wow. productive day. On Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 8:08 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Ran a scan with my new Chinee scan tool and dumped the report. Looks like > I may have a bad yaw sensor, so I bought one off of eBay. They’re cheap, so > I figured it was good insurance. Waiting on the new right rear ABS sensor > coming tomorrow. Popped the bumper off so I could pull the headlights. Some > of the internal headlight wiring had issues with insulation failure and the > PO had attempted to remediate it with pieces of electrical tape. It’s > mainly for the little halogen running light bulbs, of which there is a > socket repair kit available from Mercedes for about $15/each which I’ll > order. The driver’s side wasn’t bad, so I’m leaving it alone, but it also > appears to have a bad HID ballast, as I can’t get a good bulb to light. > Made an offer on a used ballast from my favorite supplier on eBay, should > be here mid week for about $30. > > Didn’t have the 1/4 covered female spade connectors I needed to prep the > harness in the right side light for the replacement so I’ve got to run out > and get those in the morning. I’ll just clean up the wiring in that > headlight and put some connectors on the harness so installing the repair > kit is just a matter of plugging in the replacement socket. > > Left front clearance light assembly is cracked and probably won’t stay in > place permanently. I was able to find the pieces to it and JB Welded it > back together, but they’re cheap and I’ll order a new replacement from the > dealer on Monday as well. > > Tittle and everything else are ready to go and I was able to get an > appointment at the tax collector’s office on Monday morning, so after that > I’ll be able to make the car legal and actually drive it. > > Tomorrow I’ll get the right headlight sorted and reinstalled along with > the bumper. I’ll have to take it off later next week to replace the left > side ballast and install the new running light harnesses, but I want to be > able to drive the car on Monday, so I’ll put it back together for now. > > Interesting aside: PO put some sort of weird Malaysian tires on it I’ve > never heard of. They’re nearly new and in good shape, so I’ll use them for > now. That gives me time to consider trying to find a set of the proper 18” > staggered “sport” wheels or just go with a good set of Michelins on the > stock 17” wheels and call it good. > > -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
