Titivating my Mercedes 124
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Northbrook said:
I just popped out in mine to collect a free tall bookcase. Back seats down, and straight in. Lovely.
When I had my last E Class estate I was out buying an ottoman one Saturday and the chap in the shop was adamant it wouldn't fit in any car and I would need to pay for delivery, needless to say I took great delight in loading it in outside the shop, and pushing it right in as far as I could to demonstrate it didn't just fit but with lots of room to spare.I miss having a Mercedes-Benz estate car.
yellowbentines said:
Northbrook said:
I just popped out in mine to collect a free tall bookcase. Back seats down, and straight in. Lovely.
When I had my last E Class estate I was out buying an ottoman one Saturday and the chap in the shop was adamant it wouldn't fit in any car and I would need to pay for delivery, needless to say I took great delight in loading it in outside the shop, and pushing it right in as far as I could to demonstrate it didn't just fit but with lots of room to spare.I miss having a Mercedes-Benz estate car.
Geekman said:
r129sl said:
A bit of Insta-love for the fleet (or portfolio seems to be the mot du jour) from MB Newcastle here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZMiS5QoNVY/
Beautiful pictures. I just followed you, in case you're wondering who the random weirdo who added you is.CharlesdeGaulle said:
Blackpuddin said:
Ah yes I see what you did there, I meant the rear rear side windows.
Yes, sorry, I assumed that but was being a smart arse. Isn't it normally corrosion that makes the seals lose their water-tightness? I suppose a bodge with sealant might delay the inevitable.
r129sl said:
A bit of Insta-love for the fleet (or portfolio seems to be the mot du jour) from MB Newcastle here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZMiS5QoNVY/
A great collection of photos (and cars!)
The 124 is out of MOT and won't get another one while it has a big windscreen crack. That in turn is attributable to rust in the aperture, so it goes to the Man soon to have that rectified. Meanwhile, I borrowed its wiper linkage for my other Mercedes 124, giving me an obviously much needed opportunity to change the cabin air filter.
Argh, Northbrook, I have been working on this today and forgot your enquiry. I will endeavour to take some pictures tomorrow. Prompt me if I forget.
First of all, MOT time. It passed, tough with a few advisories. Irritatingly, the dog that I did not want had one trip in the boot of this car and started eating the seat belts. That accounts for one of the advisories. The front springs are a bit corroded but fine. The underside is looking fresh. I think the prop shaft damper was about the only thing I didn't replace last year.
I'll have to get new wings later this summer. Merc has stopped supplying them so it is aftermarket only, unfortunately.
This afternoon I set about sorting out the wiper, which is hopeless on intermittent. It stutters and stalls on the return leg. I thought it would be damaged cogs in the mechanism so swapped over bits from a spare set up that I had. I stripped it and greased it and fiddled with it and spent three hours trying to make it work, to no avail. Finally, I thought to myself, maybe it is the new Febi Bilstein motor that I installed a couple of months ago. Sure enough, a swap with an ancient Bosch item cured all faults. Irritating in the extreme. Still, I feel I now have an in-depth understanding of how the wiper works.
First of all, MOT time. It passed, tough with a few advisories. Irritatingly, the dog that I did not want had one trip in the boot of this car and started eating the seat belts. That accounts for one of the advisories. The front springs are a bit corroded but fine. The underside is looking fresh. I think the prop shaft damper was about the only thing I didn't replace last year.
I'll have to get new wings later this summer. Merc has stopped supplying them so it is aftermarket only, unfortunately.
This afternoon I set about sorting out the wiper, which is hopeless on intermittent. It stutters and stalls on the return leg. I thought it would be damaged cogs in the mechanism so swapped over bits from a spare set up that I had. I stripped it and greased it and fiddled with it and spent three hours trying to make it work, to no avail. Finally, I thought to myself, maybe it is the new Febi Bilstein motor that I installed a couple of months ago. Sure enough, a swap with an ancient Bosch item cured all faults. Irritating in the extreme. Still, I feel I now have an in-depth understanding of how the wiper works.
r129sl said:
The 124 is out of MOT and won't get another one while it has a big windscreen crack. That in turn is attributable to rust in the aperture, so it goes to the Man soon to have that rectified. Meanwhile, I borrowed its wiper linkage for my other Mercedes 124, giving me an obviously much needed opportunity to change the cabin air filter.
Out of interest does the 190 have a similar Cabin Air Filter?Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff