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    W124 - Steering Wheel Rattle

    I have no idea about that.. i'm sure seatbelts superceeded airbags any day.. airbag is only in the drivers side but the rattle is driving me nuts haha
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    W124 - Steering Wheel Rattle

    I have a rattle in my steering wheel..how do i get rid of it? its turning me insane.. can i just change the wheel or what? I think its because the springs in the airbag are old.. anything i can do?
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    W124 - Did i miss anything? (Maintainence)

    forgot to add, also changed distributor cap and rotor the drive pulley and tensioner damper are having problems ..unfortunately i bought an aftermarket damper from some company called URO, and i cannot return it.. should i install it? or just man up and go oem? for the tranny flush, what are...
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    Lowering W124, suggestions?

    whats the kit consist of? and is much comfort sacrificed? (Los angeles roads have lots of potholes and bumps)
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    W124 - Did i miss anything? (Maintainence)

    okay so im just trying to do some basic maintenance on my car.. so far it has 220,000 miles -Oil change (mobil 1 synthetic 0w-40) -Coolant Flush (OEM Mercedes coolant) along with the thermostat -Air filter (OEM) -Fuel filter (OEM) but i used the old washer or bearing or whatever the little ring...
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    Lowering W124, suggestions?

    got quoted at 2100$ for a full sportsline kit :S
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    Lowering W124, suggestions?

    hmm hard to find the sportsline suspension here in the states, not to mention price
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    Lowering W124, suggestions?

    Right, so my car came with 2005 SLK 280 rims, they are 16x7 ET34, 5 lugs, 112mm my rear tires are 225/50/16 and the fronts are 205/55/16 (Well one rim is cracked, so on 1 side in front it came with a 2004 c230 sport rim but its 225/45/17) So i know for a fact that i can run 225's in the...
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    W124 - Instrument Cluster

    Well i have an 87 w124, and you know the cluster lights suck! i was thinking about just dropping in leds, of the same size.. would they work fine? i mean in terms of melting the plastic or something like that
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    Do i need to roll my archs/fenders?

    Right now i have 16x7 ET35 SLK 280 rims on my w124 I'm running 225/50/16 in the rear and 205/55/16 in the front right now i plan on lowering the car 1.5 inches in the front, and 1.3 in the back with H&R springs, also plan on changing the shocks to Bilstein HD.. am i going to have rubbing...
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    W124 - Reccomended Speakers?

    Hey i know the perfect fitment speakers are rainbow, but their a bit costly, and most people i've asked never heard of them.. My current setup is Crunch P5000 5 channel amp Alpine 9887 Kicker L7 Solo Baric 12" (too much bass for me :/) with a ground shaker box My installer recommended i get...
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    Waxing mess.. yup im stupid but yeah i need your help

    So i read up, and asked around, so if you put a thin layer of wax on your custom headunits or so, it prevents scratches and stuff, it really does work, but me being stupid and lazy, i didn't cover up the buttons or tiny crevices.. so now i have tiny bits of dried up meguiars wax INSIDE the...
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    Reccomended tire and rim question

    well for now its stock height, but i was thinking about going h&r springs, with some bilstein shocks
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    Reccomended tire and rim question

    My W124 came with 16 inch alloys from an 2005 slk280, i have no idea what the offset or anything is, but front is running 225/45/16.. the rears as well, well 1 wheel is 205/55/16 for some reason :/ but whats the max i can run on the rears and the front without rubbing even if i lower the car a...
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    W124 - Aftermarket "tank" grill?

    I don't know if it's called the avantgarde, or the tank grill, but it looks like an w140 grill, the one with lots of lines.. my original grill has some cracks on it and such, but i was wondering what everyone else thinks of the aftermarket grill? im going to spray it black probably, but i want...
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