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    W210 Avantgarde wood trim

    Avantegarde & AMG spec use birds eye wood unless retro fitted or otherwise specified when ordered.
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    Bonnet Star nicked

    i've had my cars tanned over five times in the last year and half. To make matters worse i only got peanuts for insurance and lost ££££. Im interested in meeting these people, so i have put a camera which looks onto the drive. If anyone goes near the cars, chances are they will trigger the PIR...
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    Aaaarrgghhhh Head Gaskets gone....

    If you have to leave the car outside with the head off, try getting some cheap grease. If you coat the pistons etc in a layer of grease, it will capture all the bits of debris which will get blown in there. Also, and for good measure, get a few bin bags and cover the top of the block. A few...
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    Aaaarrgghhhh Head Gaskets gone....

    For me head gaskets are a nightmare. I needed a new head gasket, exhaust manifold to head gasket (s), inlet gaskets for the plenum to head, new rocker cover gasket, oil, oil filter, oil sump plug washer, new head bolts, torx bit to undo headbolts, one 'power bar' to get leverage to undo...
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    RAC Trackstar and Safe Speed.

    dont know kinky. I think the trackstar system in a car may 'speak', or have the ability to speak with trackstar HQ. Just like if someone takes your car without putting a key in the ignition. If thats the case, then i dont see why the RAC cant download the latest gatso locations on a regular...
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    If your 210 is looking stale...

    Then give this company a call, they modify w210 E's to look like w211's. Have'nt formed an opinion yet, but this is interesting stuff. They do other MB's as well http://www.vhtuning.be/ Zip
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    RAC Trackstar and Safe Speed.

    Can fit this in quotes sorry. "A new, improved and cheaper satellite system to track stolen cars has been launched by RAC Trackstar. Called RAC Trackstar Plus, the set-up costs £351 plus fitting with an annual subscription of £120. That's £150 less for installation and £60 less a year...
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    DVLA Rule

    just checked the DVLA site [http://www.dvla.gov.uk/newrules/car_tax.htm] and there is no grace period mentioned. I too have heard that you are allowed 14 days grace, before they 'do you'. .......................... indeed http://www.instructor.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/oct2002.htm "There...
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    Your old car checker

    you just saved me some cash. I thought my car was 6 years old and needed a big beastly service. Date manufactured 31 December 1998 Thanks indeed! Zip
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    Best types of oil ! recommendations...

    cheers for the tip tigger about the mobil 1. I have got the 240 v6 engine in my w210 which takes 8 litres of oil. The 320 v6 takes the same capacity oil as well. At £40 for four litres of mobil 1 0w 40 + oil filter, im looking at over £80 for a DIY oil change. My MB dealer does a full oil...
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    retrofitting components

    :crazy: im currently researching what command model i should be using in my 98, and any attempt at an install is way off in the future. Thanks steve for the info. I have read your command install page many times in the past, and its been handy But How do you read a non A163...
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    retrofitting components

    thanks folks non canbus ML is it then!
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    retrofitting components

    When i get command, i would like the most versatile version with the most features. for example i would like to run my phone through command like i do with my current sony headunit and also maybe fit a multi function steering wheel. If my 98 w210 is capabable of firing signals into command...
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    retrofitting components

    hello all I've got a 98 w210 and want to fit a few more gadgets in the cabin. First of all, on p61-64 of my interior manual, there is a gadget called an Auxiliary heater. This heater module, is an electronic device which can be programmed to start the heater in the morning etc. This device...
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    W210 Very Noisy Engine!!!!

    try a product called TFR (traffic film remover) which is stocked by partco. This is an excellent detergent and will totally strip away grease etc. If you wrap your engine electronics, like ecu, in clingfilm and cover the engine in TFR then blast away with a jet washer, it will leave your engine...
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    w210 information CD

    sorry steve, i lifted that link from another mb forum and it came as a single item and not part of any 'model library'. That said, on my mission for a free workshop manual, i did come accross a site which lists 'copies' of technical information CD's for most mb models. However you have to pay...
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    is power washing wheels safe?

    i bought a powerwasher for peanuts from B&Q at the weekend, so i could blast away the brake dust crap from my wheels. however, is it safe to to do this on the wheels, as i have just read that the alloy wheels are painted? zip
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    w210 information CD

    This is a link to a w210 information CD. dont know abouts its usefulness, but its interesting. http://www.edsoto.com/ Anyone know where i can get a copy of the workshop manual for pre 00 w210's? zip
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    Lothians

    try howard johnston cars 0131-553-6276. There based in leith and sell used / import mercs. I've bought two cars from them, and they are sound. cheers
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