[W126 Coupe] Rear Lighting?

[Jay Manek]

so US cars have a fog light too? then you have the same set up as us..

the reason there is no second light is so that drivers behind can 
distinguish brake and fog lights..


Many Thanks & Regards

Jay Manek | www.mercland.com| 07716 349949
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward Chin" <gdrakon at gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Rear Lighting?



> That should be totally unnecessary.  Our cars have one fog light in the 

> rear

> already, so just run a wire from that light, down the trunk and up to the

> empty socket.  You can order the socket itself from MB, the 2 sides are

> identical.

>

> Regards,

>

> Eddie

>

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> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]

> On Behalf Of Jay Manek

> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 12:16 PM

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> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Rear Lighting?

>

> Hi Lou,

>

> I guess it would be a case of getting a Euro Switch (unless you are happy 

> to

>

> fit a non MB switch elsewhere), a euro bulb holder and then run a wire to

> the rear cluster..

>

>

> Jay Manek | www.mercland.com| 07716 349949

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Louis Miller" <millerlh at earthlink.net>

> To: "brucem105 at comcast.net,Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists"

> <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 7:50 PM

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Rear Lighting?

>

>

>> To anyone:

>>

>> This note is fascinating.

>>

>> Can a rear Fog lamp be installed on US models, and if so, how. I had rear

>> fogs on a Jaguar and they really were useful and comforting in foggy

>> situations, especially in the Daytime, a frequent early morning 

>> phenomenon

>> here in NJ.

>>

>> Thanks.

>>

>> Lou Miller

>>

>>

>>> [Original Message]

>>> From: Bruce Mendel <brucem105 at Comcast.net>

>>> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>>> Date: 1/4/2008 2:17:45 PM

>>> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Rear Lighting?

>>>

>>> it's the rear fog...euro only.

>>>

>>> Regards,

>>> Bruce

>>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>>

>>> From:  Sam Sisic <ssisic at Antunovich.com>

>>> Subj:  [W126 Coupe] Rear Lighting?

>>> Date:  Fri Jan 4, 2008 2:09 pm

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>>> To:  "'mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>>>

>>> Happy New Year all!!!

>>>

>>> I was changing out bulbs in the rear lights and noticed that the

>> innermost cell with a red lens has a hole for a bulb but no wiring/power

>> to

>> it. It's just an inoperative blank cell.

>>> Anyone know why this is? Is this typical for US models where the Euro

>> models have a bulb in this cell?

>>>

>>> Just curious...

>>>

>>> Sam

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