No they just need the ecu. Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 25, 2023, at 5:09 PM, Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > They want the ignition switch and key too. I wonder how difficult it will be > to remove the ignition switch. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 24, 2023, at 8:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Get on ebay and find the exact part number of your old ECU, or >> car-part.com. After you get the new one, get back on ebay and find a seller >> doing ECU cloning. You send them the old one and the used one you bought >> and they clone it and ship it back to you. Here is one I am looking at with >> this CLK that I think also needs a ECU. >> >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/125881244257 >> >> >>>> On 4/24/2023 7:21 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: >>> My mom’s 2005 G500 was involved in an accident in September. It was fixed >>> at a body shop recommended by the local MB dealer. The body shop was >>> incompetent and didn’t repair it properly- I basically gave up on them >>> doing it right after multiple attempts to correct their mistakes. The car >>> was there for 5 months and at the end they claimed the car would no longer >>> start. They took it to the dealer who claimed that the ecu was destroyed >>> from water intrusion. The dealer claimed that the ecu is NLA and that the >>> car is not repairable as they cannot install used parts. The insurance >>> company then totaled the car. We bought it back and now have to fix it. >>> >>> I’m not sure how to proceed here. I called around for a used ecu and had >>> limited success. One place- ecuteam.com claims that they have one but that >>> I need to send them the old nonfunctional ecu, the ignition switch and the >>> key and then they can program and synchronize the used ecu using the data >>> from the old one. Is this my only option? >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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
