1996 Mercedes SL 600
Discussion
Rocksteadyeddie said:
r129sl said:
They're about £2.50 at the dealer: I bought one a fortnight ago.
You mean stealer? Oh...Also ordered a pair of new front indicator units, side repeaters, new ADS switch and a foglight lense. The front indicators will take a month or so, none in the UK and none in the main warehouse in Germany.
Hereward said:
Rocksteadyeddie said:
r129sl said:
They're about £2.50 at the dealer: I bought one a fortnight ago.
You mean stealer? Oh...Also ordered a pair of new front indicator units, side repeaters, new ADS switch and a foglight lense. The front indicators will take a month or so, none in the UK and none in the main warehouse in Germany.
r129sl said:
PS, that wireless set is really high quality and it is probably worth seeking out a like-for-like replacement. It was standard on the SL600 but on lesser models it was a four figure option. Anything modern will look hideous and be of inferior quality.
I always put Becker Indianapolis Pros in my 129's. Looks good and performs well.Hereward said:
Funnily enough I ordered a new one yesterday from my local Merc dealer.......
Also ordered a pair of new front indicator units ........The front indicators will take a month or so, none in the UK and none in the main warehouse in Germany.
Interesting - these were NLA 6 months ago when my car jettisoned one on the M40 - had to make do with less than perfect copy. I presume you are keeping it on clear lenses (rather than amber)? Do you have the part numbers please. Also ordered a pair of new front indicator units ........The front indicators will take a month or so, none in the UK and none in the main warehouse in Germany.
IanA2 said:
r129sl said:
PS, that wireless set is really high quality and it is probably worth seeking out a like-for-like replacement. It was standard on the SL600 but on lesser models it was a four figure option. Anything modern will look hideous and be of inferior quality.
I always put Becker Indianapolis Pros in my 129's. Looks good and performs well.r129sl said:
IanA2 said:
r129sl said:
PS, that wireless set is really high quality and it is probably worth seeking out a like-for-like replacement. It was standard on the SL600 but on lesser models it was a four figure option. Anything modern will look hideous and be of inferior quality.
I always put Becker Indianapolis Pros in my 129's. Looks good and performs well.Stegel said:
Hereward said:
Funnily enough I ordered a new one yesterday from my local Merc dealer.......
Also ordered a pair of new front indicator units ........The front indicators will take a month or so, none in the UK and none in the main warehouse in Germany.
Interesting - these were NLA 6 months ago when my car jettisoned one on the M40 - had to make do with less than perfect copy. I presume you are keeping it on clear lenses (rather than amber)? Do you have the part numbers please. Also ordered a pair of new front indicator units ........The front indicators will take a month or so, none in the UK and none in the main warehouse in Germany.
I collected them today, it seems Merc didn't have to wait long for delivery.
The clear front indicator lenses are part numbers 129 826 09 43 and 129 826 10 43. One is Left, one is Right, I haven't made a note of which is which.
I can't fit them yet because the car is away having the aircon fixed and some other bits an bobs.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
r129sl said:
On right hand side parts, the third digit from the end of the part number always is even number; left hand side parts, it is always odd. So the 10 43 is right and the 09 43 is left.
How do you get to know this s
t? It's wonderful. And a bit odd!
Looks like I got lucky and they had manufactured a fresh batch of indicators just before I ordered:
As well as L and R on the sticker you can also see L and R embossed in to the plastic. Even I may be able to fit them the right way round.
Hereward said:
And he's totally correct, of course.
Looks like I got lucky and they had manufactured a fresh batch of indicators just before I ordered:
As well as L and R on the sticker you can also see L and R embossed in to the plastic. Even I may be able to fit them the right way round.
The parts man told me once. I just retain this crap.Looks like I got lucky and they had manufactured a fresh batch of indicators just before I ordered:
As well as L and R on the sticker you can also see L and R embossed in to the plastic. Even I may be able to fit them the right way round.
The second group of three numbers, A1298261043 usually identifies in which chapter of the parts catalogue the part can be found. In this case, chapter 82, electrical equipment. Sadly I worked that out myself. I haven't figured out what the 6 means. Obviously the 129 denotes the chassis, but often a part number will begin 000 or 005 and equally often a 124 part will have a place on a 129 car and so on. No doubt someone even sadder than me has created a web page devoted to deciphering part numbers. Cue googling on my part and, perhaps, an edit.
Obviously chassis numbers can be decoded: the first three digits denote the chassis, the next three denote the model, the seventh digit identifies whether the car has left hand or right hand steering (1 or 2 respectively), the letter identifies the bulld plant (F for Bremen in the case of the 129) and then the last six digits are the vehicle's unique identifier.
Anyway, much more interesting is hearing about this lovely SL600.
Edit: it didn't take much googling:
https://epc.startekinfo.com/epc/part_number_guide....
https://epc.startekinfo.com/epc/group_system.jsp
Edited by r129sl on Sunday 11th September 21:10
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