hey guys (new member looking for help)

[CrysAk]

thanks again for that info grober

for anyone interested, i also have a custom grille on my car thats i havnt seen done before

avantagarde Grille inserts with the chrome dividers and grille surround colour coded with the car (i dont like chrome )
also sprayed teh inside of the headlights black, the faded grey plastic made it look a little dated, think it freshens it up nicely

 

[jaymanek]

looks good, but you will find that many have done the gril mod on here!

 

[Howard]

Here's one .... avantgarde grille on a pre-facelift w124 ... see my siggy ....

Also Chris, lose the orange bulbs in the indicators ... go for the chrome ones , they are pennies from Hellfrauds , you'll be amazed at how much better the car will look just with that little mod ...

It gets rid of the 'fried egg' look !!

 

[CrysAk]

haha yea i know what you mean but i HATE white indicaters (or are these just a coating and still show orange?), cant see ppl indicating at night, personally i think white indicators and the new HID lights should be banned, always blind me

will look into them if they still show orange ^^

regarding the grille i was talking more about ppl colour coding it ^^, seen lots of cars with the inserts, not so much colour coded

 

[jaymanek]

no they still blink orange, in fact mine blink more orange than the old orange ones..

 

[gurpz]

Heres what you realy need to get rid of the fried egg look, im shure KillerHertz wont mind me using his pictures as an example:

There the ones to go for - Philips SilverVision

 

[CrysAk]

does look alot cleaner .. will mean my car will be completely greyscale haha (minus the plates )

thanks guys ^^ will pop down after work today

 

[gurpz]

Its deffinatly a good buy and im shure you wont regret it, dont forget to take a before and after pic like KillerHertz did

 

[timskemp]

Indicator lamps (bulbs) are cheaper from your dealer than from Halfrauds and they're more silvery.

B66800040 is the code to order, come as a pair in a nice mercedes box for about 11 quid. My photos are with the old lamps - will get some with the new ones next time I give the car a good clean (will be a couple of weeks as am on building sites next week!)

 

[TonyVianoAmbiente]

Would a 190E 2.6 engine and gearbox transplant easily?

I ask because, before I bought my E300 Diesel, I test drove a 190E 2.6 and it was a fine car, with excellent torque giving strong acceleration and very relaxed cruising ability.

It would probably use a lot less fuel than a turbo'd 230 with comparable performance and no turbo lag.

 

[CrysAk]

should fit ok , but seein as i already got the turbo, i want to fit that ^^ , + i want the car to be something different , and theres not too many turboed 190es in the UK , let alone turboed 8valves, will be nice to pull alongside a cossy 190e at the pod and see it have a run for its money against a smaller engine ^^

im not after speed, i just want something no-one else has on the road

oh and the turbo was specificly made for the 190e 8v , no damage to the engine, and very small lagg , kicks in at 3000 rpm

 

[Dieselman]

Chris
Do a search for Koolvin's Mossleman upgrade. It was cracking.

 

[CrysAk]

wow nice thread thanks for that ^^