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I recently came across Fraubenz who has a big stock of parts for older mercs. She may well have what you want. https://www.fraubenz.com She is also listed as 'Classictreats' on eBay.

So, called up Speedy Cables to chase the repair and was quoted by Darren £30 + VAT+ postage which seemed ok so I gave the go-ahead. It looks like this particular chapter in my w124 ownership story is drawing to a close...except the fuel economy on the way to Cornwall seemed awful. Appeared to...

Hi All Cable(s) sourced and installed. Car up and running again and all good. I now have two good cables one of which is on the car and a third (the original) at 'speedy cables'. They are not replying to my enquiries even though they acknowledged receipt of the broken cable. I have asked...

I might have found one in a breakers yard. £130! Also the number on the unit itself says 1243007430. I can find these online in Japan...They have a few RHD 124s over there. I also spoke to Edinburgh MB parts. Very helpful. 7330 & 7430 are RHD. 7130 & 7230 are LHD... But none available...

Venhill can't do it. Cable-tec tell me to send it in to them and they'll let me know. Waiting to hear back from Speedy Cables. This is turning out to be a pain in the ****. This car has been mostly trouble free motoring for the 12 years I've had it. I hope that I'm not going to be searching...

7230 and 7430 both click through to a page where they can be ordered. The other 2 7130 and 7330 (my number) are both unavailable. You could be right about the 5 spd. They are rarer and more likely to have things discontinued maybe? I will make some calls tomorrow and see if I can move this on a...

Thanks. I am waiting to hear back from those guys. Hopefully they will know which will fit.

Hi all Thanks for advice. Still no luck and too busy to pull the cable out at the mo. Checked out Speedy Cables and they look likely. Got back to my MB parts guy and he found nothing. Will try Edinburgh MB. I would rather fit a new part but suspect I will have to repair the old one. I’m still...

Hi All My old car left me stranded by the M25 on Tuesday. The throttle cable snapped. After several hours I managed to get recovered back to Brighton and set about ordering up a new cable to fit. BUT...according to my parts guy at MB Brighton, the cable (A124 300 7330) is no longer made by...

Newer mercs probably are better in most respects and certainly more efficient! But having just returned from a 2000 mile trip to the Med and back in my 96 E280 estate (with 310000 miles) I can say older mercs still do a job - and very well too! I'm just glad I got my A/C fixed before I went...

Thanks for that. My back box blew out today so I will buy the diesel box and fit it - I'll report back. Made a horrible noise when it blew that I thought was something much more serious. But it kept on running so I slowly deduced it wasn't terminal. She lives on. See picture for burst...

Hi All Will a backbox (A1244918801) for a w124 300TD estate fit a w124 e280 estate? Part numbers are different (A124 491 03 00 for the petrol) They look exactly the same! But will they fit?? And if it does fit, will a diesel silencer have any effect on the petrol motor? Surely not. Its...

Hi All A quick follow up to my earlier problem and how it was resolved...and some pictures of a recent job I did on the car. So in short, I changed the fuel filter and the plugs and the fault has gone away. The motor is now running super smooth with none of the hesitation that I described...

So, from Mercedes Brighton the A124 440 3433 loom is £691+VAT before discount. £649 + VAT after 6% discount which is the maximum that the system would allow...They can get it next day. Found these guys in Bulgaria instalaciqmb.alle.bg who rebuild looms for less than £300. You need to...

I think you're right Bellow. When I get a moment I will fish out the throttle body and have a look. I've a can of throttle cleaner somewhere. Maybe send it off to Sileck for a rewire... Haven't heard back from Merc yet re the loom price. I'll call em up tomorrow. I'll set about it on the...

Rear window seals just sold on eBay. £75 for the pair. The coffers are filling...

Thanks all I might try getting the throttle body rewired and cleaned first. That might cure it and save me £450+VAT! - But I know the loom is on the fritz - sections needed repairing when head gasket was done a while back. So it'll have to be done sooner or later if I am to keep the car. I've...

I get 10% at merc but they stubbornly won't go any higher despite my requests. I emailed merc to get a price. I'll let you know what they say... I need to sell some parts that I have lying around. If anyone's interested: Rear cargo side windows x2 Rear cargo window seals x2 Hirshman Auta...

I tried to make one of those blink testers a while back, but like I said, electrics are a bit of a mystery to me and it never worked. It is the original loom. Its 26th birthday, according to the sticker on the wire, will be on 15 Nov this year! Pretty good eh? But I can't afford to get it...