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> On Dec 28, 2018, at 10:51 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Doing the second gen w126 front brake upgrade on the 123. Ordered all the > stuff today. New backing plates was the most expensive item. More than > rebuilt calipers. It needed new rotors anyway and I am very tired of the > rotors warping after stopping fast at lights. > > 126 calipers require 15" wheels, so now I have nothing stopping me, pardon > the pun. Anyway I am now running 225/60 r15s on the 85td. That is what the > wheels came with. Kumho Ecstar. Definitely notice the slight decrease in > get up and go, but the ride is tons better. Havent done sunset at speed > yet, so will see about cornering. But the car looks really pretty with this > setup, rides better and can still cruise up the sepulveda pass at 80, so > overall a success. Might do 225/50 next time just to compare. > > > > On Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 11:43 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: > >> Today I had resolved to use the nice weather and time off from work to >> address the water leaking into my '87 wagon. >> >> Dan had early offered that the nuts holding down the roof rails were not >> too bad to get to, just pull back the headliner a bit by the doors and the >> rear luggage compatment (no need to remove the headliner). But then Dan >> mis-remembered (it turns out, luckily for me) that some of the hardware is >> hidden under the sunroof pan, and I went back to Plan A which was to caulk >> the edges of the roof rails down on the exterior of the car, which would >> look rather tacky but might solve my leak. >> >> I decide to take a peak "just to make sure" and was very happy to find the >> Dan was right the first time, removing the roof rails doesn't look too >> terrible. According to the service manual, I will also need to remove the >> rear hatch struts, but I've BTDT and have the tools. >> >> Now you know what and where I'll be for the next few hours.... >> ------------- >> Max >> Charleston SC >> _______________________________________ >> 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
