restoration

mercedes 300 e 24v sportline w124 for restoration on eBay (end time 20-Sep-10 20:32:10 BST)

Following on from my thread in new members I thought I'd post up a little thread about my brother in law's E220 estate. His BMW diesel has just bitten the dust, as they're wont to do. It gobbled up a swirl flap or two; game over. To be honest I'm pleased to see the back of it, horrible...

Found this very detailed thread on the restoration of a w124 300TE on another forum. ;) More pictures than you can shake a stick at. Documentation is patchy so interpreting what you are looking at can sometimes be difficult but a huge amount of visual info.:eek: Some very good links within...

Earlier today at a Barn Sale just up the road I took the plunge and bought an old two seater restoration project. She has some rust in the usual places but nothing I can’t tackle myself. She is an open top and although Mrs Ringway thinks I paid over the odd’s for this classic I think it’ll...

Anyone know anything on this subject? I have an old love seat frame (caning has gone) which I would like to re-cane but, prior to that, I need to clean and re-finish the wood. The item has no particular value; I just fancy doing it as a challenge. At a guess what would the original finish...

Hey, As the sun was out thought I'd make a start on restoring my headlight on the e430. Water leaking into the housing and then condensation. Stage one - Remove water and used a hair dryer into the unit. Stage two - Washed the outer plastic thoroughly and applied some polish Check...

Well having owned the car for a couple of weeks and following on from this thread: http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/general-discussion/84741-my-latest-aquisition.html I thought I'd get this project thread started so I can share all my forthcoming joys and troubles with you guys!:D I'm...

1981 Mini Clubman Estate. 1100cc. Blue with beige cloth interior. 74000 miles – none recently. Last on road about 1993 when it failed its MOT for rust in the floor and dry stored since. It’s on the DVLA computer and I have a new style V5C for it. Used as my daily driver in the late 80s/early...

I know, there will be lots of you out there falling abot laughing but I love this old car and I'm not ashamed. Well, a little bit possibly. Oh alright, I wear a balaclava when I drive it - seems right somehow :)

Hey there, I'm fairly new on the forum, and in fact fairly new to Mercedes ownership. In the last 14 months I have bought 3 classic Mercedes and only managed to have the heart to sell one. My other Mercedes Benz restoration thread is here...

Ive been following this for ages and its finally finished. Hats off to the bloke, and the guys at the garage the time and money thats gone into bringing it back to its former glory is amazing. Better put the kettle on its a long one. Mercedes Benz 190E 2.5-16 Complete Restoration...

Mercedes Benz 190E 2.5-16 Complete Restoration - Detailing World found this on another forum interesting

Driving along one day my accelerator pedal went through the floor. Ok so a little bit of rust has set in i thought. Stripped it back to find a hole around 6 inches large. Then stripped rubber gunk stuff applied at factory to find the inner arch mostly rotten... Then found the inner...

Sadly not my project but still what a restoration :eek: Mercedes Benz 190E 2.5-16 Complete Restoration - Detailing World

Well boys:After looking for a clean rustfree w124 e320,i found it very hard to find one with the spec i like.So i bought a w124 with a lovely spec and i`m going to do a full restoration,and full respray. If you see on the first pictures,that`s how i bought the car.After removing the wings and...

Bit of a distress call here! I've come into possession (legally and in line with the DVLA's rules) of an abandoned 1980V 450 SLC. It was left in the underground car park beneath my flat for about two years and is covered in dust. It was left open and was full of various receipts etc showing...

Anyone tried this, has several good write ups across the pond http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210-e-class/1462634-dropped-w210.html I have the W210 with acrylic front lenses which have misted quite badly, also the rear tail lights reversing clear plastic is off colour - Headlight Restoration...

Hi folks, New member here - joined a good while ago, but my Mercedes interest died down for a while! A bit about myself - I'm a lifetime car fanatic, I've spent stupid amounts of time on the things and I have overcome any boundaries to own what I want. I will admit now, and get it out of the...

Here is our families 1969 W108 280S Automatic, her name is 'Blanche' Left Hand Drive, and it has a somewhat intresting past. Having starting its life in on German Roads, it was used by the Jordanian Embassy to transport various digitaries for many years (note the OEM front flag pole ) It...

I found this thread on PistonHeads and thought I'd share it with you guys. This chap is doing a COMPLETE restoration on his 190E 2.5-16! It should be great to follow, and I have huge respect for people who undertake this kind of project. Good on him :thumb...