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    W124 Multi Function Relay Buzzing/Vibrating

    Yesterday, when driving to work, I noticed that my indicators and horn werent working. I took apart the fusebox lid and had a look at the multi function relay. Everything seemed fine, so I was slightly confused as I had only replaced the multi function relay 3 weeks ago. So this morning I...
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    C124 Electric Seats in a Manual Seat Car?

    Thanks for the heads up, but I'm getting anything I need off the car for nowt before it gets scrapped. So everything is available. I just dont want to get everything fixed up in my car and end up needing a relay or something when I had the chance to you know. I don't mind the work load, just...
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    C124 Electric Seats in a Manual Seat Car?

    Hi, I've been offered electric leather seats for my car which has manual fabric ones. Im going to strip it this weekend and am wondering what I'll need to take off it to do my conversion. What amount of wiring, relays, fuseboxes will i need? is it a matter of my 230ce will have connectors...
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    W124 230CE Ticking noise from top of engine

    I also should have mentioned that it does this when the engine is cold and hot, and not only when started up. Oil seems fine, and hydraulic lifter cleaner has been ran through it already. Thanks.
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    W124 230CE Ticking noise from top of engine

    Hi, my 230CE has developed a ticking problem coming from the top of the engine. Could it be a hydraulic lifter? It seems to get gradually louder then stops suddenly, and get gradually louder again, then stops, and keeps doing this. It seems worse when idling and upto 1800rpm. Any ideas? Thanks...
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    W124 anti roll bar bracket keeps snapping in half?

    Thank you for the help guys, it turns out, its believed to have been an original bracket so probably snapped due to age. Also, I should have been more clear. After the bracket snapped I took it to my local garage where the mechanic welded it together for me, it then snapped, again, after 5 days...
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    W124 anti roll bar bracket keeps snapping in half?

    balge - Your photo is spot on, exactly the same as mines. It seems to me like these brackets are far too weak to withhold the strain of the cars body roll. I'm going to have a look at it tommorow, see if I can maybe weld the new bracket for extra strength.
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    W124 anti roll bar bracket keeps snapping in half?

    W124 230CE, last week the front anti roll bar bracket on the drivers side snapped clean in the middle. Any idea as to why this happened? As its abit of a mystery to me. Could it be that the tracking is off and the wheels are toed out?
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    230ce with a dissapointing overall check

    Apparently it passed first time and thier were no advisories at all on the mot pass sheet, which sounds very suspicious to me. However, I've booked it in at my local garage next week to get the manifold gasket and cam chain done, so hopefully that should keep the rattling and noise at bay. 4-8 I...
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    230ce with a dissapointing overall check

    Ok, after being fed up getting deafened by the engine noise I decided I'd put it in my local garage to give it a check over. This is the outcome. 1. General check - engine noise 2. The camchain is noisy 3. The exhaust noise is from number 4 cylinder on the exhaust manifold 4. Slight play in...
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    My new daily C124

    Haha yeah! They are a real good, cool car though. Where did you get your steering wheel about? It looks class!
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    My new daily C124

    trapperjohns right, both are bad for the rear screens, but only the sec is bad for the parcel shelf rusting. From what I've gathered its rusty arches that are the main culprit for these cars, thats why I was glad to see that the guy I bought this one from hadn't stuck those silly chrome arch...
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    My new daily C124

    Hi all, This is my first daily Mercedes I've owned. I had a 420 SEC last year but only had it to restore and then sold it on. I picked this up 3 weeks ago, for £650. It seems to be a good enough car so far, with a good history, years mot and 6 months tax. The bodyworks clean, not really got any...
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    C124 osf wheel hitting the arch on full lock

    Im going to get it up on ramps at the weekend and have a closer look. Yes brucemillar, its fitted with bilstein suspension, sagging at osf though think it must be the spring. Looks like it was fitted years ago and is now well past it ue by date. Only had the car 22 days and haven't had the time...
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    230ce clunking from top end?

    grober: I've had a look around the forums and it seems to me like the most related problem is the tappets. I shall have a closer look at the weekend though if it isn't chucking it down. I noticed your in Perth, any chance I could meet you and you can have a listen, see what you think? Im always...
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