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MarcO
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Irvington, NY
Vehicle(s): G 500 SWB, Volvo XC90 V8
Posts: 835
| OT - Autoweek Article on the BlueTec E
So there I am on the throne and I am reading about a fleet of E's that the journalists thrash in Russia on a short press junket and my jaw hits the ground when I read that they went through 12 (TWELVE) bulbs. What is the problem with MB? I know of no other vehicle manufacturer (my medical partners drive Audis and Volvos and Saabs and Lexi) that has this problem. Any one else bothered by this? Or is just Friday and am I on a rant?
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Jamison
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: OT - Autoweek Article on the BlueTec E
Are you referring to headlight bulbs? If thats the case, I see lots of cars with the new xenon type headlights that have bulbs out all the time. I dont know if they have a shorter lifespan than halogens or if they are more prone to failure, but I have noticed this. It IS odd. |
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MarcO
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Irvington, NY
Vehicle(s): G 500 SWB, Volvo XC90 V8
Posts: 835
| Re: OT - Autoweek Article on the BlueTec E
Not headlights but rear and marker lights! |
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AlanMcR
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, CA, Los Altos
Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL
Posts: 3500
| RE: OT - Autoweek Article on the BlueTec E
The last E class (w210) had poorly designed taillights. The bulbs didn't burn out, but corrosoin at the contact point would make it seem that way. Twisting in a new bulb solved the problem for a while. I just bridged with a soldered on wire. No "burned out bulbs" since. |
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