Tarek and I were able to work out a deal this week, so I flew up to Raleigh yesterday and drove the S500 home. Tarek's father was gracious enough to pick me up at the airport and follow me to the NC DMV so I could get a temp plate before I started south. Trip was uneventful and I was resting in bed by 10:30 that evening.
It got the full Mercedes Martha Stewart treatment today, which will continue tomorrow after I am finished with a maintenance outage at work on Sunday morning when we have to take an EVA down to replace some controllers. New windshield and probably a set of tires coming this week. A few minor things I'll address, but everything is working (at least as far as I can tell! - this is a far more complex car than any other MB I've owned!) and any repairs it might need are minor. In anticipation I have been trolling some of the MB forums and looking over 140 related subject matter. Is there an online service manual like there is of the W124s? I could sure use some service literature for my benefit, but I'm not finding much. I need to replace some lamps in the ACC panels and troubleshoot a vacuum door close assist actuator in the driver's door, so it would be nice to be able to see the procedures before tearing in to things. Anybody want an analog phone? This car has the factory cell phone, but it's pretty much dead weight these days. I would like to have the storage space back for the controller, which is in the storage area above the center ACC vents. I'm also curious as to how the inside of the console is configured of you didn't have the phone - right now the handset takes up about a third of the space next to the cup holders. I'm also struggling over the Becker 1492. While the sound system is fine for me, I really want an aux input for my iPod. Not sure I want to do a swap with Ed or go aftermarket. I'm concerned about the aesthetics if I went aftermarket, and I am a purist who likes to keep things bone stock. This is going to be a difficult decision. If anyone has any guidance on W140 web sites or resources, I'm all ears. It's good to be back. Just don't tell my Focus - I will miss filling up once a week for under $40. Dan _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
