Yeah, that’s a possibility. I’m not in a hurry to do the roof at this point. I may shop around and see what local shops want to do the work first. Good idea, though, thanks!
-D > On Apr 28, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > If you are going to have the roof repainted, you may as well have them do the > bumper cover at the same time. > > RB > > > On 28/04/2020 10:17 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> The $1500 1995 E420 arrived yesterday morning from Columbus OH about 9:30. >> No surprises for the most part. >> >> I forgot how much fun these cars are. Really. The W124 has that “bank vault” >> feeling when you close the door, and the interior, while spartan, is >> comfortable yet “tight”. Engine idles smoothly, could easily pass the >> champagne glass test. Everything, I mean EVERYTHING, works on this car. If >> there was a complaint I would say that the sunroof doesn’t open all the way, >> but that’s clearly due to a need for a good greasing. Suspension is tight, >> there’s no wandering, swaying and the steering tracks straight and true. >> >> The good: >> >> Everything works >> 113,000 miles on the clock >> All maintenance up to date >> Nearly new (snow) tires on the car, spare set of wheels with old Michelins >> Suspension rubber appears to be tight >> No road or drivetrain noises >> Inside of valve covers are CLEAN >> >> The bad, or not so bad: >> >> Paint on roof is toast. Clear coat is a crackle finish. Good part is that >> this is limited to the roof, so it would be easy to fix. Rest of the paint >> is good. >> Driver’s seat bottom is torn >> One rear headrest is split >> Front bumper cover is missing under right corner. Gone. >> ASR and ABS lights are on. SDS revealed a bad idle position switch, which is >> on order >> Brake booster leaks internally >> Both air intake hoses are toast >> Broken right front sway bar bracket >> Coolant reservoir level switch is bad >> Trunk lid stops are gone >> Fuse box lid has one hook broken off >> Retainer mounts on the tops of the headlights are broken or missing >> Blower motor regulator needs to be replaced, only runs on low speed >> Cover for seat heater fuses is missing >> >> So yes, it’s not perfect and there are some minor repairs needed, but the >> seller made these all known so they’re not a surprise. I’ve ordered all of >> the parts necessary for the repairs so as those trickle in I’ll be covering >> the jobs as I do them. Big ones will be the brake booster and the blower >> motor regulator. All the rest are little rinky-dink ones I can do as the >> parts show up. I ordered a new lock cylinder, too, as the keys I have are >> both pretty worn. Might as well replace the lock cylinder and get a new key >> out of the deal since I would order a new key anyway. >> >> I’ll drive it with the snow tires as they’re literally new. No need to drop >> serious coin for new skins when these will do the job, they’ll just wear out >> quicker. I got a new front bumper cover for under $150 shipped, so I’ll need >> to rattle can that along with the bumper strip, since it’s still black >> (should be bumper color on this model year). >> >> It may take some time to get the paperwork sorted since I’ve got to do >> everything with the tax collector (they do all the DMV stuff in FL) through >> the mail. I could swap a valid plate from one of my other cars and drive it >> without an issue, I’m sure, but it would be nice to be legal. >> >> More fun as it takes place! First parts order is probably due on Thursday, >> so that’s when the fun really starts! >> >> -D >> _______________________________________ >> 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
