The wiring kit I bought (from kupplung.de) does have the instrument cluster light, but there is no place in the US cluster to install it! Its slightly different from the real MB wiring harness, but its still very nice and make the MB parts. It did require quite a bit of disassembly of the interior, and some careful work in the fuse panel.
Jaime On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote: > Excellent link, and that is a great price. I paid 200 euro for mine > while on vacation in Italy, shipping was free because back then the > airlines hadn't gotten really ridiculous about extra baggage fees, so I > checked it as baggage. U.S. Customs was interested, mainly just curious > about why someone would bring a trailer hitch back from Italy. > > I also like the wiring kits they have there, I wonder if they are > equivalent to the MB kits that have a little light for the instrument > panel. > > Max > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com > [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jaime Kopchinski > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 10:46 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anyone tow with a W124 wagon? > > All interesting information, everyone! > > I have a hitch like this installed: > http://www.kupplung.de/Anhaengerkupplungen/Anhaengerkupplung-starre-Ausf > uehrung-MB0054.html?VIEW=PList<http://www.kupplung.de/Anhaengerkupplungen/Anhaengerkupplung-starre-Ausf%0Auehrung-MB0054.html?VIEW=PList> > > Where the specs list 2100kg. Some similar hitches are rated for > slightly less. > > Jaime > > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV > SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote: > > > John, what is your source for the 2100kg? My technical data book says > > > 1700kg. > > > > Max > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com > > [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of John Robbins > > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 6:06 PM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anyone tow with a W124 wagon? > > > > tyler wrote: > > > What is the factory rated towing capacity? > > > > In Europe it's 750kg without trailer brakes, 2100kg with. Sedans are > > 1500kg with brakes. In the US... 0 kg. No chassis/brake/driveline > > differences that anybody knows about so I would roll with the European > > > ratings. > > > > > Does anyone know if a W124 wagon (1987 300TD) can safely tow a > > > 3500lb > > > > > trailer? > > > > According to the factory ratings... yes. Just make sure that you have > > > a factory style hitch that also has the same ratings. They show up > > occasionally on eBay or various forums.... Also keep in mind that the > > > tongue weight is only 75kg! > > > > > Would the transmission be up to it if a larger cooler was added? > > > Could the engine cooling system keep up with such a load? > > > > I'd say it is a requirement!! They already have a transmission cooler > > built into the radiator, but the euro wagons with the towing package > > removed the transmission cooler from the radiator. Presumably so the > > cooling system didn't have the extra load of the transmission so it > > could keep up with the increased load of the engine. I'm also > > assuming an external transmission cooler was added at the same time. > > > > All this being said, I've only researched this and not actually driven > > > with a trailer on my wagon. I've got a factory hitch waiting to be > > installed, but there are other more pressing matters I'm taking care > > of first.... 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