C43 finally finished!! All mods done

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Amg82

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Hi guys I'll put up some pics in a while but I finally completed my c43,
I've had parts lying around for a while, but only got my rear blind from Germany last week , for 165 euros and about 30 emails confirming I would arrange courier to collect!!!

1. Dimming rear view mirror

Piss,

Take out dome light, ensure you can plug directly or u have wrong mirror,

Give the old one a good yank at angle, don't be scared to use force it's jus how it is

The new one is harder to put in, little tip put Vaseline all over spring before you try to push it back in


2. Illuminated visors, very straightforward once again take out dome light feed wires, from the centre out

Screw in new visors job done

3. Folding mirrors, I did not want blinking because for me personally everyone will porbably disagree they jus look to round and as if they weren't meant to be there.

I flukked a dimining drivers mirror off someone on eBay selling the set he didn't know it was dimming, got result pair for 70 quid

Loom ordered from merc

Switch had lying around

First I tested on my workbench and as said in a previous post polarity was reversed for drivers mirror to close, everything working fine, at this point I soldered the e class plugs on to my loom, green and yellow wires are for folding


Take off old mirrors

Passenger carpet drivers one just lift up headache taking it all out!

Door plastic sill

Door cards etc

Run wires through starting at centre

I realised here loom was a bit short, it maybe supposed to go to door module and from there to mirror, but I'm not doing it like that. Lol
So I found yellow and green wire and extended loom
It's just click on the mirror side your done!

There's an earth point on drivers Side under dash, which will be visible once carpet is to one side, earth done !

Used 12v lighter live for power and illumination of switch, th is probably not the correct method it should go to fuse box, I will have to do this later date, pissing down right bout now!

Job done regarding mounting the switch I'll explain at the end cheapest and easiest way to do

Rear blind

Finally I got it only taken about 2 years! I got the whole kit with shelf etc

Start from centre console run wiring, I connect in same manner as folding mirror loom, I had a 96 blind the switch for the wire is on passenger side, so I ran wire through passenger door trunking.

Got the wire upto back seats stop

Now remove base seat, piss 2 metal clips either side push em in out she comes
The hardest bit I found, removing headrest, please be careful, push plastic clips away with screw driver and keep pushing the headrest towards back window, if they've never been out before good luck! I started this job few days ago, but the headrest clip broke, I spent 3 hours pissing about lost the battle came home, next morning I thoughts about it if u break one sides clip open the other side push the rod out it will be hard because the stuck side won't let it go forward . Once out u can jiggle it about properly and should be out!

Remove seat I had split folding seats so was spared there!
Take out c pillars
Remove shelf, take your time taking out 3rd brake light wire awkward

I had to cut my original one cos the one I bought had no split seats holes, and mainly was an early velvety one, ps that's for sale if anyone wants it

I'm a carpenter by trade, this was piss.

Take out shelf
Get sharp jigsaw and Stanley knife
You will only be able to get jigsaw on 1 long cut, the other one I ran a blade down it , it was fine. There is an outline for blind on back side of shelf
However toward the ends the cut has to be made slightly wider so the ends of the blind can fit in

Nw make sure shelf is not tight round blind, u can only check this in car,
Place blind on rear deck, through the boot gently push the blind back as possible slightly do up the nuts, 10mm
Once secure place your shelf over it feeding the bulky lip of blind through slit in shelf
Very important test now! U may think gap is enough but when I compared to original shelf I had I realised gap should be at least 3-5 mm more. I tested it and blind was rubbing against bottom of shelf, remove once again, cut spec heck
Now you are happy take blind for final time
On the inside lip of blind is the groove in which a ball bearing type piece travels which will riase and lower blind, fill this up with Vaseline, get an artists brush and proper dab it in there nicely,

Put your car back together now the centre console
Luckily I had on to test first,
The best solution I have found is to use white pencil draw directly on the piece make sure your gaps are spot on once u r happy, using a small 2-2.5 drill bit drill slightly on inside of line all the way around, try and drill holes as close together as poss without the bit slipping, now ushering sharp Stanley go over outline , u should get one nice piece out take that out, methodically using a fine file workout way to edge putting in switch now and then to make sure it fits and operates and does not get stuck!,,

I'll put some pics up soon
Bless!,
 
lol
 
Sounding good so far very rewarding to upgrade your car
Thank full my 43 had all extras except rear blind wish I'm looking for

Looking forward to pictures

Did you ever come access the split arm rest for 202 I have only seen them in American
Nice touch also
 
Looks good but my interior is black the rear blind is blue also

Thank you so much I'll keep looking

Hope all is well how's your 43 going
 
Looks good but my interior is black the rear blind is blue also

Thank you so much I'll keep looking

Hope all is well how's your 43 going

hi horgantrevor

everything's ok with my c43, went to check her out today in my garage, all good thank god. :rock:

i'm not sure if stealer still sells cutout parcels today?
buy the used one and paint it black with aerosol can
when parcel shelves gets old they turn purple haze by sun.
if you paint it black it will look like new and you will also have all cutout holes

i'd go banans if you don't buy this full kit :bannana: :D
shipping from germany is very CHEEEEEEEEEEEEAP! :thumb:
it will cost you less than 50 euros shipped to your home, shipping cost from germany is very kind to your wallet
 
Hi yes urinating is essential!

Armrest I've seen on Internet but never for sale
 
did you put leds in your sunvisors?

cutout hole for blind switch came out nicely.
do you have a blind slack on one of the sides, the other mesh side is stretched?
can you take 2 photos of both sides?
thanks
 
brings back memories modding my c36, w202 is actually nice to work on.
 
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Like said earlier I had to cut
Parking (future mod)
Blind
and folding mirror switch
 
Hi I didn't put LEDs in visors, I received them like that I thought they were originally that type of light, maybe previous owner of visors may have

I do think the bling is Ever so slightly sagging one side. It not noticeable till u asked me to check for you lol

Wait for the weather to get better than I'll take photos all round
 
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