[MBZ] Tire repair

2023-11-27 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I had a flat on a tire on the CL500 last week. Pulled it off and found a deck screw in it. Dropped it off Friday at this independent tire shop I had used before to get plugged and patched. The Firestone store close by won’t do repairs because liability or something. The kid at the desk was a

Re: [MBZ] Tire repair

2023-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I've had good luck (well, I've done it once with good results) just using the plug kits you get at FLAPS. As long as the screw/nail is in the main tread area and not close to or in the sidewall, you just ream out the hole with the provided tool and push the plug in. That doesn't get you a

[MBZ] Kaleb's future R107 450 SL on BAT

2023-11-27 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Cypress green. Truly droolworthy color. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-mercedes-benz-450sel-8/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Weird ad - 2012 CLS 550 - $12,000

2023-11-27 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
That’s in Land Between the Lakes park. Gotta be some kind of SCAMER I used to go there a lot when I was a kid even before they dammed up the river to make Lake Barkley. My family are all around that area to the east. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Nov 27, 2023, at 4:14 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes

[MBZ] Beware of BMW

2023-11-27 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I know most of you folks are not big fans of BMW in any event but I thought I would share this. There is a fellow in my building that always drove new BMW sedans. He recently showed up with a new BMW SUV. I saw him today and commented on his having stopped driving sedans. His response was

[MBZ] OT Gremlin shell

2023-11-27 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Begging for a LS Look at this post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/FunpfJWj3Dc9LhD5/?mibextid=79PoIi --FT Sent from iFōn ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] Weird ad - 2012 CLS 550 - $12,000

2023-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Sacramento Craigslist, but car located in a lake in Kentucky/Tennessee. https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/d/cadiz-beautiful-2012-mercedes-cls-550/7691849265.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Beware of BMW

2023-11-27 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Hardly a BMW issue, but a good point. I have never understood the “rubber band tire” thing. I figured that it has a major effect on handling, especially at higher speeds, not to mention the harsher ride. You’ve got a big contact area, but the minute you move out of the horizontal plane you

[MBZ] The poos cameras

2023-11-27 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I ordered one more of the poos solar cameras in the 69 sale. It’s supposedly the same model but much smaller and lighter. The mount it also totally different which appears it might be better and solve the ED issues. Sent from my iPhone___

Re: [MBZ] Tire repair

2023-11-27 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I really don't trust plugs. If I have to repair a tire, I have them put a patch on the inside. Randy On 27/11/2023 11:32 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: I've had good luck (well, I've done it once with good results) just using the plug kits you get at FLAPS. As long as the screw/nail

Re: [MBZ] Tire repair

2023-11-27 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My brother-in-law is a chef who rescues restaurants in the chain that he works for. He said in the South because of e-verify chefs are paid about $7 more per hour than in the northern states that don't have to be verified for citizenship. I wonder if all employment in the South requires e-verify?

Re: [MBZ] Tire repair

2023-11-27 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> ...she said it was pretty much impossible to find anyone who wanted to work. Entitlement mentality? Bosses/management being utter pricks? Both? Regardless, large-scale problems that don't bode well for a happy society. Also, were I to find out that my tire shop would refuse to do repairs,

Re: [MBZ] Tire repair

2023-11-27 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Summer of 2019, we drove  to Ohio and back to visit some of my wife's family. On our way home, we stayed over one night in Fargo ND. Walking back to the truck after dinner, I spotted a screw in the right front tire. Damn! I can see myself spending the next morning getting the tire repaired

Re: [MBZ] Tire repair

2023-11-27 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Time for a new tire repair shop? Mine will plug, but only in the main tread area and not if the tire is at or below 25% remaining tread depth. Which is why I have a can of vulcanizing sealant and a bag of plugs on the shelf. Just in case I have to do it myself. -D > On Nov 27, 2023, at 12:56 

Re: [MBZ] Dash cams

2023-11-27 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2023-11-26 20:20, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: I’ve bought cheap cams off Amazon at different times for $25-50. They have lighter plugs usually with another usb plug or two. You need some micro SD cards too. They work OK. There are dozens of different types with different features.

Re: [MBZ] This car has been garaged since purchased - 2006 CLS500 - $3, 000

2023-11-27 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
"Not garaged since new, garaged since I purchased it from CoPart." ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] The poos cameras

2023-11-27 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Actually it’s 2 different cameras. I guess u ordered the 220 thinking it 230 which is what the poos cameras are. This one had a black top which I assumed was a solar panel, but these are not solar. They also do not have flood light. So, the actual cameras are $99, still a good deal. I will be

[MBZ] RR looks slammed -- 2003 Mercedes-Benz sl-class SL 500 Roadster 2D, $6, 500

2023-11-27 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
And bad top Convertible top needs one of the hydraulic pumps replaced therefore, the top will not go down. This repair is 800-1000 at local repair shops. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1407849539803634 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

[MBZ] Groomers will be able to asses the needed equipment - 2010 Sprinter repo - $25, 000

2023-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
bones are hear to restore and start working https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/murfreesboro-2010-hanvey-grooming/7691900796.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

[MBZ] 1978 280SE - 110k miles - $6,800

2023-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Guessing it's been resprayed, but that's a guess. Missing hubcaps and a few other trim bits here and there. Cracked dash, aftermarket radio, ACC issues. Seems overpriced to me. https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/murfreesboro-trade1978-mercedes-benz/7692029973.html