damaged w124 loom

[bieny]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320334532084

 

[janner]

Who the hell is going to buy that?

 

[andy_k]

someone who wants a loom to repair without having to take their own car off the road for a couple of weeks whilst they do it?

The plugs alone are worth a fair few quid if you are repairing/creating a loom from scratch

 

[gt-83]

part of my job involves a bit of panel wiring, and while i need a new loom (or will do) i grudge the £600 for a new one, ive thought it would be a doddle if i had the plugs and pattern to follow, so this could be the answer, thing is will it fit my later model

 

[Druk]

I've done this job before (taken an old loom and rewired it) and most of the plugs are factory heat-sealed to themselves. They have to be opened with a Dremel with a wood blade then re-sealed using Sikoflex sealant. This includes the three important coil pack plugs. Perversley the CP plugs from an R129 320 are dismantleable but cost over £30 each from Merc .
Also the short length of the harness that goes from the 'neck' in the cambox to the coils is a rubber moulding with the three trigger wires and the large +pos feed heat-sealed therein. If anybodys interested I have some pics of what I did. It certainly isn't a straightforward undo-solder-redo job. If you have cruise and the donor car doesn't the loom is different.

 

[gt-83]

perhaps i meant......would be a challenge if i had the plugs and pattern

 

[bieny]

99p bargain!

 

[big x]

I've done this job before (taken an old loom and rewired it) and most of the plugs are factory heat-sealed to themselves. They have to be opened with a Dremel with a wood blade then re-sealed using Sikoflex sealant. This includes the three important coil pack plugs. Perversley the CP plugs from an R129 320 are dismantleable but cost over £30 each from Merc .
Also the short length of the harness that goes from the 'neck' in the cambox to the coils is a rubber moulding with the three trigger wires and the large +pos feed heat-sealed therein. If anybodys interested I have some pics of what I did. It certainly isn't a straightforward undo-solder-redo job. If you have cruise and the donor car doesn't the loom is different.

Ah... a man who knows what he is doing. Do you know of any other makes that suffer disintegrating looms or is this problem Mercedes specific ?
I've been driving older BMWs for 20 years and can't recall a single wiring problem.

 

[dino645]

BM's don't suffer these type of problems. Quite frankly MBZ should be ashamed that they sell the replacement parts - which are presumably STILL biodegradeable (having just replaced loom)!

MBZ has gone down hill as far as I am concerned. Rang up my local dealer today at about 12.45 and hung up as I was on hold for 2 mins. Called back later and no response as they were having a nice 1 hour lunch. Didn't bother returning my call at all.

If they didn't produce good cars, I'd hate them!

 

[Vlad]

The replacement looms do not use the same insulation material as the originals.

 

[Dave Lewis]

BM's don't suffer these type of problems. Quite frankly MBZ should be ashamed that they sell the replacement parts - which are presumably STILL biodegradeable (having just replaced loom)!

Replacement loom is not the same, ie not biodegradable. This problem also affects some Jags, and also a huge number of Boeing aircraft
Having to spend £600 for a one-off fix on a car that's at least 13 years old is quite acceptable in my opinion. Plus there's been plenty of information available for this problem for the last few years, so little excuse for prospective buyers being unaware that it could be an issue.

 

[Dieselman]

You can buy the plugs and pins from either MB or Bosch dealers. Bosch would be cheaper, I suspect.