It tends to make judges happy at show and shine or collector car gatherings to be as close to how it was born. MBCA Preservation class award has a lengthy list of needed original items to pass muster. First aid kit is on the list, along with tool kit and all the booklets and even the dang glove box flashlight in the SL R107
clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Oct 8, 2015, at 5:35 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > The whole idea is to NEVER need to use it. Just like a rare comic book > that's never even been opened. > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 5:42 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I would agree, but anything that has adhesive is toast. >> >> I just buy a brand new first aid kit in the plastic box that has fresh and >> more modern stuff in it and use that. >> >> Used to be you could buy new first aid kits from the dealer relatively >> cheap, and I would get new ones, but that’s no longer the case. >> >> I still stand by the comments about them adding value. Don’t understand >> that at all. >> >> Dan >> >>> On Oct 7, 2015, at 10:33 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> And maybe it's me, but why do people get the idea that the original >> first aid kit adds value? If it's not fused closed from being baked in the >> back window, the stuff that's in it is so worthless it could never be put >> to use. Call me a purist, but those are the first thing I toss when I get >> an older car. >>>> >>>> Dan >>> >>> Ah, Herr Benz Guru, that is where we differ. A triangular bandage >> still works, if 30 years old. I replace tape, and other aged adhesive >> stuff, anything that may be hopelessly outdated, then add bandaids and >> other stuff to make a good kit. >>> >>> In fact, the kit from the late beloved TD is at the cottage, as it is a >> better kit than what had been there. >>> Fortunately, to date, we have never had to use anything but minor stuff >> from any of the kits. >>> >>> 30 some years ago, Herr Clarke, owner of the dealership I bought parts >> from, gave me a new German kit from a new car delivered to the dealership >> with the German kit rather than the US kit. I carried it in the 200D for >> years, and I still have it. Since then, I have grown attached to having a >> MB first aid kit in the car. Even before that I carried a small AAA kit, >> but it is very minimal compared to the MB kit. >>> >>> I will admit that the number of triangular bandages is probably in >> excess, unless travelling in a turd world country where one 6-7 pass van >> may be hauling 20-30 people. >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://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 >> >> 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 > > 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 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
