Are the Programa guys any good? I see W140 people buying their ACC controller and they seem happy with them.
They're not too far from you - I think they're in Boca. Poos On Sep 13, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: > this is for a 300SDL? cruise control amps are readily available for that > car. i tend to prefer the beckmann rebuilds but most of the rebuilds are > the programa as they are cheaper and produced in large volume. my guess is > he sold you a programa rebuild as that is basically what most everyone > sells, but if he sent you a beckmann, he stepped up for you. low 300s is > pretty standard price for that. and to be clear, i'm not so much anti > programa as such, but just prefer a cottage industry type build over some > mass produced (possibly offshore, but i'd have to check) rebuild. > > as for your garage, my guess is that they were talking about a new one from > benz rather than a rebuild . it's possible that there would only be 1 at MB > at the time. the price they quoted seems a little on the high side too for > a new unit > > > > > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 7:11 AM, Ralph Robertson <rare...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I got the part from Rusty, $316. and $105 for installation. The local >> garage doing the installation told me they could only find one in all of US >> and it was +1,000. I called Rusty and told the garage I can get it for >> them, thanks to Rusty. >> I still haven't figured out where it is located though. The old one when >> taken out looked like new, I sent it back re core charge. >> Ralph >> >> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 12:21 PM, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >> >>> Ralph, what was your bill for R & R of the cruise cont. amp? $300+? >>> >>> Wilton >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Robertson" <rare...@gmail.com> >>> >>> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 6:42 AM >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB factoid >>> >>> >>> Where is it located in the '87 SDL? Looked for it everywhere, could not >>>> find it. Had a garage in Florida replace it, and they never told me >> where >>>> it was on the car! Sure is nice with it working again. >>>> Ralph >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 8:19 PM, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yes, compared to accessing the cruise amp in the SDL, the one in the >>>>> 300D >>>>> was VERY easily accessible - sitting up in driver seat with cold air in >>>>> my >>>>> face. >>>>> >>>>> Wilton >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Frederick" < >>>>> psf...@earthlink.net >>>>>> >>>>> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 8:05 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB factoid >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Easily accessible" is a relative term. It's not bad if you are >> young, >>>>> >>>>>> agile, and have eagle vision. 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