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Old 04-07-2012, 03:02 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Tango Charlie View Post
Do you suppose they did this purely for drag reduction, or are they trying to eliminate build up of snow and grime on the tail light lenses? Or both?
In the late 70s and into the 80s M-B spent a lot of time developing anti-back-soiling technology for the tailight lenses,using horizontal ridges which would limit deposition to the 'outer' portion of the lense while keeping the void free of contamination.
We had a 300 TD in the family with this feature.
On the unlimited speed portions of Germany's Autobahn you will witness the large class M-Bs and BMWs blowing by on wet pavement.And if you are closing on a car's rear,you need to know it's there.The anti-fouling feature is an attempt to provide that visibility for both cars sake.And guys like me in the slow lane who might also get smacked.
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