Had the same problem in my 02 ML500. Ended up having to send the head unit off
for rebuilding. You probably don’t want to drop the coin, but there’s a guy in
New Jersey (not Jaime) who rebuilds them for a flat fee for $200. He did mine
twice, then when it puked the third time he swapped it out.
https://savannah.craigslist.org/cto/d/saint-helena-island-fat-free-mercedes/7219501661.html
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On 2020-10-25 10:16, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
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So you and Dan are suggesting it's just a coincidence the audio died 1/2
hour after I unplugged a speaker?
Another thing, I started getting 'no CD changer' error this spring. It
was
I need L and R side headight doors but the Bosch OEM parts are NLA.
These Uro replacement bezels looks OK but has anyone tried them?
https://www.autohausaz.com/catalog/c/mercedes/1983/1194320-300tdt/13-body_trim_lighting/1052-headlight_coverdoor?s=d=1
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Now it seems like it was a bargain at $5k.
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Very compelling, although the detailed narrative suggests a less than
optimal history of maintenance effort...
On Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 10:50 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
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> Too bad about the rust or I'd be looking at this.
>
>
>
https://www.carstereohelp.com/mercedesFiberOptic.htm
On 10/25/2020 5:53 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Had the same problem in my 02 ML500. Ended up having to send the head unit off
for rebuilding. You probably don’t want to drop the coin, but there’s a guy in
New Jersey (not Jaime) who
Since we’ve been posting jokes recently….
A crusty old biker out on a long summer ride in the country pulls up to a
tavern in the middle of no where, parks his bike and walks inside..
As he passes through the swinging doors, he sees a sign hanging over the bar:
COLD BEER: $2.00
HAMBURGER:
How do they expect to get that kind of money with only 1 photo of the car?
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> On Oct 24, 2020, at 10:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Very. And spendy too.
>
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>> On Oct 24, 2020, at 10:53 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
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On 2020-10-25 11:19, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
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Are the top hydraulics more reliable on the 2nd Gen SLK?
I'm used to seeing 30-50k odos on the $8-10k SLKs, but that was when the
15 year old
I suspect, given ÜRO's past reputation, that any plastic part exposed to
the elements will die of UV poisoning in short order.
But I could be wrong.
A.P.A. Industries, the exclusive manufacturer of the ÜRO Parts and
Autotecnica brands, offers more than 8,000 high-quality spare parts for
It depends on how long you expect him to keep the car. If it will be
replaced in a year or two, use the thread fixing epoxy, if longer, do it
right with a helicoil.
On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 6:02 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
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> My biggest concern with that is
One of the 300D 2.5T's you got from me had the epoxy fix for that exact
bolt - I don't remember which one.
On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 11:25 PM OK Don wrote:
> It depends on how long you expect him to keep the car. If it will be
> replaced in a year or two, use the thread fixing epoxy, if longer,
Working on my fathers 98 e300 doing routine maintenance. Noticed the belt
tensioner was cockeyed. Typical. On this car the tensioner was loose with the
PO and he I believe used some lock tight and tightened it back down. The
threads were somewhat stripped out. I was aware at some point it could
I agree, I figure I'm fortunate that the receiver for Sirius/XM still works
(is supported) on my 2010 Dodge RAM.
Which reminds me, I'm pretty salty about Google not just dropping support for
Google Play Music but then turning the dang app off completely. I detest
YouTube music which seems to
Carp, I forgot he wanted a laptop. I haven't kept up with the newer models. I
was talking to some guys at a reseller in New Zealand the other day and they
were talking about an HP something but I can't remember what.My boss has an HP
that looks similar to a Macbook but its plastic so its
I've found that as I get older, my neck doesn't swivel as far as it used
to, and the camera gives a wider view than I ever had, so I find them very
useful. Especially in a crowded parking lot - you can't see what's coming
behind the car next to you (short person) and the combination of the camera
Time for a Helicoil thread repair kit.
That mounting is a high stress area, with a repeated high failure rate.. It
needs full thread contact and regular inspection of the bolt for working
loose.
Spend the money and time to repair the thread, It should last for a good
while... Don't repair it,
Depends.
If you’re looking for a laptop and the related lack of weight and ease of use,
I would recommend a 13” i5 or greater MacBook Air from maybe 2013-14. Beware
MacBook Pros from 2014-2018, as they had well known issues with displays and
keyboards.
I have a 2013 13” MBA and while I rarely
Well unfortunately people need all those collision sensors in order to
even drive these days because they are such morons.
On 10/25/2020 6:08 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I went out hunting yesterday with buddy Ben, we took his Chevy 2500, I don't remember
the year, maybe 2015 or
Sirius and XM merged in 2008.My 2010 Dodge has a Sirius radio, it works fine.I
suspect there were several implementations of the radio and the on Volvo chose
ended up getting phased out. It happens, my dad is still salty about not being
able to use his bag phone anymore.
-Curt
On Sunday,
I'm typing this on a HP G72 that I bought for $400 at Radio Shack nearly
ten years ago.
3 Problems:
About 4 years ago I lost two vertical lines on the display.
When it first happened, moving the lid would fix it, so the problem is
with the flat flex circuit going through the hinge, not the
From what I could find when I had my last W123, Ûro was the only game in town
if you wanted a new one. Sucks, but since it’s an appearance part and not
something functional, I don’t have a problem with it.
Just beware - I made the mistake of buying one of their w124 grilles when I had
my last
My next concern would be cleaning up the shavings after tapping and
installing the helicoil. I have first hand experience with this from
helicoiling a head hold down stud in a VW case once - despite out best
efforts at containing and then removing the chips, the engine seized in
about a mile or
HP Z2. Less cost, better support from the manufacturer.
Everything Apple has made since the Retina MacBook is crap. I've got a touchbar
mac, its the first laptop I've had that is of lesser quality than the one that
preceded it. Its slower and has the worst keyboard I've ever used barring the
Dad's bag phone was great if you were back in the woods. My Blackberry "World
Edition" (that only worked in the USA) was nearly as good but that bag phone
would pull in signal anywhere and the call quality was great.
Batteries were unobtanium so it just stayed plugged into the car.
-Curt
Went hunting with some friends yesterday. I washed out but one guy bagged a
black duck and a mallard. Through a series of events I don't really understand
I ended up with them.
Tonight we made duck breast with blueberry sauce from a YouTube recipe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iybYoted2ho
At
They look great and fit fine.
On Sun, Oct 25, 2020, 11:57 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> From what I could find when I had my last W123, Ûro was the only game in
> town if you wanted a new one. Sucks, but since it’s an appearance part and
> not something functional,
This is what SWMBA deems reliable transport. Given the more recent quality
issues DBAG has suffered and the few years MB has been in the AK market, there
was no reasonable option of having a Benz here. Dealer is clueless about
anything made prior to the current century with shallow tech
I do not think I am going to helicoil it. I see the potential to make
it much worse. I see several folks on the forums mentioning they just
coated the threads with JB Weld and it has been fine. I also have seen
this Locktite thread repair and thought about trying it. Basically you
coat the
Parts Geek says it fits '85 and '87 wagons. Didn't you have an '85?
-Curt
On Saturday, October 24, 2020, 2:41:28 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via
Mercedes wrote:
Thanks, Mitch. That is weird. It definitely won't fit on my 300TD wagon.
Those are much larger.
On Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at
Looks delicious to me. Love those coasters. We have some.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sun, Oct 25, 2020, 8:53 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Went hunting with some friends yesterday. I washed out but one guy bagged
> a black duck and a mallard. Through a
You have the threaded bolt that fits the hole. Use it to determine the
thread count and pitch.. Perfect match.
That should be a blind bottom hole. Use the Helicoil taps that will come
with the kit for that hole size and thread match.
Use wheel bearing grease to fill the lands of the tap. that
Lenovo ThinkPads are reputidly solid. No direct experience.
Allan
Clay via Mercedes writes:
> The rest of the family uses winder 10. There are multiple crisis each week
> with winders or the hardware going AWOL. I quit using winblows with XP when
> it kacked itself somehow and refused to
Having done all of the above, I would helicoil it.
On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 5:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
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> I do not think I am going to helicoil it. I see the potential to make
> it much worse. I see several folks on the forums mentioning they just
>
My biggest concern with that is getting the hole drilled straight.
Probably would need to remove the radiator to have more room to work.
On 10/25/2020 5:48 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
Having done all of the above, I would helicoil it.
On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 5:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via
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> Which reminds me, I'm pretty salty about Google not just dropping support for
> Google Play Music but then turning the dang app off completely. I detest
> YouTube music which seems to revolve around my streaming music. I spend an
> awful lot of time out where streaming
The hike opens up into the timing chain cavity. There would be a worry about
getting metal chips falling down into the engine.
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> On Oct 25, 2020, at 9:35 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> You have the threaded bolt that fits the hole. Use it to determine the
> thread
Did you try cleaning the camera?
The proximity sensors I can't help you with.
Mitch.
On 2020-10-25 19:08, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I went out hunting yesterday with buddy Ben, we took his Chevy 2500, I
don't remember the year, maybe 2015 or 16. Its got one of the worst
backup cameras
On 2020-10-25 19:04, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Parts Geek says it fits '85 and '87 wagons. Didn't you have an '85?
-Curt
Most of the parts vendors are saying it fits 3 liter diesel wagons, but
when Dan looked in the EPC, he got different results. And then we have
the fact that Andrew
More importantly, they’re morons who are too busy looking at their phones while
they drive.
-D
> On Oct 25, 2020, at 7:23 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Well unfortunately people need all those collision sensors in order to even
> drive these days because they are such
The rest of the family uses winder 10. There are multiple crisis each week
with winders or the hardware going AWOL. I quit using winblows with XP when it
kacked itself somehow and refused to allow a re-install with the factory disk.
At that point I moved to Linux for that hardware, going
Axle grease in the drill flutes and in the thread tap catches the
shavings. I've never had an issue with shavings remaining if I do
that. Work slowly!
Allan
Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes writes:
> The hike opens up into the timing chain cavity. There would be a worry about
> getting metal
I am needing a desktop replacement, maybe, for life in GWN. Being in a small
house, locked away due to WRD, portable would be better, as there is no
chamber/room to actually set up my Mac Pro.
Currently I depend upon a 2009 macbook that is getting long in the tooth.
Hardware in SEA, yet to
Any idea what size helicoil it would be?
On 10/25/2020 4:01 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
Time for a Helicoil thread repair kit.
That mounting is a high stress area, with a repeated high failure rate.. It
needs full thread contact and regular inspection of the bolt for working
loose.
Spend
I went out hunting yesterday with buddy Ben, we took his Chevy 2500, I don't
remember the year, maybe 2015 or 16. Its got one of the worst backup cameras
I've ever seen. I started calling it "potato vision". If it was at all dark out
it was completely useless and wasn't terribly useful
On 2020-10-25 19:24, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Sirius and XM merged in 2008.My 2010 Dodge has a Sirius radio, it
works fine.I suspect there were several implementations of the radio
and the on Volvo chose ended up getting phased out. It happens, my dad
is still salty about not being able
If Clay isn’t set on a Mac, I would concur that there are any number of more
than adequate HPs out there that will meet or exceed his needs.
I picked up an i5 17” behemoth for the wife just before Xmas last year courtesy
of a sharp-eyed HP employee buddy I know. for less than $300. Even without
Not my truck and its got good big mirrors...
The only thing I've ever considered a backup camera particularly useful for is
hooking onto a trailer.I suppose in an obstructed view super car it might be
useful...
-Curt
On Sunday, October 25, 2020, 7:13:07 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
They are fine actually.
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> On Oct 25, 2020, at 1:59 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> I need L and R side headight doors but the Bosch OEM parts are NLA.
>
> These Uro replacement bezels looks OK but has anyone tried them?
>
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