1984 126 300SD Courtesy Dome light misbehaving

Hey guys,

My dome light (one right above the rear-view mirror) will not come on (in any of the positions) when the doors are opened in the car. The door lights that are on the bottom of the doors do operate as expected so I suspect the switches that detect the open door are working. I can turn the light on by rolling the knob to the "on" opsition. Is it safe to assume that the platic light assembly needs to be replaced? Can I clean the contacts? Is it two different bulbs?

Also I have not pulled it down yet in fear of damaging my nearly perfect interior. Any trick I should know?

Many, many thanks from Texas...

Doug

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