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Front light out after windshield tint - 99 E320

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Old 10-03-2012, 02:26 PM
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Front light out after windshield tint - 99 E320

I recently tinted my windshield. That night the passenger side front oval light next to the headlight (I've never been clear on this lights name) went out. I confirmed that both the bulb and the fuse are operational.

I imagine some of the water dripped down someplace and shorted the wire. The question is, what is the easiest way to repair this? I can't find anything concerning this in the stickies or after a couple searches (too many light-out threads).

Any help is appreciated.
Old 10-03-2012, 04:29 PM
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You have fallen into the trap of what some shops call customer sympathetic psychosis!

Something happens and therefore you assume that the problem is associated with the happening------or more to the point-----your wife or girl friend burns dinner and shortly thereafter your AC craps out----naturally you would blame the faulty AC on your wife because the burning of dinner caused the AC to crap out.

Therefore I doubt very seriously that tinting of anything caused the light not to function---unless a fire hose was used.

I would look to something more rational, like a bad bulb, ballast. I may even take a voltmeter an determine if the light is getting voltage. Be patient, it may dry out in a day or so----who knows.

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