On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 10:34:20 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes
wrote:
>
> When I saw that it was ABQ craigslist, I was hoping it was on Craig's
> shopping list.
It almost wasn't. I had to go the 40 miles into Albuquerque for a medical
test, so, at the last minute, I printed the craigslist
Catch the perps and make them fly 10 straight multi-connection flights on
Spirit Air while sitting in the middle seat of a proletarian row.
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 9:36 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
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> I'm aware of approaches to all the measures mentioned (kinetic
Is this Pierre? Sick dude.
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 10:30 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
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> I would have taken one look at the internet pics and run away.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66ql1ouyvAc
>
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You have to remember that simpletire is a consolidator of independent
tar stores. Some great buys IF the store wants to move them.
Otherwise, it is pretty near the prices of a retail store.
Give discounttiredirect.com also. That was Klebs tar source of choice a
couple years ago, and I
I buy from them or amazon
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> On Dec 22, 2018, at 12:04 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> You have to remember that simpletire is a consolidator of independent tar
> stores. Some great buys IF the store wants to move them. Otherwise, it is
> pretty near the
Tires-Easy.com is the cheapest and their service is OUTSTANDING. The all
season Go Forms for my 300TD 123 wagon are still performing quite well,
@$45.
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 1:11 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
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> I buy from them or amazon
>
> Sent from my
Took the Cruze SS down to Meijer and bought an Instant Pot Duo 8qt to see if
they'd let me use both store coupons.
Sale price $119, 20% coupons dropped it to $95, then $50 coupon and it rang up
at $47.90 out the door with tax. Thank you, MPerks.
Loaded my tunes from Bad News Racing to the
On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 13:14:37 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes
wrote:
> Took the Cruze SS down to Meijer and bought an Instant Pot Duo 8qt to
> see if they'd let me use both store coupons.
>
> Sale price $119, 20% coupons dropped it to $95, then $50 coupon and it
> rang up at $47.90 out the
You are much to kind. Here I was thinking a proper punishment would be to
lock them in a room with all the passengers and crews who they have delayed
or inconvenienced, and hand all of them paddles as they enter...
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 10:54 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
How many miles on your first set of goforums?
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote on 12/22/18 12:16 PM:
Tires-Easy.com is the cheapest and their service is OUTSTANDING. The all
season Go Forms for my 300TD 123 wagon are still performing quite well,
@$45.
On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 07:23:16 -0500 Michael Esh via Mercedes
wrote:
> I used the Defenders with good results several years ago. I driving on
> the Hankooks now and I am happy with them.
On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 07:54:03 -0500 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
> I got Kumhos for the $500E300
>
> OK what's the consensus on buying new headlight housings vs. just the
> lenses and using used housings/reflectors?
A few days ago a package shows up with new Hella lenses from Belarus or
something like that (not sure - I tried the Latvian guys but never got the
money wired, so I reordered
are these for USA lights or yuro lights? I thought you bought the
whole yuro unit, but your description sounds like you got just the lens
for the USA headlight.
If USA, you should buy the lens and reflector together, or buy the whole
yuro headlight units.
Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote
I bought one set of GOForms (20,000) and one of Kumho Sense.
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 2:49 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
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> How many miles on your first set of goforums?
>
> Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote on 12/22/18 12:16 PM:
> > Tires-Easy.com is the
> On December 21, 2018 at 6:11 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> Some sort of electronic jamming to cause them to lose control of the
> machine and make it crash?
If the drone figures out the control signal can't be relied upon, it'll go to a
preset location and land. The thing
I used the Defenders with good results several years ago. I driving on the
Hankooks now and I am happy with them.
Michael E. Esh
> On Dec 22, 2018, at 1:12 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
>
> The first thing I have to do after picking the car up from Old Town
> Albuquerque is to get a new
I got Kumhos for the $500E300 from Tire Rack, shipped to and installed at a
local shop, had a rebate thing so they were pretty inexpensive. Seem like OK
tires, they do what tires are supposed to do. Some reviews suggested they wear
quickly but I haven’t put too many miles on them so don’t know.
I expect a terrorism charge...
-Curt
On Saturday, December 22, 2018, 6:57:22 AM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
wrote:
> On December 21, 2018 at 8:31 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> The blighters at the airpot are kinda buggered until they guy decides to
> quit flying
I'm not sure why they haven't done that already. You've got a lot of airport
staff sitting around twiddling thumbs while the place is closed, send them out
with field glasses, watch it land, direct in the police, problem solved...
-Curt
On Saturday, December 22, 2018, 7:00:14 AM EST, Mitch
I would have taken one look at the internet pics and run away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66ql1ouyvAc
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Discount Tire will price match anyone, so if you find a bargain somewhere, they
will match it. I have yet to find a really good tire review page. Tire Rack
isn't bad. I recently purchased a set of General Altimax R whatever, and I'm
happy with them. Discount can get way more tires than they
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> On December 21, 2018 at 8:31 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> The blighters at the airpot are kinda buggered until they guy decides to
> quit flying it.
He'll be caught, and probably pretty soon, if he doesn't park it.
And I don't think it will go well for him if they catch
When I saw that it was ABQ craigslist, I was hoping it was on Craig's shopping
list.
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I've been happy with Nokian Entyre for the 124 from
https://simpletire.com or Barum from Discounttiredirect.com
different that discount tire. Both allow you to ship the tires direct
to a local dealer for installation. They end up being around $80 each
installed. In the last case, it
Oops, it seems the friend that the inventor loaned it to wasn't having any
luck, so she asked a couple of her friends to steal it for her.
I wonder if they knew just how many decades it takes to get rid of a half pound
of glitter before they volunteered. The inventor edited out those two
I'm aware of approaches to all the measures mentioned (kinetic with bullets
or nets, set a drone to catch a drone, signal jamming) as well as taking
over control of the drone with a stronger signal, and using birds of prey
to knock them out of the sky.
I think that a system with a few sensors
Bravo Craig!
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Max
Charleston SC
On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 11:32 PM Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 21:13:24 -0600 OK Don via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> > So, it's yours?
>
> I'll go pick it up tomorrow with a borrowed trailer. I put a $100 deposit
> on it and have $600
On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 09:36:47 -0500 Meade Dillon via Mercedes
wrote:
> Bravo Craig!
Thank you, Max!
Craig
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my 124 does not have a bubout circuit, so I don't care. My escort
dissel had a bubout, but it went crazy an no amount of correct bubs
would shut it off, so I learned to ignore the bubout circuits long ago.
fmiser via Mercedes wrote on 12/22/18 10:23 PM:
Logic says it would have to be kinda
I was not clear. The boots were replaced at 66,000 miles put the noise
begin at 6 miles. But I do not know when the boots actually failed that
could will have happened at about the same time the noise begin. However I
would have expected the shop to see damaged boots. As far as I can tell
they
The light harness on the pre facelift 124s fail regularly. So much so
that any 124 light I see in a pnp, I will pull the assembly or if it is
junk, pull the wiring harness if I have time. Often, the plug burns.
I tried a FLAPS replacement plug, but did not last. The wire is not
big
> > Curly wrote:
> >
> > I've not found a practical way to build a new >harness with
> > bigger wire.
> Rick wrote:
>
> You could probably do the Daniel Stern relay thing to upgrade
> the headlight and fog light wiring. A resistor will have to be
> put in the circuit for the lamp out light to
check the headlight harness first!
Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote on 12/22/18 9:28 PM:
Ok whoever Left Coast Geek is on benzworld knows quite a bit. Apparently
there is an independent fuse for each beam on each side...guess I need to
check them all. Definitely swap in the new stalk switch
Ok whoever Left Coast Geek is on benzworld knows quite a bit. Apparently
there is an independent fuse for each beam on each side...guess I need to
check them all. Definitely swap in the new stalk switch and maybe swap out
the relay for good measure.
- Feb 19, 2015 · #14
GaryE said:
If you put an R sticker on it it will go faster. Or a K air filter.
--FT
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> On Dec 22, 2018, at 8:00 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I was just looking at a 500E board, and noticed that the Meimanns have two
> 500Es...
>
> Dave's car:
>
Was at a party this evening, drove the SL600. Got talking to a friend who had
noticed the car. He said he had an 05 SL65 he had owned for like 7 years and
had only put 4kmi on it. He drove it now and then, maybe every other Sunday
around town to keep the fluids stirred up. I gave him a hard
Yes no amount of bulbs is going to fix this bulb out light either Im afraid.
Anyway one guy had the same syndrome and traced it to a wire from the fuse
box to the lamp failure module. So it could really be anywhere:
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geoffreymbrown
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Hmmm tars look like new! Too bad the paint doesn't. But living next
state over from the arid zone, paint is hard to keep.
Craig via Mercedes wrote on 12/22/18 11:20 PM:
After getting four Hankook tires and a Barum for the spare and after a
brief detour to Harbor Freight, I arrived home with
>Often, the plug burns.
BTDT.
>I've not found a practical way to build a new >harness with bigger wire.
You could probably do the Daniel Stern relay thing to upgrade the headlight and
fog light wiring. A resistor will have to be put in the circuit for the lamp
out light to work correctly
On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 23:27:44 -0600 Curley McLain via Mercedes
wrote:
> Hmmm tars look like new!
Yeah, they have maybe 50 feet on them ...
> Too bad the paint doesn't.
Indeed.
> But living next state over from the arid zone, paint is hard to keep.
We have a lot of sun which burns paint
The Latvians have the magnettis on their website, so we'll see what
happens. So far everything has shown up (sooner or later) from them.
Ok now for the interesting part. I thought I had two h4 bulbs out. High
beam on one side, low beam on the other. But nope - only one bulb was out.
Something
yes, but that introduces more points of possible failure. once I get a
good headlight harness from a junker they don't seem to bother again.
Stern likes to sell stuff. I try to avoid buying stuff I don't need. I
am not trying to "upgrade" the lights. I just want to keep em working.
I’m seeking wisdom from the group.
My 2008 Outback has been making an odd humming noise ever since the 60,000 mile
dealer service. The hum varies frequency with speed but does not seem to vary
with light acceleration or coasting. Strong acceleration drowns out the hum.
The hum isn’t loud
You know what they say about breaking news...
Greg
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Gatwick drones
> Mitch wrote:
> I thought somebody was harassing the airport with a drone, not
> an R/C helicopter.
You expect technical accuracy? From a _newspaper_??!!??
Helicopter, airplane, drone, boat. It's a radio controlled moving
thing - DRONE!
> And is the max sentence 5 years or life?
From
I was just looking at a 500E board, and noticed that the Meimanns have two
500Es...
Dave's car:
https://www.500eboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2029
Stephanie's car:
https://www.500eboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4312
My newly tuned Cruze might keep up with some of the 500Es some of the
> On December 22, 2018 at 7:47 PM fmiser via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> You expect technical accuracy? From a _newspaper_??!!??
> Helicopter, airplane, drone, boat. It's a radio controlled moving
> thing - DRONE!
I'm worried that the chopper depicted, which I believe came from the guy's FB
I know on the first version 124s,everything is different between USA and
RTW (Yuro) headlight units. I'd suspect the facelifts could be too.
Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote on 12/22/18 4:53 PM:
I dont think there is any way those ebay bosch euros are new from the
photos. Too dirty and
the earlier hood and grille are easier to deal with because the hood is
more nearly flat. I think they look better than the "facelift" 124s.
Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote on 12/22/18 5:10 PM:
I snagged a nice pair of facelift 124 headlights for something like $25 each
from lkq, couple years
I hate scraping the windshield on frosty mornings. Do these work?
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Sounds like a bad rear axle if it's similar to my 300TD noise.
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 7:20 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes <
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> I’m seeking wisdom from the group.
>
> My 2008 Outback has been making an odd humming noise ever since the 60,000
> mile dealer service.
Sounds like our fbidoj: No matter. No matter that they are innocent.
They are "enemies of the people." The people's police need a
conviction, and all the better if they are "shot while trying to escape."
Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote on 12/22/18 5:15 PM:
A man and woman were being
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You just need something that you can peel off the windshield in the morning.
My dad loves these. The ones you link are probably a lot heavier and might last
longer.
He gave me two but I haven't taken them out of the boxes yet.
Facelift Euros are unobtanium, I believe. Even in the aftermarket.
-D
> On Dec 22, 2018, at 8:50 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> the earlier hood and grille are easier to deal with because the hood is more
> nearly flat. I think they look better than the "facelift" 124s.
>
>
Get ready with the smelling salts.
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Well not in SAAB circles. These are iconic.
Dwight
Soemetimes,& former SAAB owner.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Dec 22, 2018 9:08 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Get ready with the smelling salts.
>
>
It never ends….
http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb_Blog/Entries/2018/12/22_You_never_knowhtml
-D
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I'd like one that has elastics to link around the sideview mirrors. Maybe
this?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ATUNME-Car-Windshield-Snow-Cover-Frost-Guard-Windproof-Car-Front-Window-Cover-w/163363043540?hash=item26093238d4:g:rl4AAOSwc1Zb5QlP:sc:USPSPriority!20852!US!-1:rk:4:pf:0=mtr
On Sat, Dec 22,
Interesting. I shared rides back in grad school with a nerdy guy who drove
one of these. IIRC it required a quart of oil per 7 gallons of gas.
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 9:30 PM Dwight Giles wrote:
> Well not in SAAB circles. These are iconic.
> Dwight
> Soemetimes,& former SAAB owner.
>
>
Stunning! What's the color code?
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 9:36 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
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> It never ends….
>
>
> http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb_Blog/Entries/2018/12/22_You_never_knowhtml
>
> -D
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DB332, dark blue.
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> On Dec 22, 2018, at 9:51 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>
> Stunning! What's the color code?
>
> On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 9:36 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
> It never ends….
>
>
So much better than black. Wonder why it's uncommon?
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 9:54 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
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> DB332, dark blue.
>
> -D
>
>
> > On Dec 22, 2018, at 9:51 PM, Andrew Strasfogel
> wrote:
> >
> > Stunning! What's the color code?
> >
> > On Sat, Dec
From what you wrote, I posit the 60,000 mile service, which replaced to CV
boots, was the starting point of the noise.
It suggests to me that "something" was not bolted back on correctly, and
that is the cause...
Questions: Did the shop remove the axles to replace the boots? Were the
axles
The flat rate time to remove, overhaul, and replace the engine is 8 hours.
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 8:44 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Interesting. I shared rides back in grad school with a nerdy guy who drove
> one of these. IIRC it required a quart of oil
Depo is OK, although I've seen one with a broken adjuster link.
I put them on the old 300D some years back, worked fine. A vast improvement
over the DOT at any rate, and not terribly expensive. Bosch or Hella are
better, but hard to find for the 86-93 body.
Ok are we talking housings, or just the lenses?
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 12:37 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
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> The Euro lights are vastly superior (you will have to dim your brights for
> oncoming traffic, for instance, something I never need to do with the DOT
>
Great info. Thanks.
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 12:48 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
> The LEDs need small emitters, oriented sideways.
> If they have rounded lenses over the actual LEDs, they'll never focus
> decently.
> The good ones use Philips emitters.
>
> Rusty used
I think the latvians have the whole Hella unit available still.
On Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 12:52 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
> Depo is OK, although I've seen one with a broken adjuster link.
>
> I put them on the old 300D some years back, worked fine. A vast
>
It is a facelift w124. Single lens and gasket.
>
> 124 820 8959 is the housing. Lenses look similar to bosch that are on the
> car, but a few more fresnel elements etc.
>
> I guess the facelift cars would have US spec and euro spec lenses. But are
> the housings different? I assumed the housings
A man and woman were being questioned by police last night over the “criminal
use of drones” as Gatwick airport slowly returned to normal after days of
Christmas travel chaos.
Following the most disruptive incident ever caused by a drone at a major
international airport, detectives continued
The Euro lights are vastly superior (you will have to dim your brights for
oncoming traffic, for instance, something I never need to do with the DOT
ones).
If you can find some, the Hella are the best, but get new if possible, even
cheap chinese stuff. Used ones will very likely be quite
The LEDs need small emitters, oriented sideways.
If they have rounded lenses over the actual LEDs, they'll never focus decently.
The good ones use Philips emitters.
Rusty used to like the TYC euros, but iirc Jaime was skeptical.
I can find Depo on the bay of fleas for $165, but don't know
I dont think there is any way those ebay bosch euros are new from the
photos. Too dirty and pitted.
I just ordered some magneti marellis for the 300td. I can use the new hella
lenses I just received on the e420.
To answer my own question, the housings I have are euro. The new lenses are
euro.
Condition: New
Selling a pair of used Bosch euro headlights that I purchased for a 400E that I
didn't end up owning.
--Gee, why didn't you check 'used' in the condition box when setting up the
listing?
Shipping: $117.72 Standard Shipping
--Pass, no, make that hard pass.
Mitch
> On
I snagged a nice pair of facelift 124 headlights for something like $25 each
from lkq, couple years ago. I should look for a white face lift hood, then
mount that set up on The White Whale.
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'95 E300
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