Yeah aliexpress. I bought some steering wheel switch covers for the
S550 but have not put them on yet. Proper color, were like $3.50 for
the set. I got a new headlight switch surround too but it was darker
than the color of the trim (but it was cheap!). They probably have the
steering
Good point. Wasn’t someone on AliBaba or one of the Chinee web sites selling
just the covers?
Might not have been for this model, though. Interestingly, Mercedes sells these
switches as a set, not individually. Every other model I’ve had with the
steering wheel switches you could buy them
I think you just need the covers
--FT
On 2/8/23 4:10 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
Dan -- you mentioned replacing the steering wheel buttons, having trouble
finding these on the dealer part sites. Looking mostly to see what they cost,
on the E500 they have the icons rubbed (mostly)
Allan,
DM me the VIN and I’ll look them up for you. You’ll likely never find them on
the RevParts sites, they make it near impossible to find stuff like this.
-D
> On Feb 8, 2023, at 4:10 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Dan -- you mentioned replacing the steering wheel buttons,
Dan -- you mentioned replacing the steering wheel buttons, having trouble
finding these on the dealer part sites. Looking mostly to see what they cost,
on the E500 they have the icons rubbed (mostly) off and if the switches (or
ideally just the covers) are cheap enough I might replace them.
I
way to go Floyd
On Wed, Jul 6, 2022, 4:40 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I cleared the 722.9 trans fault code (Y3/8y5 B1 brake control solenoid)
> and took the car for a spin. At first it was still in limp mode, I
> drove it down the road a bit then parked and
Attaboy!
Kevin in Lexington, NC
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> On Jul 6, 2022, at 4:40 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I cleared the 722.9 trans fault code (Y3/8y5 B1 brake control solenoid) and
> took the car for a spin. At first it was still in limp mode, I drove it down
> the road a
I cleared the 722.9 trans fault code (Y3/8y5 B1 brake control solenoid)
and took the car for a spin. At first it was still in limp mode, I
drove it down the road a bit then parked and fooled around with the
scanner and looking at other codes and whatever, shut the car off and
restarted it and
z.com
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> Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com
> Subject: [MBZ] Yay me
>
> On a road trip. Went to Graceland Sunday. Monday morning headed down the
> Blues Highway. Memphis LKQ right on the w
You should've said hi to The Donald Snook.
He's in the Memphis area.
Rick
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Subject: [MBZ] Yay me
On a road trip. Went to Graceland Sunday. Monday
On a road trip. Went to Graceland Sunday. Monday morning headed down the Blues
Highway. Memphis LKQ right on the way, they had a S550 so I popped by to see if
it had the distronic mount I need. Shonuff!!! Woman charged be warranty fee
and I didn’t catch it. But $19 and last part I need. Yay
wow sounds like Labor Day weekend. great news on all your progress
On Fri, May 27, 2022, 7:58 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Attaboy!
>
> I’ve got a busy weekend ahead of me, too, with a bunch of goodies to be
> picked up at the stealership early tomorrow
Very good. I’ll do it whenever my chinee part shows up
--FT
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> On May 27, 2022, at 8:38 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I’ll find a BanzWhirled link for you. There’s a tab that you have to push in
> using a long screwdriver or something comparable with the mirror
I’ll find a BanzWhirled link for you. There’s a tab that you have to push in
using a long screwdriver or something comparable with the mirror adjusted in
and down as far as it will go. Then the whole cover slides off, giving you 100%
access to everything inside. A small Phillips head screw
Do you just pop off the glass from the mount to get in there? I have a new
strip coming for the S550.
--FT
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> On May 27, 2022, at 7:58 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> New LED strip for the driver’s mirror turn signal. The lens is missing from
> the one on the
Attaboy!
I’ve got a busy weekend ahead of me, too, with a bunch of goodies to be picked
up at the stealership early tomorrow morning. After that, the ML550 gets
dropped off at the tint guy so he can tint the front windows, as the car lived
in NY, which doesn’t allow front windows to be tinted.
way to go.
On Fri, May 27, 2022, 7:28 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Rain finished late this afternoon so I went out to do the last few things
> to get the S550 buttoned up. Got oil lines and AC lines hooked back up, got
> the PS pump lines swapped over to
Rain finished late this afternoon so I went out to do the last few things to
get the S550 buttoned up. Got oil lines and AC lines hooked back up, got the PS
pump lines swapped over to the “new” cooler, and tightened various bolts.
Filled coolant (2.5 gal initially at $19/gal for blue stuff,
I put in a new air pump yesterday but it did not rise up last evening after I
did that. It was pressurizing when I jumped the relay to run it but the system
would not rise. Figured it might be something I knocked loose or forgot to
connect back, like a solenoid connector in the distribution
Attaboyx2!!
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> On Dec 18, 2021, at 3:41 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I come out to the E500, start it and like Jesus from the tomb it has
> risen Hallelujah!!! It’s a meerkull!!!
>
> The level raise is working (there’s a button on the console to
Had to jump the ML350.
Funny, it was working fine the last time I moved it, 2-3 weeks ago.
It died while I was taking care of the jumper cables.
Charged it for a half hour, fired it up, no trouble lights but dome lamp
seemed dim and when I tried to turn the seat heat on it said not enough
Congratulations! What was the fix?
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> On Dec 18, 2021, at 5:41 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I wonder if it’s covered under the warranty
>
> --FT
> Sent from iFōn
>
>> On Dec 18, 2021, at 5:23 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> That
I wonder if it’s covered under the warranty
--FT
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> On Dec 18, 2021, at 5:23 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> That triplet in the W163 indicates the ABS pump is going bad. It will be
> interesting to see what codes you get out of DAS when you hook it up next.
>
>
That triplet in the W163 indicates the ABS pump is going bad. It will be
interesting to see what codes you get out of DAS when you hook it up next.
-D
On Dec 18, 2021, at 4:37 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
The transmission works!!! That’s what
The transmission works!!! That’s what started this adventure. Took it out for
a drive and to get a few cups of gas and it’s shifting fine. Both transmission
modes work too. And OBTW this thing is a hot rod. I can’t even imagine what an
E55 or newer E63 would be like. Very entertaining.
OK - take the rest of the weekend off. You earned it.
On Sat, Dec 18, 2021 at 3:41 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I come out to the E500, start it and like Jesus from the tomb it has
> risen Hallelujah!!! It’s a meerkull!!!
>
> The level raise is
I come out to the E500, start it and like Jesus from the tomb it has risen
Hallelujah!!! It’s a meerkull!!!
The level raise is working (there’s a button on the console to lift it higher)
and the stiffness setting is working.
Why it did not do that last night is a mystery, I guess it
Y'all been taken over by commies. I've got three 1995 Mercedes 124 cars, and
the annual registration is $33 each one year, then down to $11, then back up to
$33 the next year, and so forth. My Yacht now costs $15 a year, used to be $25
for three years but too many Rinos caved and let the
Great diagnostic work
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 4:45 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> So if you recall I bought this 05 ML500 in kind of a shady deal, $400
> for the vehicle, $275 to spring it from jail where it had been towed.
> It had a
In Michigan, we just pay one fee, for registration and value tax
combined.
I don't remember them all, but 2016 Cruze $126, 2007 Ion2 $67, 2003
ML350 $176, 1997 S420 I don't recall exactly, I try very hard to forget,
but it's over $300.
On 2020-09-29 20:13, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes:
> So Indiana still does the excise tax thing based on value on a sliding
> scale - for what, 12 years, I believe? At that point the car’s value
> is to the point where it’s a fixed fee, right?
Yeah I actually don't know the details of how it works, but
Allan,
So Indiana still does the excise tax thing based on value on a sliding scale -
for what, 12 years, I believe? At that point the car’s value is to the point
where it’s a fixed fee, right?
-D
> On Sep 29, 2020, at 7:20 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Curt Raymond via
Curt Raymond via Mercedes writes:
> Actually now that I think of it I realize some of the scumbags across
> the street are driving cars on VT plates. I wonder if they're avoiding
> MA taxes by doing that...
People in IN used to do that with IL plates. Maybe still do. IL charged
a flat fee for
On 2020-09-29 17:36, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
MA penalizes you if the LAST owner didn't register the vehicle, even
if it was from a different state.
I can remember looking at dealer auctions, and whenever a CA titled car
was listed, they'd disclose how much CA registration was due on
MA penalizes you if the LAST owner didn't register the vehicle, even if it was
from a different state. When I bought my '98 Jetta the DMV guy got all
concerned when he realized I was going to have to pay a fine. It turned out to
be $50 which I figured wasn't worth worrying about. If I end up
Florida penalizes you 30 days after the purchase if you haven’t registered and
titled the vehicle. I believe it’s a pretty common thing for most states.
That being said, I don’t think it’s a significant amount.
-D
> On Sep 29, 2020, at 5:38 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Sounds
Sounds like the commies are taking over your state. Time to move to FL.
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 5:35 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> It used to be that way here, but now they don’t care and start the
> penalties after 30 days
It used to be that way here, but now they don’t care and start the penalties
after 30 days regardless.
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> On Sep 29, 2020, at 4:33 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Congrats, nice victory!
>
> Regarding the County for the taxes, make sure that you tell them
Congrats, nice victory!
Regarding the County for the taxes, make sure that you tell them that you
bought the car in a state of disrepair and you could not drive it until you
got it repaired. Bring the receipt(s) for the ignition switch maybe, so
you have some evidence? In my case, when I bought
Well, VT sent me plates and some sort of registration certificate, I got
insurance so as far as I am concerned it is now "legal" to be on the
road. VT don't do titles on vehicles 15yo or older, so this one fell in
that range. I need to call the TitleMax guy tomorrow I guess, I just
haven't
Dude, that’s great. Gotta love the easy (and cheap!) fixes.
Was this the one that had the lien on it? Did you ever get that sorted out?
-D
> On Sep 29, 2020, at 4:44 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> So if you recall I bought this 05 ML500 in kind of a shady deal, $400 for the
>
So if you recall I bought this 05 ML500 in kind of a shady deal, $400
for the vehicle, $275 to spring it from jail where it had been towed.
It had a "Start Error" which would not allow it to start. I spent a lot
of time digging into it with the majick computer, and managed to clear
the Start
Yes fersher and this will actually be better and stronger. I could be a Benz
Mirror Engineer. As complicated as the whole assembly is one might think that
would have been the first solution
--FT
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> On Apr 28, 2020, at 4:20 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Very
I really hate dealing with the 90s vintage mirrors, the ones that are
adjustable and held in place with the spring wire. Some can be replaced in a
matter of seconds, while the next one takes you 30 minutes.
I had to R the passenger side mirror on the ML500 as a buddy got me the LED
turn signal
Actually that’s not a bad idea as it is not hard but there are some fiddly
aspects to the mirror.
--FT
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> On Apr 28, 2020, at 3:38 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Bravo! Make a you-tube vid, you'll be famous.
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
>
>
>> On
Very nice. Don’t you just love when you can rescue something like this for
minimal effort and expense?
-D
> On Apr 28, 2020, at 3:09 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I went with Max to LKQ Saturday to snag some bits, one of which was a pass
> mirror for the $600E320 as it
I pulled a washer pump and tank grommet from a 210 at the knacker Saturday. I
have not had squirters in the $600E320 since I got it and spent a huge amount
of time screwing around with the squirters Which I thought were all plugged up
New are like $55.
I put in the grommet, put in the pump,
Bravo! Make a you-tube vid, you'll be famous.
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 3:10 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I went with Max to LKQ Saturday to snag some bits, one of which was a pass
> mirror for the $600E320 as it was flopping
>I wonder if the Classic Center has a help line for >tech support to assistwith
>diagnoses on older MBs
That's why we are here.
Rick
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Doubt it, but if they did there would probably be a charge. Those cars didn’t
get restored for free…
-D
> On Mar 22, 2020, at 4:01 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> ATTABOY!
>
> I wonder if the Classic Center has a help line for tech support to assist
> with diagnoses on older
ATTABOY!
I wonder if the Classic Center has a help line for tech support to assist
with diagnoses on older MBs
On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 10:26 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Yeah I gotta dig into it more
>
> --FY
> Sent from iPhone
>
> > On Mar 21, 2020, at
Yeah I gotta dig into it more
--FY
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> On Mar 21, 2020, at 8:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Just because the pump ran does not mean it is good. The Das tests will
> usually tell you exactly what the issue is.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 21, 2020,
Just because the pump ran does not mean it is good. The Das tests will usually
tell you exactly what the issue is.
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> On Mar 21, 2020, at 7:25 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I decided today to go spend some time trying to figure out why this $500E500
>
I decided today to go spend some time trying to figure out why this $500E500 is
all squatted down. I took off the air pump to check it out (which I need not
have done, but I wanted to see if it was banged up from the off-road excursion.
It was fine.
Turns out it was getting no electrons. FUSE
Attaboy
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 8:32 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Discovered that the $600E320 does indeed have a drain plug in the torque
> converter which made it easy to drain out the old nasty fluid. The
> fluid is black and
On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:32:06 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
wrote:
> Discovered that the $600E320 does indeed have a drain plug in the
> torque converter which made it easy to drain out the old nasty fluid.
Congratulations!
> I'm hoping that a new dose of fluid and the conductor plate and
Up thru 99 they had a drain plug. After that they did not.
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> On Sep 25, 2019, at 6:32 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Discovered that the $600E320 does indeed have a drain plug in the torque
> converter which made it easy to drain out the old nasty fluid.
Discovered that the $600E320 does indeed have a drain plug in the torque
converter which made it easy to drain out the old nasty fluid. The
fluid is black and nasty and smells bad, probably never been changed.
Of course in finding it if I had turned it one way the plug would have
been about
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