screwdriver or take a 10mm wrench and undo the bolts that hold the striker
plate into the hood.
-Curt
From: Darren Marshall via Mercedes
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Cc: Darren Marshall ; Max Dillon
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W124 Hood Release will not work
77 240d, not sure if it's the same mechanism... but the way you describe it
sounds the same.
There is a slightly hooked spring loaded latch that attaches to the handle.
Release the hood lever thing from inside, then wrap the wire around the
latch and pull forward the same way you would pull the ha
Darren, which car? Does hood latch mean the handle that pops out of the grill
after the inside hood release is pulled?
Running a piece of wire around the base of the lever may allow Larry to release
the hood by pulling the wire toward the passenger side of the car.
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Once macgyvered some wire around the hood latch through the grill insert after
busting the latch pull. Or maybe I pryed with a long screwdriver. Whatever. It
was possible to do without damaging/removing anything.
Darren
> On Jul 19, 2015, at 1:42 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I
I am sure the stealer has a way to get in without bashing the grill.
May be worth some calls, long term stealers who sold 124s may have
the knowledge. most don't retain employees that long, and are
therefor useless. Nothing in the CDs?
Larry,
I'm skeptical that you can get it open going t
I don't see how the hood can be opened via the grill without
drilling/cutting/removing more metal that protects the hood latch. I'd say
your best bet is to get at the end of the cable under the dash, grab with a
vice grips or similar, and pop the hood that way, and then replace the
failed part imm
Larry,
I'm skeptical that you can get it open going through the grill, I'm going
to take a look at my '95 and see what it looks like. I remember examining
the mechanism and thinking that it would be quite difficult to defeat. I
think that all of the cable/lever part is inside a metal box with no
With great care and a stout jeweler's screwdriver you can
pop the hood on a 107, no damage. The PO did this on our
for-sale SL. Took him quite awhile. My first act was to
hook a coathanger wire to the release lever. Having that
big semi-open circle in the middle was key, I believe.
Eventually
On the 110/111 i could release the hood from underneath with a stick.
Never had to try this on a 123/124/126 so don't know if it can work.
I bought a grill insert with the chrome surround and star on ebay.
Now, when it arrives, I can go through the egg crate and find a way
to release the hood
I bought a grill insert with the chrome surround and star on ebay. Now,
when it arrives, I can go through the egg crate and find a way to
release the hood.
Thanks again for all the help.
LarryT
91 300D
On 7/15/2015 12:23 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
On July 15, 2015 at 10:48 AM Jim
NO! Mohamed I said the bl
--R
On 7/16/15 2:52 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Uh oh
On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 11:29 PM, Jim Cathey
wrote:
Worse case scenario is you find out after the fact that a replacement
grille insert is NLA. LOL
I worded my instructions _very_ carefully
Uh oh
On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 11:29 PM, Jim Cathey
wrote:
> Worse case scenario is you find out after the fact that a replacement
>> grille insert is NLA. LOL
>>
>
> I worded my instructions _very_ carefully!
>
> "Cut the green wire.
>
> After cutting the red wire."
>
> -- Jim
>
>
_
Worse case scenario is you find out after the fact that a replacement
grille insert is NLA. LOL
I worded my instructions _very_ carefully!
"Cut the green wire.
After cutting the red wire."
-- Jim
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ly 15, 2015 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W124 Hood Release will not work
> On July 15, 2015 at 10:48 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> Worst-case scenario: source a new plastic grill insert, and
> bash the old one out with a hammer. Then you can reach in with
>
> On July 15, 2015 at 10:48 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> Worst-case scenario: source a new plastic grill insert, and
> bash the old one out with a hammer. Then you can reach in with
> a screwdriver and lever it open. Then fix it, before putting
> in the new grille.
That reminds
Worse case scenario is you find out after the fact that a replacement
grille insert is NLA. LOL
On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Worst-case scenario: source a new plastic grill insert, and
> bash the old one out with a hammer. Then you
Worst-case scenario: source a new plastic grill insert, and
bash the old one out with a hammer. Then you can reach in with
a screwdriver and lever it open. Then fix it, before putting
in the new grille.
-- Jim
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I have found in some cases that if the cable jacket can move around there's too
much slack in the cable, preventing it from being pulled in enough to release
the latch. The S500 did this with the passenger side hood latch - the other
latch would release but this side wouldn't - preventing you fr
I had a similar problem on the 300Sd that the hood would not latch down
on one side. Thought something in there was buggered or out of
adjustment or whatever. Took things apart, adjusted, etc. to no avail.
finally sprayed lot of PB on the latch, the cable, and anything else
that did/didn't m
my 91 300D still has a hood release that will not do anything. The
lever is attached to the lower dash next to the A Pillar. I have
pulled, pushed and cursed at it will equal results. Nothing budges.
Efforts to move the hood itself are just as frustrating. Neither side of
the hood will l
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