Re: [MBZ] Does This Look Right?

2020-09-14 Thread Frederick Moir via Mercedes
The rubber plugs are mushroom shaped, once in, there forever. On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 5:22 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had it done at Discount Tire. Both are holding air. They rebalanced > them. I just don’t remember ever seeing the much plug sticking out, but,

Re: [MBZ] Does This Look Right?

2020-09-14 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
I had it done at Discount Tire. Both are holding air. They rebalanced them. I just don’t remember ever seeing the much plug sticking out, but, to be fair, I haven’t had get a tire plugged in forever. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2020, at 11:10 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote

Re: [MBZ] Does This Look Right?

2020-09-14 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I mean you can't be sure of what was done unless you did it yourself, or at least observed. But it sounds like they did it right if they did all that. Is it holding air pressure? Allan G Mann via Mercedes writes: > The correct tire shop repair is to plug the hole, trim the plug inside the > ti

Re: [MBZ] Does This Look Right?

2020-09-14 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
The correct tire shop repair is to plug the hole, trim the plug inside the tire and install a reinforced patch over the plug and injury, thus ensuring an airtight seal that will last the life of the tire. This repair required dismount , repair, remount and rebalance... I can presume all that was do

Re: [MBZ] Does This Look Right?

2020-09-14 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Okay then. I haven’t had a tire plugged in a very long time. Bob R Sent from my iPad > On Sep 14, 2020, at 9:40 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscri

Re: [MBZ] Does This Look Right?

2020-09-14 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
It’s probably a plug patch. It has a patch inside with a plug that protrudes out they the hole. Looks good. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2020, at 11:25 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > They just patched the two driver’s side tires on the Passat. The Two inch > lag bolt With w

Re: [MBZ] Does This Look Right?

2020-09-14 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
It’s probably a plug patch. It has a patch inside with a plug that protrudes out they the hole. Looks good. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2020, at 11:25 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > They just patched the two driver’s side tires on the Passat. The Two inch > lag bolt With wa

Re: [MBZ] Does This Look Right?

2020-09-14 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
They’re really plugs, not patches. They look OK but I would expect there to be more goop around them. -D > On Sep 14, 2020, at 12:24 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > They just patched the two driver’s side tires on the Passat. The Two inch lag > bolt With washer in one, 2.5” framing

Re: [MBZ] Does this look right?

2006-04-12 Thread tom savage
Jeff Zedic wrote: If you can read French then you'll see that the two round lights are what came on the "bottom of the range" W123's. I always thoght they were just the earlier lights. They are both. Originally the "square" Bosch lights were fitted only to the 280s (and maybe the lesser mod

Re: [MBZ] Does this look right?

2006-04-12 Thread Jeff Zedic
If you can read French then you'll see that the two round lights are what came on the "bottom of the range" W123's. I always thoght they were just the earlier lights. I have the full size Euros on my W123 and my W124. Those are definitely Euro lights as supplied from the factory. A neighbour

Re: [MBZ] Does this look right?

2006-04-12 Thread Hendrik Riessen
- Original Message - From: "Bob Rentfro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Does this look right? I realize they're Euro lights. I thought the fog lights lo

Re: [MBZ] Does this look right?

2006-04-12 Thread Bob Rentfro
List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Does this look right? Bob, those are Euro lights...great looking. Had them on my W123 CD and now on my R107 also On 4/11/06, Bob Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Re: [MBZ] Does this look right?

2006-04-12 Thread Desert Rat
Bob, those are Euro lights...great looking. Had them on my W123 CD and now on my R107 also On 4/11/06, Bob Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-300-turbo-diesel_W0QQitemZ4629562801QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > The headlights look odd...or am I nuts. >

[MBZ] Does this look right?

2006-04-11 Thread Bob Rentfro
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-300-turbo-diesel_W0QQitemZ4629562801QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem The headlights look odd...or am I nuts. (Answer nicely) Bob Rentfro '77 300D 151K Litchfield Park, AZ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Apr 12 00:17:33 2006 Received: from elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.ear