E500 Limited

[grober]

Many Mods Required.

Here are some pictures of what's involved. Changes to the secondary bulkhead plus the cross member and that's on a LHD car for starters. http://www.motorwerksgroup.com/p8/
That doesn't include modifications to the exhaust system, the rear end, suspension and brakes. If it was an easy engine swap there would be lots of them around I'm sure.

 

[janner]

Last time I spoke to Ian he seemed to think that the steering box could be ditched in favour of a rack and pinion system from another Merc (W210?).
Would be a great project.

 

[grober]

the brochure

Here's a link to the E500 Limited brochure. Takes a second or two to load enjoy. http://www.w124performance.com/docs/mb/articles/E500_Limited_brochure.pdf

 

[Ian B Walker]

I think you have to modify the engine bay and transmission tunnel for the V8s though.

Yep, you do

Plus brake and suspension upgrades?

Pretty sure Porsche tweaked the suspension on the 500E / E500.

Goes without saying

Last time I spoke to Ian he seemed to think that the steering box could be ditched in favour of a rack and pinion system from another Merc (W210?).
Would be a great project.

That fits. My original post on this subject was slightly tongue in cheek. It is possible however lots of fettling is required. Note to self, must work this out properly

 

[500E]

To those interested...I just spoke to the owner of the car...

He said...its done 320,000km, new engine and reconditioned gearbox in 2002, few scratches around bodywork (nothing serious) with rust spot at ariel mast and rear light...Good condition throughout...very quick etc etc.

Its a german spec, original E500 Limited and I think its two owners since it came to the UK. The owner is currently away until Sunday so I think viewing will be difficult.

If you see the photos, the drivers seat looks very worn and has even changed colour. The rims are NOT original. The door sills, birdseye wood trim and seat colours link this vehicle to being an original E500 Limited.

The registration date is November 1994. The Climate blows ice cold. He said all toys work as they should. The headlights are E500 original (most get changed to the normal W124 ones).

It would be nice to have the VIN to be able to find out the original options and delivery information of the car...Can anyone obtain this from the reg? M500 DTM?

 

[grober]

If you see the photos, the drivers seat looks very worn and has even changed colour. The rims are NOT original. The door sills, birdseye wood trim and seat colours link this vehicle to being an original E500 Limited. It would be nice to have the VIN to be able to find out the original options and delivery information of the car...Can anyone obtain this from the reg? M500 DTM?

Ironically the special seat trim for the E500 is known to be of poorer quality and prone to wear in comparison to the original 500E seats. go figure.

 

[maggot]

To those interested...I just spoke to the owner of the car...

He said...its done 320,000km, new engine and reconditioned gearbox in 2002, few scratches around bodywork (nothing serious) with rust spot at ariel mast and rear light...Good condition throughout...very quick etc etc.

Its a german spec, original E500 Limited and I think its two owners since it came to the UK. The owner is currently away until Sunday so I think viewing will be difficult.

If you see the photos, the drivers seat looks very worn and has even changed colour. The rims are NOT original. The door sills, birdseye wood trim and seat colours link this vehicle to being an original E500 Limited.

The registration date is November 1994. The Climate blows ice cold. He said all toys work as they should. The headlights are E500 original (most get changed to the normal W124 ones).

It would be nice to have the VIN to be able to find out the original options and delivery information of the car...Can anyone obtain this from the reg? M500 DTM?

Glad to see he's following the time honoured tradition of poor feedback rated ebayer's and going away until the listing is over !

 

[500E]

I personally think the E500 Limited interior is quite ugly compared to the original E500/500E sportline interior...

 

[BTB 500]

It would be nice to have the VIN

WDBR40361C205801

First registered 01 10 2006, year of manufacture 1994.

 

[maggot]

"Error, Vin must contain 17 symbols"...........D'oh !

 

[grober]

Vin should read WDB1240361C****** FOR W124 500s

 

[grober]

VIN WDB1240361C205801
Plant 50
Model E500
Chassis 1240361C205801
Engine 119974 12 010456
Transmission 722370 04 048456
Tyres
Primary MICHELIN
Order 0 5 293 06399
Heating 0429200333
Lights HELLA
Wiper BOSCH
Cab 00000
Delivery date 12.12.94
Dealer company vehicle (293)
Interior leather black+grey (288)
Paint
009 saphire black metalllic (с 01.01.1993)
Options
032 Unknown code
241 left front seat electrically adjustable with memory feature. only applicable to w 210 when installed in conjunction with code 275. (с 01.03.1983)
242 right front seat electrically adjustable with memory feature. only applicable to series w 210 when installed in conjunction with code 275. (с 01.03.1983)
249 automatically dipping inside rear view mirror (с 01.06.1990)
305 dust filter (с 01.11.1990)
412 electric sliding roof with tilting device (с 01.07.1983)
441 steering column, electrically adjustable, W202 manually adjustable (с 01.07.1984)
540 roller blind, electric, for rear window (с 01.05.1985)
551 anti-theft warning system (с 01.11.1978 по 31.03.1998)
570 folding armrest front w202/210 stowage box front with armrest (с 01.04.1970)
front folding armrest w202 - housing at front with armrest
581 automatic climate control (с 01.01.1977)
620 emission control system
vehicles with catalyst technique (с 01.03.1985)
658 light alloy wheels EVO II (E500 limited) (с 01.10.1994)
682 fire extinguisher (с 01.04.1970)
732 birdseye maple wood trim, black (с 01.11.1993)
810 loudspeaker, sound package
sound package (bose) (с 01.12.1986)
819 CD changer - alpine - in trunk (с 31.07.1992)
866 Technical changes of modelling year 1995 (с 01.01.1994 по 19.10.1997)
873 seat heater for left and right front seats (с 01.02.1984)
882 passenger compartment protection/towing-off protection (with anti-theft warning system only) (с 01.07.1993)
884 trunk lid additional locking mechanism (hzs) (с 01.10.1989)
885 locking system with infrared remote control and immobilizer (с 01.10.1993)
880 - with immobiliser
958 central cover for amber headlamps and tell-tale lamp
special model (limited version) (с 01.10.1993 по 31.12.1995)

 

[500E]

It made 6000pounds, too expensive? Looks pretty tired to me...

 

[Will]

I'd say that £6K makes it a quite attractive buy.

In fact, I'd say that was cheap

Will

 

[KLP 92]

I thought it was a reasonable price considering it was a LTD edition. If it was on 50k less miles i would have had a bid.

 

[500E]

But 320,000km, part history, rebuilt parts, some rust and tired interior?? Car doesnt have standard alloys either...

Rather pay a little more, buy a normal 500E and get something you wont have to plough a tonne of money onto...

But, recently, the E500's have risen in price, so I guess it might be a good buy. Would be nice to see it restored to its former glory - it would be beautiful!

 

[MrMotul]

I agree with 500E, it looks pretty Tired to me too, Although I would say £6000 is not a bad price, maybe because I got an E500 Ltd done 315000kms and I paid a lot more than that for it, However, there are Cars, and Good Cars (I hope)

 

[maggot]

But 320,000km, part history, rebuilt parts, some rust and tired interior?? Car doesnt have standard alloys either...

Rather pay a little more, buy a normal 500E and get something you wont have to plough a tonne of money onto...

But, recently, the E500's have risen in price, so I guess it might be a good buy. Would be nice to see it restored to its former glory - it would be beautiful!

May not even have gone.........buyer with one transaction in the past 3 years comes out of the woodwork to buy a 6k Merc.........could happen, but a little odd perhaps. Maybe he was waiting for a Ltd to come up ?

 

[MrMotul]

Plus the fact that there were only 500 of these made, so they will become more Rare as the time goes by...

Regards,

Terry.