Re: [MBZ] European Headlights

2009-12-17 Thread LarryT
Hey Rusty - Do you ever get W124 Euro Lights? Larry 91 300D OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Rusty Cullens buymbpa...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 4:30 PM To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Holiday project

2009-12-17 Thread LarryT
I got roughly 20HP (on top of 150hp base) - torque was not tested that I know of. My engine wasn't tested but another similar engine was tested and got 20 hp. As far as it being inefficient, on my 911 the fuel is squirted directly into the intake valve. My system uses components from the

Re: [MBZ] European Headlights

2009-12-17 Thread Rusty Cullens
I am checking, my guess is China or Taiwan. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts - Original Message - From: E M pokieba...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [MBZ] European Headlights

2009-12-17 Thread Rusty Cullens
no vacuum tilt, checking manufacturer now Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [MBZ] European Headlights

2009-12-17 Thread Rusty Cullens
Bosch only. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts - Original Message - From: LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:38 AM

[MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Rusty Cullens
These aftermarket W126 European style headlights are manufactured by DJ in Taiwan. Sorry Mr. Hurst, not made in China. Again, $125.00 per side. Very limited quantities. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Rich Thomas
That's our China isn't it? But I get your point. Be nice. --R Rusty Cullens wrote: These aftermarket W126 European style headlights are manufactured by DJ in Taiwan. Sorry Mr. Hurst, not made in China. Again, $125.00 per side. Very limited quantities. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc.

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Rusty Cullens
I have been nice. Always will be. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent:

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Rich Thomas
When my dogs are verbally (or otherwise) tussling, I tell them, BE NICE and they stop their tussling after looking at me like I am a total killjoy. --R Rusty Cullens wrote: I have been nice. Always will be. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Thomas Savage
Rusty Cullens wrote: These aftermarket W126 European style headlights are manufactured by DJ in Taiwan. Sorry Mr. Hurst, not made in China. Again, $125.00 per side. Very limited quantities. There aren't really any Pacific Rim products I'd want to put on my car, but I've been really impressed

[MBZ] Taiwan (was: Re: Euro Headlight Update)

2009-12-17 Thread ernest breakfield
know any Taiwanese? ask them, and they'll likely say they're less Chinese than we are British. cheers! e Berkeley, CA Rich Thomas wrote: That's our China isn't it? But I get your point. Be nice. --R Rusty Cullens wrote: These aftermarket W126 European style headlights are manufactured

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Gary Hurst
i tend to have a preference for taiwan oolong myself. actually, Taiwan used to be our china (ROC - Republic of China) before we sold them out for big china (PRC-- People's Republic of China). today, the usa does not recognize ROC. i remember that they have to compete in the atlanta olympics not

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Gary Hurst
i'll ask stern when i next see him online. he knows this stuff and once, back in teh day when we still had standards and a sense of history, he was singularly the guru on all matters of lighting. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Thomas Savage tesav...@gmail.com wrote: Rusty Cullens wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Rich Thomas
Hella probably gets them from the same Chinese (or Taiwanese or whatever they are called) supplier and has their name stamped on them to give them that certain Euro cachet. --R Gary Hurst wrote: i'll ask stern when i next see him online. he knows this stuff and once, back in teh day when we

Re: [MBZ] Taiwan (was: Re: Euro Headlight Update)

2009-12-17 Thread Gary Hurst
as the prophet, peace be unto him, once said: me chinee. me no care. me pull down your underwear. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 1:23 PM, ernest breakfield erne...@backyardengineering.org wrote: know any Taiwanese? ask them, and they'll likely say they're less Chinese than we are British.

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Gary Hurst
sadly, this might actually be true and would be worth investigating On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Hella probably gets them from the same Chinese (or Taiwanese or whatever they are called) supplier and has their name stamped on them to

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Mitch Haley
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Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Mitch Haley wrote: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... Curses, foiled again! What about this, Gary, is it cheap Chinese garbage? Cost me almost as much as four gallons of gasoline. Lost a second every day or two in the summer, gained 2 1/2 seconds over the last 54 hours, I think it runs

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Rich Thomas
A buddy who was looking to outsource production of some all-bidness components told me about visiting a brand new Taiwan factory. It was a huge facility, full of state-of-the-art computer-driven machine tools, few humans involved, ready to start cranking out parts for whatever. Very

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Gary Hurst
yeah, but probably better than a real one just get a cheap malaysian seiko. you get good quality and design for under 100 bucks. best value there is in a mechanical watch. tons of guys out of singapore and hong kong on ebay more than happy to sell you one very robust movement built to quite

Re: [MBZ] steering shafts

2009-12-17 Thread RELNGSON
If you spike the steering wheel so they have to look at it all the time, it might have deterrent value. By the time the steering shaft comes flying back at them, it's too late to change their driving habits About ten years back, my friend CB moved back to Tacoma from Bend OR and he

[MBZ] 1985 300TD Euro 4 speed on CL somewhere in AL

2009-12-17 Thread Rolf
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Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Peter Frederick
Modern Seiko's are the best value in mechanical watches going. The movements aren't that pretty to look at, but they run forever, are very easy to service, and use state of the art lubricants. Unless you drop it from a great height or a truck runs over it, it should give decades of

Re: [MBZ] Watches - was Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Fmiser
Peter Frederick wrote: The only service I would suggest on an new one is that if you are left handed and wear the watch on your right hand, you should have a watchmaker invert the timing of the autowind rotor. Are there any recent watches that are _not_ auto wind? That require the user to

Re: [MBZ] Watches - was Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Gary Hurst
yes, but they tend to be very expensive watches of the highest quality On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: Peter Frederick wrote: The only service I would suggest on an new one is that if you are left handed and wear the watch on your right hand, you should

Re: [MBZ] Watches - was Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Gary Hurst wrote: yes, but they tend to be very expensive watches of the highest quality Like this? (the 2nd one seems a bit pricey for a Liaoning ebauche/movement) http://search.ebay.com/280439202254 http://search.ebay.com/390128704690 http://tinyurl.com/yb3kbco Mitch.

[MBZ] For All You Watch Fans Out There

2009-12-17 Thread LWB250
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Re: [MBZ] Watches - was Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Gary Hurst
your obsession with chinese junk continues to disturb On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Gary Hurst wrote: yes, but they tend to be very expensive watches of the highest quality Like this? (the 2nd one seems a bit pricey for a Liaoning ebauche/movement)

Re: [MBZ] Watches - was Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Fmiser
Peter Frederick wrote: The only service I would suggest on an new one is that if you are left handed and wear the watch on your right hand, you should have a watchmaker invert the timing of the autowind rotor. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Watches - was Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Gary Hurst
there are tons of quality vintage handwinds out there that can be had for a song . i'm wearing a cheapie right now that was sold to me NOS from hong kong for about $30 delivered any cheap swiss wind up watch with at least 15 jewels will be adequate for your purposes. lots of them made in teh

Re: [MBZ] Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Jim Cathey
These aftermarket W126 European style headlights are manufactured by DJ in Taiwan. So, are these glass faced? Are replacement lenses available? Or are they all-in-wonder plastic eggs? We up in winter rock territory want to know! -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] Watches - was Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Peter Frederick
Actually, autowind watches are more accurate than manual wind watches because they spend much more time fully wound. The higher spring tension results in larger balance rotation, hence less influence on the rate from watch position and hand/arm motion. This is also why you should wind a

Re: [MBZ] Watches - was Euro Headlight Update

2009-12-17 Thread Peter Frederick
1960 through 1980 was the golden age of mechanical wristwatches. Many of them from that era will run just fine, although a clean and oil is really required -- just because they will run doesn't mean that they are clean, and in particular non-waterproof cased watches will have dust on the