The center pot metal part in the middle of the spring broke in the driver's
doors on both the '70 220D and the '81 240D. I made new parts by grinding,
filing, and cutting large steel bolts - they will not break for a LONG time.
On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 1:08 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I've never had to repair a manual window in any vehicle ever.
> I've had to repair electric windows in almost every vehicle I've ever
> owned EXCEPT my '96 Dakota and '10 RAM...
> I've had roughly the same number of manual window vehicles as electric.
> The oldest vehicle I owned was manual ('78 240D)...
> -Curt
>
> From: OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Cc: OK Don <okd...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2016 4:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] I want one
>
> Yup - that's what I thought, until I actually owned several MBs with
> electric windows. I had to do more repairs on the crank up windows than I
> ever did on all the electric windowed MB afterwards. Progress can be a good
> thing.
>
> On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 11:53 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Channeling my inner Trump... Yes,, something that is dependable and
> > actually works is so anti progressive.. how disgusting..
> >
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> > On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 9:30 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > > To channel my inner Trump - crank windows are DISGUSTING and STUPID.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes <
> > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-mercedes-g-wagen-is-back-to-crank-windows-and-cloth-1780135509
> > > >
> > > >
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> *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of
> our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain
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> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who
> learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
> for themselves."
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> 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
for themselves."
WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers*
2013 F150, 18 mpg
2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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