wow sounds like Labor Day weekend. great news on all your progress On Fri, May 27, 2022, 7:58 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Attaboy! > > I’ve got a busy weekend ahead of me, too, with a bunch of goodies to be > picked up at the stealership early tomorrow morning. After that, the ML550 > gets dropped off at the tint guy so he can tint the front windows, as the > car lived in NY, which doesn’t allow front windows to be tinted. I didn’t > think it would be that big of a deal until I was driving it this morning > around 8:30 and the sun was already heating up my arm. Fuggedabout it! > > On the E320: > > Plastic trim surround on front seat - damaged by previous owner/wear and > tear, I presume. Also includes a new storage “door” on the lower front of > the seat, as the pivot is part of the surround piece. > > New (spare) tire is at the tire place. I’ve got a valve for it (the spare > tire valve is unique and not a common valve) I’ve got to drop off and > they’ll mount the new tire. > > New “zoom tubes” for the engine (plastic tubes from the radiator support > to the air cleaner.) Both were brittle and cracked and needed replacement. > > New air cleaner/MAF sealing ring on bottom of air cleaner. Important part > that turns to stone as it ages from engine heat. > > Updated oil filler cap with the taller “handle” that makes it much easier > to turn. I retrofit these to all my cars (000 010 13 85 64) so I can get > the oil filler off without using a slip joint pliers. > > New Bosch wiper blades. Can’t stomach $50/set my cost from the stealer. > There’s a limit to my willingness to buy OE parts I can get in the > aftermarket. > > > On the ML550: > > New air cleaner/MAF seal. Really didn’t need one as someone has been > caring for the one on the car, but it never hurts to have a spare > > New LED strip for the driver’s mirror turn signal. The lens is missing > from the one on the car, a pretty common occurrence. > > New “puddle lamp” bulb for the driver’s side mirror. Gonna be in there, > might as well replace it. > > New center console latch. Existing one has a broken hook. > > Right hand “zoom tube” - original one is cracked. > > Lever and retaining ring for lumbar adjustment on driver’s seat. Missing. > > New left side telematics buttons for steering wheel. Originals have worn > off icons. > > New lower steering wheel spoke trim. Originals are cracked and the > “chrome” is peeling. > > Emergency response QR code label - these are $0.15 and I make sure they’re > on every one of my cars. They go on the inside of the gas filler door and > allow EMTs to scan to get diagrams of where to cut the vehicle open for > extractions as well as the locations of fuel tank and batteries. Mercedes > makes them for everything from the W210 up. They used to be free for the > asking... > > Screwdriver bit 126 589 00 10 00 - the #27 Torx driver used to unscrew the > screws that secure the airbag. It fits all airbag-equipped cars and makes > it a lot easier than using a regular Torx driver. Been meaning to buy one > of these for a long time… > > I’ve got the new spare tire and wheel coming in, but they’ve got to mount > the tire and that won’t happen until Wednesday of next week. I’m sure I’ll > need some additional items by then. > > On top of all this I’ve got some detailing supplies coming in for > refreshing the black plastic trim on the ML550. > > Now if someone will only come and buy the SL500! > > -D > > > > > > On May 27, 2022, at 7:28 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Rain finished late this afternoon so I went out to do the last few > things to get the S550 buttoned up. Got oil lines and AC lines hooked back > up, got the PS pump lines swapped over to the “new” cooler, and tightened > various bolts. Filled coolant (2.5 gal initially at $19/gal for blue stuff, > ouchie). > > > > Fired the car up and it ran well, temp was coming up as expected. PS > pump needs more hydraulik oel as it was low and Not Happy, some leaked out > as I was swapping lines. Transmission needs more fluid as some seems to > have leaked from the damaged cooler. I noticed that it was spewing > initially when I looked at the car. I think I’ll try to add more through a > cooler line instead of from underneath as ist in ordnung. Gonna change it > soon anyway so should be OK for short test drive. > > > > Only thing left is install the headlights and front bumper, not a lot to > that, and to bang out the bent safety latch/distronic support to use until > I can find another one. I’ll go at it tomorrow. BFH time! And maybe put > the welder on it too. > > > > Oh, and UPS seems to have lost my Amazon fog lamp bulbs, one got smashed > in the forest rat encounter. > > > > Close! Fun times! Yay me! > > > > --FT > > Sent from iFōn > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
