Now for the W124!
https://www.sites.google.com/site/boslohyoungtimers/Mercedes-Benz-W124/w124-kleuren
Did you know it's been possible to order any previous Mercedes color on
your new Mercedes from the factory?
Some more recent offerings:
http://mb-info.ru/lacke/lacke.htm
Some of the
Classics: First year BMW R90S in smoke silver, W126 300SDL in 702
Smoke silver and 124 300D in 702 Smoke Silver
For a while I had the 300D and the 300SDL in smoke silver, but my BMW
was silver and predated the R90S in smoke silver
For a while we had R107, 126 300SDL and 123 300D in cabernet
Our local recycle warehouse has a bunch of old console video games they
are trying to unload. I vaguely recall someone was into these things?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151633936392053set=a.10151633934482053.1073741830.89590392052type=1theater
--R
So, what is max size of unrestricted (not requiring list mom approval)
attachments to posts on the list.
Wilton
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Well, here it is, anyway -- a proposed presentation that I composed for
possible presentation to local school and civic groups in support of the
Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial here in Goldsboro last week. The
presentation was not made, however, for reasons unknown to me - lack of
I found it - max size of unrestricted post - 40 KB. What about attachments?
Wilton
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From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
To: mercedes list mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:13 AM
Subject: [MBZ] OT - List attachments
So, what is max size of
well said, Wilton. My experience at the Wall was similar. Thanks for taking
the time to write this.
ATTABOY!
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 9:53 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Well, here it is, anyway -- a proposed presentation that I composed for
possible presentation to local school and
OK Don wrote:
well said, Wilton. My experience at the Wall was similar. Thanks for taking
the time to write this.
Any other top-posters quote Wilton's entire post and it'll make for one heck of
a digest.
Mitch.
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Before:
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After:
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Thinking about finding a rattle can of spray on wax and touching her up.
-Rolf
On 23/04/2013 6:04 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
How much does the license cost? Would that license allow you to mail-order an
airgun from the USA? How about bring said airgun back across the boarder if
you made a trip?
Maybe a sling-shot would be easier-cheaper? As a kid I killed more than a few
On Apr 24, 2013 7:05 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
wrote:
Our local recycle warehouse has a
bunch of old console video games
they are trying to unload. I vaguely
recall someone was into these things?
I'm not on Facebook, so I can't see the page, but how old is old? I
Canada
I can buy air rifles but not the higher powered ones without hte PAL.
A few years ago when Canada created the gun registry, I got the basic
possession licence to keep the ones that I already had - not many as I
had disposed of a bunch of them earlier since I was not using them.
The
Nice. Martha is proud.
Are the strut tower braces stock?
Dan
On Apr 24, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Rolf wrote:
Before:
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After:
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ATTABOY, Wilton.
Mitch.
WILTON wrote:
Well, here it is, anyway -- a proposed presentation that I composed for
possible presentation to local school and civic groups in support of the
Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial here in Goldsboro last week.
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On Apr 24, 2013 8:26 AM, Rolf r...@winmutt.com wrote:
Before:
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After:
http://www.superturbodiesel.com/images/benz/w124.1987.300d/cleaner.engine.bay.jpg
Now would be a good time to RR the wiper mechanism and
OK, y'all, here's another chance for ya to excel. #1 son (single, no children)
has hit a deer and totaled his Toyota pickup. He'd like to get another similar
vehicle. Old one is '06 Tacoma Access (extended) cab, 4 cyl, manual tranny.
He's still trying to recover from lay-off as surveyor 3
Well, there are two sides to that coin too.
What we can get is limited and expensive, but on the other hand, we
don't need to worry much about the folks on the street packing concealed
weapons either.
There is the odd lowlife out there with an illegal gun, but for the most
part, there is no
A coupla weeks ago I went through Costco and found a Ford dealer up in
the DC area (Columbia MD) who had all their prices on their web site,
the sales guy who called me had a coupla other reduction deals (student
-$500, first time buyer another -$500 I think). The prices were about
as low as
I had snagged a nice set of trunk carpet out of the SLC at the PNP. Same color
car as Frosch, so the carpet will match the drapes.
I have washed it and scrubbed it so it will be ready to install soon. While I
had it out, I pinned it to some sheets of heavy cardboard and drew some
patterns
Cooking oil also works well.. almost any kind that you have handy..
Grant...
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:27 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
I had snagged a nice set of trunk carpet out of the SLC at the PNP. Same
color car as Frosch, so the carpet will match the drapes.
I have washed
ATTABOY in the making. ;)
Wilton
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From: clay redgh...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 3:27 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Peanut butter
I had snagged a nice set of trunk carpet out of the SLC at the PNP. Same
I have an interest in older stuff, particularly Atari 5200 stuff.
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On Apr 24, 2013, at 12:06, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Apr 24, 2013 7:05 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
Wow! Wish I could afford you and Dan to do my cars!
Before:
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After:
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Thinking about finding a rattle can of spray on wax and
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/finance/1001920/
There are also various buying services, like USAA, AAA, Costco and American
Express if you're a member.
Mitch.
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Member of USAA, AAA and Am Express; thanks for reminder.
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] New Toyota truck shopping
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:01:28 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I found it - max size of unrestricted post - 40 KB. What about
attachments?
That includes attachments.
Now if Kaleb would only raise the limit from 40 kB to something like
100 kB
Craig
Crunchy or smooth?
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 3:42 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
ATTABOY in the making. ;)
Wilton
- Original Message - From: clay redgh...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 3:27 PM
Subject: [MBZ]
Randy Bennell wrote:
Well, there are two sides to that coin too.
What we can get is limited and expensive, but on the other hand, we
don't need to worry much about the folks on the street packing concealed
weapons either.
There is the odd lowlife out there with an illegal gun, but for the
The crooks don't need guns if the citizens are disarmed. The crooks only
need a brick, a baseball bat, a kitchen knife, or just their hands if they
are bigger, stronger, or outnumber the victim. On the hand, a firearm is
the only thing that would give a 120 pound woman any chance against a 240
Thnks; 'thought so.
Wilt
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From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - List attachments
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:01:28 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Get some of that snipe sign material, coroplast or something like that
(corrugated plastic like a cardboard box). I have dozens of them I have
collected from politicians and guys violating the snipe sign laws. It
is very strong and won't rot like the old paper stuff if it gets wet.
Not sure
On Apr 24, 2013 1:25 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
Now if Kaleb would only raise the
limit from 40 kB to something like
100 kB
Agreed, but 40kB is plenty for a reasonable amount of text, like Wilton's
excellent essay about Vietnam.
IIRC the rule of thumb back in the days of
Just the thing to do with that spare 617 in the garage
https://www.adafruit.com/blog/2013/04/24/mantis-two-tonne-turbo-diesel-hexapod-walking-machine/
--R
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On Apr 24, 2013, at 3:36 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
When I lived in towns or military bases and was younger I never felt the
need to own a firearm.
There are at least 42 people/families that wish they could've been armed on a
military base. work place violence my ass.
Worthy of notice: All the recent mass murders were committed in gun free
zones against unarmed victims. Is there a lesson there?
As a veteran of hundreds of gun shows and trips to the shooting range as
well as hunting trips, I have never seen a criminal shooter or thief at a
gun show or shooting
I have learned that the blue rubber gloves are a great benefit. They are
cheap and disposable and so if I need to wear several pairs before I am
finished with a messy job, no problem.
Randy
On 24/04/2013 2:27 PM, clay wrote:
I had snagged a nice set of trunk carpet out of the SLC at the
coroplast comes in 4 X 8 foot sheets
Randy
On 24/04/2013 3:53 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
Get some of that snipe sign material, coroplast or something like that
(corrugated plastic like a cardboard box). I have dozens of them I
have collected from politicians and guys violating the snipe sign
BTW, Randy, how's the lake, cabin/cottage, etc? Lake thawed, yet? What
about condensation in the garage?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
On 24/04/2013 4:43 PM, WILTON wrote:
BTW, Randy, how's the lake, cabin/cottage, etc? Lake thawed, yet?
What about condensation in the garage?
Wilton
Hey Wilton
Not a whole lot of melting happening here so far but supposed to improve
a lot on this coming weekend. Still about 6 inches of
And usually fantastically beautiful springs and summers, too!
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Peanut butter
On 24/04/2013 4:43 PM,
On 24/04/2013 5:20 PM, WILTON wrote:
And usually fantastically beautiful springs and summers, too!
Wilton
Yes, with any luck, we shall soon have much nicer weather. Last year was
warm but very dry. Hopefully, we will have warm but a bit of rain to go
with it.
We still have doors rubbing
I see that Joe is wound nicely tonight. ;)
'Hope all is well.
Wilt
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From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - List attachments
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013
Oops; wrong addressee. ;)
Wilt
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From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - List attachments
I see that Joe is wound nicely tonight. ;)
'Hope all is well.
What are snipe sign laws? For that matter, what is a snipe sign -
something like a duck crossing sign that you see near parks with bodies of
water?
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Rich Thomas
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I think he is referring to the signs you see at intersections and other such
places advertising homes for sale, garage sales, political candidates,
investment schemes, etc.
They are made of cheap corrugated material that is sort of like cardboard but
more like a vinyl material so the weather
Just got 4 of these. WT etc?
Wilton
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If I truly wanted protection, I think probably a reasonably short 12 g
pump would be better anyway. I could hardly miss at short range and
the sound of it being loaded might well be enough to clear the general
area of bad folks.
A maneuverable shotgun is just about the best thing in _home_
did you try USAA car finder? It is really good at rooting out just the car you
are looking for, given all the things you are looking for in a car. I think
they can even negotiate a price in your ballpark if you want that
clay
On Apr 24, 2013, at 11:43 AM, WILTON wrote:
OK, y'all, here's
Another thing that popped into my pea size brain.
FiL was looking for a toyota pick em up in special color and trim. He could
not find it near him in PDX, so he had the dealer look further afield. He was
able to find one out in L.A., so flew down and looked it over, bought and
drove it
IT is a learning experience.
Today I learned that the SLC trunk is a wide margin larger than that of the
convertible. I will have to modify my carpet to fit properly. BUT, I have
cadd files for the larger pattern, so can use my adjusted carpet to add
modification markings and sell the
Crunchy would be fine, sort of like LAVA soap and pumice, but I use smooth
clay
On Apr 24, 2013, at 1:31 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Crunchy or smooth?
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 3:42 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
ATTABOY in the making. ;)
Wilton
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Yes. I had been overzealous in my desire to proceed and forgot what a mess the
sticky stuff is. I usually am able to remain calm long enough to don a pair of
surgical gloves.
clay
On Apr 24, 2013, at 2:36 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
I have learned that the blue rubber gloves are a great
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:09:44 -0500 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Midnight blue on a 123 is a great combination
That's what our 1982 240D/3.0 is. It does look great when it's been taken
care of. Now all I need to do is get out there, replace the delivery
valve seals, clean the windows,
USAA has found 2 possibilities for me about 65 mi. away (dealer delivery
available); ~7.5% off MSRP, and I've found another here in town that I'll
check on tomorrow after I clear it with son and possibly make an offer
based on the USAA prices.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: clay
I like crunchy a little more, too, but usually eat smooth.
BTW, as a boy, my school lunches were often peanut butter and saltine
crackers. Ignorant damned fools tried to call me and a coupla others who
ate such Soda Cracker. 'Never let 'em get the best of me, though. The
damned fools
How is the recovery coming along? 'Hope it's going well.
Wilton
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From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Paint Colors
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:09:44 -0500
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:13:37 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
USAA has found 2 possibilities for me about 65 mi. away (dealer
delivery available); ~7.5% off MSRP, and I've found another here in
town that I'll check on tomorrow after I clear it with son and
possibly make an offer based
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:25:00 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
How is the recovery coming along? 'Hope it's going well.
Sometimes I wonder. It's a slow process and today was a painful day.
Right after we came back from Arizona, I was able to keep the pain under
control with two 500 mg
No you're not the only one, I get funky eye syndrome as well.
Some use black background to look cool I suppose but it is terrible to read.
Hendrik
who needs to take care of some oxidisation on the roof of the S124,
which is a bugger
On 23/04/13 03:39, Rich Thomas wrote:
My curiosity on the
I am cruising the CL auto parts listings and have hit the jackpot. Sadly,
there is nothing I need at the PnP, but they have a bonanza of tri-stars for
stripping now. This past week has seen the addition of a TE, a few w201, some
w124, a few w126, as well as the already there W116, w115, w123
My TE is blue-black, which is nice enough I suppose but hard to keep clean.
Anyway even though we might get the handbags out now and then things
don't get this bad (warning- contains adult Oz speak)
http://jalopnik.com/5713816/how-an-aussie-forum-war-ended-in-a-police-visit
BTW I have an old
OK - how does archery fit with ANZAC day??? Inquiring minds want to know.
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:52 PM, Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:
Hendrik
who is off to do some archery on ANZAC day
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2013 F150
2012 Passat TDI DSG
1957 C182A
ATTABOY, Wilton.
Mitch.
Thanks for posting that Wilton, and thanks again for your service.
What you wrote is a sobering dose of reality.
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I spaced on snagging you a set from the PnP. When I go back I will try to
remove a pair of front UCA.
clay
On Apr 16, 2013, at 9:14 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
So do you have UCAs for sale from your parts stash? LilQ's site sez NLA for
the upper ball joint.
New UCAs are available. New LCAs
Nice work Hendrik!
Shootin on ANZAC day seems appropriate, even if in a robin hood suit.
Quite a fight y'all started over an exhaust manifold. Maybe Ozzies
are not the wimpified PC sods we'd been led to believe they and the
other former crown colonies (and the crown) are. Keep it up and
Okay. I have not contacted lil Q about them yet either. Dottir#1
was spozed ta take the 107 to the local guy to have him confirm the
diagnosis. He also has quite a few parts cars, so there may be UCAs
there also. But if you snag em, I'll buy em.
I spaced on snagging you a set from the
best (/only) reply i got on this so far; i'll have to pull the dang
front panel out again to see if i can poke around and discern if this
might be the problem and if i can indeed resolve it.
thanks!
cheers!
e
On 20/Apr/13 18:34, OK Don wrote:
IIRC, which is not likely, the switches are
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