Yeah so far I like my W211 but the complexity is somewhat offputting. Probably
won't buy anything newer than a W126 going forward.
On Tue, Apr 25, 2023, at 19:54, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:
> yes I wondered about my w211. Firing up the CD this week now that winter is
> over
>
> On Tue,
yes I wondered about my w211. Firing up the CD this week now that winter is
over
On Tue, Apr 25, 2023, 6:47 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Totally agree, but even a car as “new” as a W211, or a W210 for that
> matter, can have similar problems as they use EIS
They say while they don’t absolutely need the ignition switch, the results will
be better if they have it so that everything is synchronized.
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> On Apr 25, 2023, at 7:13 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> No they just need the ecu.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
No they just need the ecu.
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> On Apr 25, 2023, at 5:09 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
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> 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
Yes
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> On Apr 25, 2023, at 5:08 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I wonder if this will be a plug and play situation once I get the
> reprogrammed ecu back.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 24, 2023, at 9:46 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
>>
Totally agree, but even a car as “new” as a W211, or a W210 for that matter,
can have similar problems as they use EIS much like the GL500 does.
I love my ML550, but I do have reservations about it from that standpoint. That
being said, EIS issues are pretty rare, but when they do crop up
yes no new Mercedes for me
. my 2005 w211 is as far as I will stretch.
miss my w124 300D 2.5T
On Tue, Apr 25, 2023, 6:07 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Yup, even G-wagens are disposable. I’m not interested in ever buying a
> modern Mercedes.
>
> Sent from my
They want the ignition switch and key too. I wonder how difficult it will be to
remove the ignition switch.
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> On Apr 24, 2023, at 8:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Get on ebay and find the exact part number of your old ECU, or car-part.com.
> After you
I wonder if this will be a plug and play situation once I get the reprogrammed
ecu back.
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> On Apr 24, 2023, at 9:46 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Dealers don’t want to fool with 1) old cars and 2) cloning electronics (esp
> with used stuff) because
Yup, even G-wagens are disposable. I’m not interested in ever buying a modern
Mercedes.
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> On Apr 25, 2023, at 11:19 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> The dealer claimed that the ecu is NLA and that the car is not repairable...
>
> Expect more and more of
> The dealer claimed that the ecu is NLA and that the car is not repairable...
Expect more and more of this as time goes on. Vehicles continue to climb in
cost and complexity,
and their service life (in years) gets shorter and shorter.
'Barn finds' will eventually become 100% liabilities,
That would be very good
--FT
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> On Apr 24, 2023, at 9:52 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> $125
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 24, 2023, at 8:46 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dealers don’t want to fool with 1) old cars and 2) cloning
$125
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> On Apr 24, 2023, at 8:46 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Dealers don’t want to fool with 1) old cars and 2) cloning electronics (esp
> with used stuff) because they likely have no one who can do it and can’t
> guarantee it.
>
> Yeah you need to
Dealers don’t want to fool with 1) old cars and 2) cloning electronics (esp
with used stuff) because they likely have no one who can do it and can’t
guarantee it.
Yeah you need to find the exact ECU then send both off to an outfit that can do
the cloning. There’s a bunch around that advertise
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
But the dealer claims that they don’t want to do it because they won’t install
a used ECU. Is it just this dealer? Will another dealer do it?
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> On Apr 24, 2023, at 8:26 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I believe so. They need to clone the data from the old
I believe so. They need to clone the data from the old ECU so it will play nice
with everything else. This is especially important for the EIS system, which is
why they want those parts all together. They have to be coded together as a
group, you can’t just swap one out from the junkyard or
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
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