What's the oldest part fitted to a current Merc?

[BTB 500]

Spotted a W124 part number on my 639 (new shape) Vito last night!

Anybody want to guess what it was?

Any other candidates for 'old part / new car' ?

 

[verytalldave]

Something to do with the registration plates?

Oldest parts in common use have got to be ordinary screws/nuts/washers.

 

[A210AMG]

wiper arm?

 

[renault12ts]

Engine?

 

[GRAV888]

Door handle.

 

[Rose Chap]

Driver?

 

[GRAV888]

Driver?

lol

 

[The Boss]

id say wheel bearing!

 

[GRAV888]

If you saw it, I guess it has to be on show, so how about rear view mirror?

 

[BTB 500]

If you saw it, I guess it has to be on show

Yes, I was talking about things that are actually marked with a visible part number (so that would exclude screws, washers, etc.)

so how about rear view mirror?

Nope!

 

[BTB 500]

Engine?

Cheek! No 124 ever had the fire-breathing lump that graces the underbonnet area of my Vito

 

[EDZ649]

Key?

 

[KillerHERTZ]

It has to be the spare wheel drum in the boot which is a W124 part...

 

[Meldrew2]

Wheel nut?

 

[BTB 500]

Wiper - no, the Vito has 2 (fitted with washer jets ) rather than the single big one.

Door handle - nope.

Key - no, the Vito has the normal modern 'transponder' one.

Wheel bearing - could be, but no easily visible part number!

Number plate mounting - ditto

Wheel nut - ditto

Spare wheel is in an under-slung carrier (just replaced under recall, actually!) so not that either.

 

[Meldrew2]

Dead fly on windscreen?


(this one is the great, great, great grandson of the W124 fly)


.

 

[BTB 500]

Lol

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Fuel filler cap/oil cap/radation cap?

 

[NewMB]

Hoses/pipes.

 

[DC_insider]

Lid of the windscreen washer reservoir?

I'm pretty sure the B-Class had one from a 124.