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    Headlight haze

    X 2 The 3M Kit IF your Lenses are any form of "Plastico" (NOT Glass),Following the Directions ,EXACTLY as Stated,in the "Minnesota,Mining + Manufacturing" (A.K.A. 3M) kit make the Job fool-proof. You cannot use "Too Much" Tape to protect your Paint! Use the 3M "Blue" painter's Tape.It...
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    clk 55 cooling fan problem

    Electric Radiator fan Controller/Resister There's a "Trick" on the U.S. EPC that allows you to plug in Mercedes Parts numbers and "SEARCH" it then lists the different chassis that use that part. Looks like 203 506 09 99 (Which is the Fan Motor and Controller ONLY) will fit any 203/209/171...
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    Blue Efficiency injector recall?

    Now the FUN really begins... Stuttgart is "Gifting" North American Mercedes with this motive force in the 2013 GLK series,available sometime in March/April 2013 in the USA. 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK gets its diesel on - PeachParts Mercedes ShopForum This will answer my long standing belief...
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    Who is/was O.E.supplier to Mercedes for Inside Rear View Mirrors?

    No,I don't know...That's why I asked. No markings on my Mount. (The "Pot Metally" looking fixture that is affixed to the underside of the roof with Three "Sheet Metal Screws",that the RVM's Two Spring Loaded Pins are Friction fit into.) I "See" mounts (Online) with "Ulo" on them...
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    Who is/was O.E.supplier to Mercedes for Inside Rear View Mirrors?

    "Braaaaaaaack" (Loud Horn noise from inside a Basketball Stadium,Signaling a Foul) Nice Try/Guess,UCR Daimler,DE makes and distributes the Vehicles. Not the Mirrors.
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    Who is/was O.E.supplier to Mercedes for Inside Rear View Mirrors?

    I'm "seeing" both Ulo and R+S offered outside the Stealership network. There's a "WZA" mark on the Mirror itself,BUT no Mercedes Tristar on the mount or the Mirror.
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    What's the worst car you've driven in high winds?

    '69 Volkswagon bus Scary transport in light breezes. If passed by a "Semi" (Lorrry) class 8 diesel tractor/trailer, the Bus would be sucked out of it's own lane sideways and pulled by the Vacuum behind the Truck as it flew past.
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    e300td quick question

    What? Tensioner is "Collapsed" ? (From lack of proper Pre-Fill) AND you're gonna WELD on it? [1.You're into Non-Empirical Testing,Re-Engineering of Mercedes Specifications.] (I cannot Prognosticate any other than an Un-Happy ending...) 2.The Engineers,Bean Counters and Constructors in...
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    W203 ATF Change by MB main Dealer

    Dinosaurs have No Memory to "20/20 Hindsight" with "What,those Idjets in Stuttgart are using T.C.s with No Drain on the W211s ?" "News to Me" (?) [Actually the Chassis is Too New to me Also.] Sounds like "Detroit Iron". Ah Well then, change the ATF the way I do on the Ford: 1.Suck ALL...
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    Towing,Mercedes without Owner's Consent or Knowledge

    The Whole point of this Nightmare ... Let ANYBODY Tow your Mercedes,without your presence,at It's Peril. 1.If they don't have a Flatbed/Rollback(AND know what their doing),Run them Off. 2. See 1. Above. 3. See 1. Above. 4.MOST IMPORTANT,Follow them to the "Drop Off" point, watch and make...
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    Towing,Mercedes without Owner's Consent or Knowledge

    Spend some FREE time inside the Heads of Tow Operators 411 Main Street Forum
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    Towing,Mercedes without Owner's Consent or Knowledge

    'Want your Mercedes Towed Stern in the Air? These "Tow" forum guys WILL show us All their Dirty Laundry. (Destructive,and proud of it!)
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    Towing,Mercedes without Owner's Consent or Knowledge

    When the Service Adviser tells you their towing service will pick up your Mercedes... This is what REALLY happens: brand new mercedes no keys in Carrier Towing Forum Think of them as Legalized Car thieves. 'Over 60% HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE DOING!
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    W203 ATF Change by MB main Dealer

    "Flush" or "MegaFlush", as it's been termed here BAD,BAD,BAD ! Forcing ATF BACKWARDS through the Transmission Guarantees FUTURE Problems! Think of it as someone Pressurizing your "Nether Regions" and Proclaiming that you'd been Proactively Cured of future "Gaseous Emissions"!!! CORRECT...
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    W124 300D OM603 diesel pre filter

    Yes ,that your Diesel pre-filter Or in Mercedes-Speak "Primary" The Bosch version is slightly more elegant,in that any nasty comtamination (Water/Fungus/Trash) is readily visible to the naked eye. [Image is ENLARGED, BEYOND actual size for display purposes.]
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