A bit complicated, but the last of the great over-engineered MBs. These cars have piqued my interest the last few years. Any pics?
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 2, 2013, at 10:13 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________ 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
