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Rear light not working on slk 170

Discussion in 'Electrics, Vacuum, Ignition and ECU' started by banana, Dec 20, 2012.

  1. banana

    banana Member

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    slk 200 2000
    My rear light are not working both sides, have checked the fuse and the bulbs are okay. any ideas were else to look ?
     
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  2. jibcl500

    jibcl500 Senior Member

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    Look for burn marks on the bulb holder connections.

    jib
     
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  3. cefarcat

    cefarcat Active Member

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    Have you tried checking that you are getting a supply of 12v using a multimeter across the contacts, if not try between one of the contacts and somewhere on the chassis that is bare metal if so it could be a bad earth
     
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