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A friend of mine is dismantling a 1994 W124 Saloon that he bought as a donor car. If anyone is interested in any particular parts please PM me and I will inform as to availability and price.

Thank you! TBH I had no idea. When I bought the car (5 years come Oct) I saw that one of the sills had been replaced as there was still some of the blue protective covering left in a corner I didn't actually take any notice of what was written on the panel (actually I still haven't looked since...

Mine have never illuminated, but the print is in good condition (Thank you for the offer!). I was always under the impression that illuminated sills were an optional extra that were not specified on my car. At some point when I have time I should really pull them out and take a look underneath...

Did you get some illuminated sills?

Congratulations! Great choice :rock:

I am not sure if the fuse has been replaced before, but we just replaced like for like. You are absolutely right about this being a known problem (except to me! LOL! ). I am not 100% sure if this was the issue with the starting of the car. I suspect it was part of the reason why the car would...

Finally! Yes!! After determining that the surge protector box covers several possible components. We replaced the fuse several more times and then it no longer blew. The car started fine. However 2 issues became immediately apparent. Firstly there had to be a minutes delay between switching on...

10 amp standard size blade fuse.

Update Good news is that we got the car started! Bad news is that it only lasted 5 minutes. There is a relay-type black box that is located behind the diagnostic port under the cover. The purpose of this device is to shut down systems in the event of a power surge, so in this sense it could...

Hi The ignition switch has already been replaced but has not cured the problem. It is exactly the same. My next thought is the immobilisor transponder on the ignition barrel that Ian mentioned earlier or the immobilisor system itself or the multifunction relay. The problem seems to be...

Das?

Update Hi guys I finally managed to get the car flatbedded to the garage on Weds. On initial diagnosis there was no power going to the starter motor from the ignition (direct feed showed the starter is functioning). So we replaced the starter relay (£8) but no joy. Today the ignition switch...

It could be an earth strap. Preliminary inspection of the engine bay shows the earth straps to be intact. But TBH there is only so much you can see and there is still a possibility a strap underneath could have broken. My niece reckons that as the car does not get driven very much, mutant...

Thank you! That is very useful. That is really interesting as my Dad seems to think that the problem may lie with the wiring to the starter! Did yours just cut out whilst driving also? I haven't had a chance to get the car to the garage as yet as I am too busy at work, but will certainly let...

Many thanks for the prompt responses guys. I broke down quite late last night and RAC flatbedded it home for me. I aim to get it to the garage and get the codes read and the wiring checked underneath. Ian, the transponder that you are referring to, does that sit on the ignition barrel and...