lit. 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.
On 124 and 126, I leave the light turned up, but always is adequate.
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