Dan,
Good result for first try !
Now that you have the bits all melted back together, give it a good sanding
with 220 wet or dry and a sanding block, then use some J-B Weld material
called "Plastic Bonder" with a plastic spreader [bondo type] to put a
smooth coating over the weld area.
The J-B
On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 21:26:36 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
> That and I can also see where the heat gun approach for repairing
> plastic is far superior to the oversize soldering iron approach. The
> oversize soldering iron method works, but it’s slow. If you have a
> large crack or area
On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:00:10 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
> So when I saw that HF had a plastic welder, essentially an 80W
> soldering iron with a big flat sort of tip on it, for $16, I went that
> route.
I thought you said it was, "a BIG honking soldering iron ..."
I have had for
CAN U STACK IT BRO
CAN I CUT SPRINGS DOWN TO LOWER IT BRO
CAN I FIT 20S YO
SHOULD I POUR THE USED OIL IN THE TANK TO LUBRICATE THE INJECTION PUMP BECAUSE
THE NEW DIESEL FUEL LACKS SULFUR
--FT
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 10:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> 1980
Owned a '76 Chevette from '76 - '82. Paid $3600, sold it for $300, and the
only work it required was for brakes during that time period. This enabled
us to purchase our first Mercedes (1973 280).
On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 10:37 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
Would have to assume it has no brakes ("Runs and drives") and the interior
is totally thrashed (no potos).
On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 10:33 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 1980 Mercedes 300SD turbo diesel
>
>
>
Yes,well said.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sat, Jun 15, 2019, 10:15 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
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> Weight.Your '78 Celica was a little tin can with seats, it weighed
> nothing and if you got in an accident with something bigger than it you
> died.Today's
1980 Mercedes 300SD turbo diesel
https://easttexas.craigslist.org/pts/d/mabank-1980-mercedes-300sd-turbo-diesel/6911532832.html
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Thats the iron I have, for the money I think its a really good tool. Heck for
twice the money its still a pretty good tool...
-Curt
On Saturday, June 15, 2019, 8:25:27 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
Decided to tackle the ML’s rear bumper gaping hole today.
Went to HF and
Weight.Your '78 Celica was a little tin can with seats, it weighed nothing and
if you got in an accident with something bigger than it you died.Today's cars
are considerably more substantial, they've got bracing in the doors and a
safety frame that will stay together and protect you in an
Thanks Dan. On order.
Not to stoke any political fires but on the gun thing I enjoyed this
conversation. Not the usual take:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GFRCx5LJHI
On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 2:28 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
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> Especially on M119 engines.
>
> I
I had the pieces.
I also had plastic filler sticks that came with the plastic welder. That’s the
black stuff you see on the bumper. They also include a piece of stainless
screen, but you can buy 9” x 12” pieces of it from the Island of Large Wimmen
for like $6 for three pieces, too.
What you
You should "borrow" the title of this thread for the article, Plan Bee...
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On June 15, 2019 8:32:05 PM EDT, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
wrote:
>In the last few years (since the drought ended) the bees swarmed at
>least a half dozen times. As I understand it, the old
So did you have the pieces that broke out of the bumper? or use some
other plastic for filler?
On 6/15/2019 7:50 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
No pictures from the back where you could see the stainless mesh, but you’ll
get the idea.
http://penoff.com/photo_dump.html
-D
On Jun 15,
I can see where this would work for a big crack in a valance or something like
that, but trying to reconstruct a hole like I have isn’t really realistic. That
and I can also see where the heat gun approach for repairing plastic is far
superior to the oversize soldering iron approach. The
I would like to see some pics of the progress on it as well
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 7:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Decided to tackle the ML’s rear bumper gaping hole today.
>
> Went to HF and bought a $16 plastic welding kit. A BIG honking soldering iron
>
I like the black plastic,as is. conveys a certain attitude.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sat, Jun 15, 2019, 8:51 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
> No pictures from the back where you could see the stainless mesh, but
> you’ll get the idea.
>
> http://penoff.com/photo_dump.html
>
> -D
>
>
Crude but effective. Had I desired to be a bit more careful about it I’m sure I
could have made it look better and be more of a candidate for sanding and
painting.
However, this was great practice for repairing the bumper on my S210. I bumped
into someone a year or so ago when I crossed the
Yeah it has airmatic but the list doesn’t have part #30 listed. Just lists #10.
I’ll look at it more closely tomorrow, and put in the VIN
--R
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 2:37 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> You need to run your VIN to see if your car has code 489
Look here:
http://mb-teilekatalog.info/view_SubGroupAction.php?lang=E=BM=1=FG=576=124133=69=060
I think you want # 56.
-D
> On Jun 15, 2019, at 1:21 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I now see that the end “clip” on the piece of trip in the middle of the door
> (87 300D) isn’t
Very cool. Maybe I should try that on the $500E300 to get the front valance
repaired, somewhat.
--FT
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 8:50 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> No pictures from the back where you could see the stainless mesh, but you’ll
> get the idea.
>
>
Yes my bee guy told me about that. He’s hoping these bees do something similar.
--FT
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 8:32 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> In the last few years (since the drought ended) the bees swarmed at least a
> half dozen times. As I understand it,
No pictures from the back where you could see the stainless mesh, but you’ll
get the idea.
http://penoff.com/photo_dump.html
-D
> On Jun 15, 2019, at 8:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Decided to tackle the ML’s rear bumper gaping hole today.
>
> Went to HF and bought a $16
I think AA will price match. You might also be able to get the coupon discount
--R
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 8:07 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I was going to order shocks for the Suburban using a 25% off code, but even
> with that Amazon had them about $50
Attaboy
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sat, Jun 15, 2019, 8:25 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
> Decided to tackle the ML’s rear bumper gaping hole today.
>
> Went to HF and bought a $16 plastic welding kit. A BIG honking soldering
> iron with a big flat tip on it.
>
> Four screws and the
In the last few years (since the drought ended) the bees swarmed at least a
half dozen times. As I understand it, the old queen leads the swarm as a new
queen is "born" to lead the old hive. Local beekeepers came and got a couple
of the swarms before they "got away" but most of the swarms
Decided to tackle the ML’s rear bumper gaping hole today.
Went to HF and bought a $16 plastic welding kit. A BIG honking soldering iron
with a big flat tip on it.
Four screws and the bumper pulls right off. Took me all of 2 minutes to remove
it.
Took it into the garage and got it set up on
I was going to order shocks for the Suburban using a 25% off code, but
even with that Amazon had them about $50 cheaper. The fitment detail
which lists that it fits my vehicle has a note that says lifetime
warranty. I did not know Amazon had this. Anybody know how this works?
On 6/15/2019
I don't know about ship to home, but in store pickup order info is available
for two years in the store. If you want a 'lifetime warranty', you better have
'lifetime document retention'.
I turned in a 3 year battery for warranty with a printout of my online invoice
when the store no longer had
I know some of you folks order a lot of items from them. If an item
has a lifetime warranty, or any warranty for that matter, if it is
ordered online for pickup in store, or ordered online and shipped to
home, if you want to return it for replacement can you just take said
part into a store?
I’ve been watching the utuber vids of the guy stuffing a V12 in the 201
chassis. I’m almost to the end. He’s doing a great job.
In the last vid he had a 3 liter inline 6 he got for some reason and made
mention of putting new rods in it and turbos and it could get up to 800 or
900hp, I forget
I was going to say take it to Banned, but then saw it was an english car. They
are mad as it is, so …
clay monroe
> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm
> looking for didn't fall out.
> On Jun 15, 2019, at 3:36 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> wrote:
Probably not built on the original engine.
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That's a great story Scott! You should contact your local newspaper to see if
they would like to run an article.
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On June 15, 2019 6:08:54 PM EDT, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
wrote:
>I tried to get rid of my bees at first. Gad several bee-keepers come
>to get them.
I tried to get rid of my bees at first. Gad several bee-keepers come to get
them. They removed a bunch each time but never got them all. I decided to try
to kill the ones remaining. I killed a bunch but many still remained. Finally
I decided to co-exist. They are right over our bedroom (I
I know what you’re talking about. I’ll look it up in the EPC in a bit and post
the part number and a link.
-D
> On Jun 15, 2019, at 3:56 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> The clip. When I get home I’ll take a pic.
>
> Bob R
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jun 15, 2019, at 12:06
The clip. When I get home I’ll take a pic.
Bob R
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 12:06 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> The clip, or the trim?
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>
>> On June 15, 2019 1:21:35 PM EDT, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>> I now see that
Yea about as frustrating as looking for a non cracked 124 turn signal lens that
has to be around here somewhere.
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 1:53 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 13:16:03 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> I guess I won’t be
Nice car, but those wheels look cheesy.
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On June 15, 2019 1:44:31 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
>
>A more affordable vehicle is:
>
>https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992-mercedes-benz-e60-renntech/
>
>
>Craig
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No, an Adenauer is the model prior to the Ponton. Close, though.
I think the Ponton cabriolet is far better looking than the Adenauer cabriolet.
-D
> On Jun 15, 2019, at 3:08 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Izat called an Adenauer?
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> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
>
> On June
After my neighbor got sorted out on his anaphylactic reaction to the bee sting
the other day he’s back and working on the hive. He pulled out a coupla combs
(11 visible)and could see and feel a lot more way up in there. He has
determined it goes up into the rafters a lot, the honey is up in
That is correct for the mast, it's a mechanical connection established once the
antenna is in place. Something else is wrong.
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
On June 15, 2019 2:24:41 PM EDT, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
wrote:
>Yes it worked before. I always thought simply feeding it in magically
Izat called an Adenauer?
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On June 15, 2019 1:09:34 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
>It had a few rust bubbles on the body, the interior was a bit worn, it
>wasn’t a trailer queen which I kinda was drawn to.
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The clip, or the trim?
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On June 15, 2019 1:21:35 PM EDT, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
wrote:
>I now see that the end “clip” on the piece of trip in the middle of the
>door (87 300D) isn’t really a clip at all. It has a screw that goes
>through the door. Looks like you
On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 14:44:30 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
> It does. The connection is made through the bushing nut that holds the
> mast in place.
>
> Look in the trunk and make sure there’s a cable that connected to the
> cylinder above the case where the mast goes. Right about where
Some dude rolled up in a Murcielago and that got all the attention. There was a
Ferrari 360 there too that people were drooling over. I was the only one
interested in the Benz! I’d take that over any of the eyetallian stuff or the
new plastic chebbies there. There was a sweet 66 impala
On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 13:16:03 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
wrote:
> I guess I won’t be doing any shocks today. Both sets for the read
> appear to be the same as what is on the truck. I wanted to be sure so I
> looked up the shocks in rock auto and other places and my 2500 calls
> for a
My vote for the GWN would be a diesel dually. But the question is, why, with
all the new technology, are cars not getting better gas mileage over the past
two decades. My ’78 Celica got the same mileage 40 years ago that I can get
with a new car.
clay monroe
> I turned my computer upside
It does. The connection is made through the bushing nut that holds the mast in
place.
Look in the trunk and make sure there’s a cable that connected to the cylinder
above the case where the mast goes. Right about where the cylinder meets the
inside of the fender should be a sort of dog leg
You need to run your VIN to see if your car has code 489 (airmatic) and if yes,
then you buy part #30. Part #10 has "-489" after the name, the negative sign
means "not" for cars with code 489.
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
On June 15, 2019 12:54:30 PM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
wrote:
I’d buy that one too
--FT
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 1:44 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 12:25:24 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-mercedes-benz-unimog-u500/
>
>
> A more affordable
Yes it worked before. I always thought simply feeding it in magically made the
connection.
Bob R
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 11:09 AM, Craig via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:02:38 -0700 Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> So I fixed my antenna and it goes
I guess I won’t be doing any shocks today. Both sets for the read appear to be
the same as what is on the truck. I wanted to be sure so I looked up the shocks
in rock auto and other places and my 2500 calls for a different part number.
The part numbers I have nearest I call tell fit 1500 and
On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:02:38 -0700 Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
wrote:
> So I fixed my antenna and it goes up and down properly. But it clearly
> isn’t connected to the radio. What did I forget to do?
Did it work before?
You can remove the left plastic cover in the trunk and get access to the
On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 12:25:24 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
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> >
> >
> > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-mercedes-benz-unimog-u500/
A more affordable vehicle is:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992-mercedes-benz-e60-renntech/
Craig
What a gorgeous car!
Greg
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The Suburban needs shocks badly. I have 2 sets of shocks that I have
had for a long time on the shelf. IIRC one set is for the Duramax, and
the other set was for a former Suburban I had that I never installed
them on. When I got to looking it appears the rear shocks are correct,
but both
Gots 20's yo.
Greg
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>
>
>
The invoice from automotivetouchup was still in the box with the paint.
Turns out I bought it a year ago when I bought the ML hood.
$11.52 to ship six 12oz spray cans via Fedex surepost, which was the slow/cheap
option.
If they were telling me to wait a week for mixing and shipping and I was
I should clarify - I meant the W111 coupes when I spoke of designs.
Very nice. Nothing at all wrong with a driver quality car. I prefer them as
you don’t worry about a little bit of wear and tear if you drive it. A very
nice example of one of these can easily top $100k.
I never realized the
I now see that the end “clip” on the piece of trip in the middle of the door
(87 300D) isn’t really a clip at all. It has a screw that goes through the
door. Looks like you place the trim in place, slide it ahead then fasten it
with the screw-clippy thing.
Anyone have one of those taking up
That’s about right for ground transportation for two cans.
Thanks!
-D
> On Jun 15, 2019, at 12:50 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I bought a few cans of stuff, shipping from LA to MI was in the $10-15 range
> I believe.
> Can't find the invoice right now. You're closer to bayou
I’ll use some to cure cancer too, whatever Uncle Joe doesn’t take care of.
Maybe feed some hungry orphans too. After I buy Benzes and such.
--FT
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 12:59 PM, Dwight Giles wrote:
>
> Good luck. What a noble goal
>
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
>
>> On
Good luck. What a noble goal
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sat, Jun 15, 2019, 12:26 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-mercedes-benz-unimog-u500/
> >
> > --FT
> > Sent from iPhone
>
Was looking at the EPC link Dan sent to see what parts would fit the air
shocks on the 03 $500E500, 211.070 which year cars might provide donor
parts (E, S, CL, whatever) and here it shows the parts for the fronts
http://mbepc.net/1/fg/e/64u/211070/0/32/054
I can't figure out how it works.
I bought a few cans of stuff, shipping from LA to MI was in the $10-15 range I
believe.
Can't find the invoice right now. You're closer to bayou country than I am.
> On June 15, 2019 at 12:31 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> Mitch, do you recall what they dinged you for shipping
Mitch, do you recall what they dinged you for shipping on a can of paint?
I ask because whenever I bought paint from APS/Tower I usually bought two cans,
as shipping was the same for one as it was for two.
-D
> On Jun 15, 2019, at 10:54 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I bought
>
>
> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-mercedes-benz-unimog-u500/
>
> --FT
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If you get under it with something thin, like a putty knife, at the top and
bottom you can carefully lever it up and off the hood.
They’ve used this method of attachment for a while. My SL500 has the same setup
and it’s pretty easy to remove. Just go in small increments and alternate sides
and
Thanks Mitch, looks like this place has the best prices and good reviews.
I'm going to give them a try.
I've also looked at paintscratch.com and expresspaint.com, both are more
expensive.
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Charleston SC
On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 10:55 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
So I fixed my antenna and it goes up and down properly. But it clearly isn’t
connected to the radio. What did I forget to do?
Bob R
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> On June 15, 2019 at 11:45 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> Yeah, EPC makes it appear that it’s the two pin with the nylon sockets
> arrangement
Thanks.
I'll yank it off the old hood and see what I learn from that.
Mitch.
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You know, the convertibles are nice cars, but I think the coupes are so much
better looking from a styling/design standpoint. I like the lines a lot better.
Pictures or it didn’t happen.
-D
> On Jun 15, 2019, at 11:51 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Silver, in somewhat
Silver, in somewhat original condition with some patina
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Yeah, EPC makes it appear that it’s the two pin with the nylon sockets
arrangement:
http://mbepc.net/1/fg/ml/06h/163175/0/88/120
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 11:21 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
>> On June 15, 2019 at 11:08 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Haven’t
I’ll look, but I’m guessing like a lot of the later model cars that have the
flat badge, it’s just pressed in place with two pins that stick into some nylon
sockets in the hood. Get a piece of masking tape on the hood next to it and use
a putty knife to see if it lifts off. The pins are usually
> On June 15, 2019 at 11:08 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> Haven’t looked for an alternative at this point as I don’t have a need, but
> I’ll be watching this thread to see what others have come up with.
I still need to remove my hood badge to sand/prep/paint the rust around and
They were. Sucks. When I made some inquiries to the national firm that bought
out APS/Tower, I got a response from their local store in Tampa. They wanted
$40/can for the stuff I had been getting from APS/Tower for $20. Forget that.
Still 25% more than I paid to APS/Tower including shipping, so
I bought my last batch here, but haven't used it yet so all I can say about
them is they delivered when they promised.
https://www.automotivetouchup.com/paint-codes/mercedes-benz.htm
APS/Tower was bought out, I believe Poos was going to check with the new
company and see if they did retail
Any recommendations for a place to buy a rattle can of 904 midnight blue?
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