[diesel_mercedes] Re: Cracked Dash Cover UP

 

I debated both myself. I went with the carpet and it has been one of my better moves.

brian from la verne

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Chip" <czulli@...> wrote:
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> Guys,
>
> 123's have cracked dashes, it's one of those automatics in life with these cars, along with center vents that won't open and door locks that won't close.
>
> I have recently been taken with the idea of covering up my dash cracks and am torn between the carpet overlay or the custom molded plastic that is formed to my dash.
>
> What has been the experience from others on this board who have dealt with this issue?
>
> Chip
> Houston
>

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Cracked Dash Cover Up

 

I went with the felt dash covers on both cars, and have never regretted the move. 
 
brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K)  Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's
From: Marvin Kraft <marvin_kraft@yahoo.com>
To: "diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 6:08 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Cracked Dash Cover Up

 
The last 240D I had came to me with the molded plastic dash cover.  It was not glued down, but still looked good.  I was able to take it off to see the condition of the dash under it.  Three cracks as I recall, none of them very bad.  I thought about trying to patch the cracks, but I wanted it to blend with the texture and color of the dash.  Never thoroughly explored that possibility.  If someone knows of a patch method that works and doesn't look like a patched pothole, I'd be interested.  I would go with the molded plastic cover.  If not glued down, it is slightly fragile.  The cover I had was torn about one inch at the right edge.
 
Marvin Kraft
Houston
 


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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Cracked Dash Cover Up

 

The last 240D I had came to me with the molded plastic dash cover.  It was not glued down, but still looked good.  I was able to take it off to see the condition of the dash under it.  Three cracks as I recall, none of them very bad.  I thought about trying to patch the cracks, but I wanted it to blend with the texture and color of the dash.  Never thoroughly explored that possibility.  If someone knows of a patch method that works and doesn't look like a patched pothole, I'd be interested.  I would go with the molded plastic cover.  If not glued down, it is slightly fragile.  The cover I had was torn about one inch at the right edge.
 
Marvin Kraft
Houston
 

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Speedometer cable

 

Trish,

Has the speedo worked since you changed it over? If not, the rear of the tranny maybe set for an electronic speedo, and not a cable. The tranny tail might be swapable. I did that for my 300D, with the oddball CA' 85 tranny.

Rob
==

>
> 9c. Re: Speedometer cable
> Posted by: "Trish Dougherty" purrfectharmonyfarm@wifi45.com patricia_dougherty
> Date: Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:30 pm ((PDT))
>
> OK then I need the one for the actual car, which is '81 300D.
>
> The motor is the '80 300SD.
>
> That explains why I had trouble finding it online!
>
> Thank you very much for your help Tom!
>
> Trish
>
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 8:08 PM, tom hanson <halfviking@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > I started to look this up and suddenly realized the 1981 300SD has an
> > electronic speedometer. No cable.
> >
> > Tom Hanson
> > Mercedes Benz Classic Center USA
> > MBUSA, LLC
> > thomas.hanson@mbusa.com
> > 949 598-4842 direct
> > 949 598-4870 fax
> > *From:* Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@wifi45.com>
> > *To:* diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 27, 2012 5:22 PM
> > *Subject:* [diesel_mercedes] Speedometer cable
> >
> >
> > Searching for a speedometer cable for my '81 300SD.
> >
> > Rock Auto price is close to $80!
> > Ecklers: $48.99
> > O'Reilly: $7.99...something is wrong with this picture!
> >
> > Can't find it on the Autohaus site...gonna give them a call and find out
> > where they hide them. They usually have the best price and ship fast.
> >
> > I really wanted to get it local, hate driving without it. Only parts
> > stores around me are Napa, Auto Zone & O'Reilly. Not a lot of choices.
> >
> > --
> > Trish Dougherty
> > PurrFect Harmony Farm
> > Ennis, TX
> > http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
> >
> >

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[diesel_mercedes] Some of you might think this is Off Topic, But it does have a pic of my MB

 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/63f4usxozhpq59q/dM9eBHWBHX


This is what Kevin came home with today. These guys might maybe be a week old.  Apparently a momma duck & her ducklings from the farm next to the church camp where Kevin works came over to the Worship Center. Remember it's summer camp there are 1,100 "tweens"  looking for something to get into.  They disturbed the mom, then the ducklings.  Someone else "took care" of them all week.  There were five to begin with. We know someone with a ranch that hatches and raises all sorts of poultry and fowl. She put them in with some baby pheasant & quail.  They'll be fine. She has a large stock tank on her property.  They'll be fine.



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Trish Dougherty
PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Speedometer cable

 

I went through Autohauz, on impulse to save $12 AND get free shipping I also ordered the V-belt. 

Sure, after they shipped I remembered that what I really needed was the shifter bushings that are rigged up under there. Next order.  There will always be a next order! :)



On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
 


As you're hard against it , I'd suggest going back to the Pick-A-Part yard....

The $7.99 part is just the center thing and it's universal , you'll have to measure and cut it then mash the square tip on before greasing the heck out of it with graphite grease & sliding it back in the outer housing , making a horrible mess along they way....

-Nate
Trish wrote:
>
> Searching for a speedometer cable for my '81 300SD.
>
> Rock Auto price is close to $80!
> Ecklers: $48.99
> O'Reilly: $7.99...something is wrong with this picture!
>
> Can't find it on the Autohaus site...gonna give them a call and find out
> where they hide them. They usually have the best price and ship fast.
>
> I really wanted to get it local, hate driving without it. Only parts
> stores around me are Napa, Auto Zone & O'Reilly. Not a lot of choices.
>
> --
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
>




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PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Cracked Dash Cover UP

 

Yes, it just sits on the dash.  Mine didn't sit perfectly flat at the defroster vents and at one of the speakers, but it was still almost undetectable to any but a well-trained eye.

 
Brian Barnhart
CA DRE #01912176
Mobile Notary Service
760-678-5661


From: Chip <czulli@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, June 29, 2012 2:36:09 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Cracked Dash Cover UP

 



Brian,

Is the molded plastic a simple slip on fit if I don't glue it either?

Chip

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Electric Window Service

 

Don't forget that little Phillips-head screw behind the black cover under the inside door latch handle!  That thing always throws off the uninformed....

If you s-l-o-w-l-y and c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y peel that inner door liner off, you can reuse it.  May have to buy something to get it to stick back on again.  3M makes a rollable, sticky black product that comes in a box.  I think it's called "Body Putty", or "Body Filler", something like that.

Mark in Lakewood, CO
From: "Nate" <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 11:38:55 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Electric Window Service

In any case , use a wide sheet metal tool , like a GM Door handle clip remover , to ever so gently lift the inner trim panel away , you'll soon get a good feel for finding the plastic slips and sliding the notch in the tool so you don't ruin the panel's cardboard.....

Once it's apart take a looksee and note what's what , if the lift or motor is junk , jot down the part #'s stamped into them and we'll see about getting you fixed up again , 'K ? .

-Nate
Tony wrote:
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> Nate, I held the up button in for a bit too long, (was thinking about gorgeous women I guess) and the damn thing busted, I can hear the motor & it is clicking so probably a gear or cam not engaging. Will try and rip it apart next week and see what is up. Worried that I cannot get the liner to look right after my fat fingers have done their thing.
> Tony
>
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Estate sale, suburban Detroit - 50's Mercedes engine sans head + 240D, etc

 


Wow ~ .

Looks like tons of good stuff there .

-Nate
Barton wrote:
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> Cross posting/fwd'ing from the vSAAB list, I have no affiliation or knowledge of any of the below more than what is here...if anyone takes the 240D for parts, I'm interested in the lockset...
>
> -Barton
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Paul writes:
>
> A pal of mine does estate sales suburban Detroit, and in his collection of
> curiosities he needs to move next weekend is what he said is a late `50s
> Mercedes engine (w/no head), and a litany of assorted parts. Like us, he's a
> dope about such things and does not want to sell it for scrap, so I said I would
> post it to fellow enthusiasts and misfits. There is a 240 D also, and a bunch of
> tools, but the old engine is the needle in a hay-stack if you need such a thing.
> View the subject debris at
> http://www.estatesales.net/estate-sales/306411.aspx
> Photos 34-36 show the engine
> whirlygigger@ or (313) 590-0851 Ask for Dennis
>
> I don't have any interest in this, but I hope it helps somebody who might need
> an engine.
>
> Paul
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Speedometer cable

 


As you're hard against it , I'd suggest going back to the Pick-A-Part yard....

The $7.99 part is just the center thing and it's universal , you'll have to measure and cut it then mash the square tip on before greasing the heck out of it with graphite grease & sliding it back in the outer housing , making a horrible mess along they way....

-Nate
Trish wrote:
>
> Searching for a speedometer cable for my '81 300SD.
>
> Rock Auto price is close to $80!
> Ecklers: $48.99
> O'Reilly: $7.99...something is wrong with this picture!
>
> Can't find it on the Autohaus site...gonna give them a call and find out
> where they hide them. They usually have the best price and ship fast.
>
> I really wanted to get it local, hate driving without it. Only parts
> stores around me are Napa, Auto Zone & O'Reilly. Not a lot of choices.
>
> --
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Electric Window Service

 


You never know until it's apart ~ the Euro Wagon's R.R. window didn't go all the way up either and made a bad clicking sound like stripped gears so I bought a complete $75 wagon only door and used 1/2 the day to go fetch it ~ imagine my surprise when I discovered the lift & motor on my wagon had simply fallen loose so the 6MM holes in the freshly painted sheet metal door were elongated , this meant I couldn't use any of those $pare parts , instead I used Japanese Problem solver nuts with flared washers , it now works fine and I gave the damn door away to be rid of it =8-^ .

In any case , use a wide sheet metal tool , like a GM Door handle clip remover , to ever so gently lift the inner trim panel away , you'll soon get a good feel for finding the plastic slips and sliding the notch in the tool so you don't ruin the panel's cardboard.....

Once it's apart take a looksee and note what's what , if the lift or motor is junk , jot down the part #'s stamped into them and we'll see about getting you fixed up again , 'K ? .

-Nate
Tony wrote:
>
> Nate, I held the up button in for a bit too long, (was thinking about gorgeous women I guess) and the damn thing busted, I can hear the motor & it is clicking so probably a gear or cam not engaging. Will try and rip it apart next week and see what is up. Worried that I cannot get the liner to look right after my fat fingers have done their thing.
> Tony
>
>

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Cracked Dash Cover UP

 

I agree.  The first car I ever owned with the molded plastic cover (1987 Porsche 944), I thought "Wow!  This car doesn't have a cracked dash, like all the other 944's I've seen!"  I had that car about a month before I figured out it had the "Coverlay" dash cover.  It seems to work best if it IS glued down, but, whatever you prefer....

The carpet covers don't even try to hide the fact that your dash is screwed up.  It just keeps you from having to look at it.  Plus, they can interfere with the climate control system's ambient temperature sensor's operation, sometimes the defrosters, too.

Mark in Lakewood, CO
From: "Brian Barnhart" <brianbarn@yahoo.com>
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 5:54:20 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Cracked Dash Cover UP

 

I used the molded cover and like it very much.  I did not glue it down in case I should need easy access to something.  Most folks have no idea it is a cover, and I've even had people compliment me on how beautiful my dash is.  Nice.

 
Brian Barnhart


From: Chip <czulli@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, June 29, 2012 7:21:14 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Cracked Dash Cover UP

 

Guys,

123's have cracked dashes, it's one of those automatics in life with these cars, along with center vents that won't open and door locks that won't close.

I have recently been taken with the idea of covering up my dash cracks and am torn between the carpet overlay or the custom molded plastic that is formed to my dash.

What has been the experience from others on this board who have dealt with this issue?

Chip
Houston

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Cracked Dash Cover UP

 



Brian,

Is the molded plastic a simple slip on fit if I don't glue it either?

Chip

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Cracked Dash Cover UP

 

I used the molded cover and like it very much.  I did not glue it down in case I should need easy access to something.  Most folks have no idea it is a cover, and I've even had people compliment me on how beautiful my dash is.  Nice.

 
Brian Barnhart


From: Chip <czulli@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, June 29, 2012 7:21:14 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Cracked Dash Cover UP

 

Guys,

123's have cracked dashes, it's one of those automatics in life with these cars, along with center vents that won't open and door locks that won't close.

I have recently been taken with the idea of covering up my dash cracks and am torn between the carpet overlay or the custom molded plastic that is formed to my dash.

What has been the experience from others on this board who have dealt with this issue?

Chip
Houston

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Cracked Dash Cover UP

 

I went with carpet.As the rest of the interior is going.


--- On Fri, 6/29/12, Chip <czulli@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Chip <czulli@gmail.com>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Cracked Dash Cover UP
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, June 29, 2012, 6:21 AM

 
Guys,

123's have cracked dashes, it's one of those automatics in life with these cars, along with center vents that won't open and door locks that won't close.

I have recently been taken with the idea of covering up my dash cracks and am torn between the carpet overlay or the custom molded plastic that is formed to my dash.

What has been the experience from others on this board who have dealt with this issue?

Chip
Houston

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[diesel_mercedes] Cracked Dash Cover UP

 

Guys,

123's have cracked dashes, it's one of those automatics in life with these cars, along with center vents that won't open and door locks that won't close.

I have recently been taken with the idea of covering up my dash cracks and am torn between the carpet overlay or the custom molded plastic that is formed to my dash.

What has been the experience from others on this board who have dealt with this issue?

Chip
Houston

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