Great work! Kevin in Lexington, NC Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 17, 2023, at 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
