[W126 Coupe] Paradise by the dashboard light?

[Axel Wulff]

I'd second Jason's advice to check the rheostat first.

If it is bad and you have to replace, I'd certainly change all the dash 
bulbs while you are at it. The bulbs get darker with age as dust gets 
"burned" to the glass.

The large dash bulbs are 3 watt and don't go for the 5 watt "upgrade" as the 
load on the wiring gets to be a problem.

The tiny lights are 1.2 watt (if I remember correctly) and don't appear to 
darken with age. I guess the heat output is not enough to "burn" dust or 
they are simply not used enough to either burn out or turn dark.



Regards,
Axel J. Wulff





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>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Paradise by the dashboard light?
>Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:08:32 -0600
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>Make sure your rheostat is turned up. Black knob on left turn clockwise to 
>brighten. If this really does nothing and your lights are still too dim on 
>dash as well as all accessory lights then I would suggest replacing the 
>rheostat with a new one.
>The rheostat controls cluster lights as well as all interior accessory 
>lighting, IE radio,climate control, window buttons ect for brightness.
>
>Jason
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: jack emery
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>   Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 8:03 PM
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>light?
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>
>   My dash board lights in 420/1986 are far too dim. Mechanic says brighter 
>ones will cause burning problems. Has anyone had this trouble?
>   Jack OZ
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