From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #809 Reply-To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net Sender: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Errors-To: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Precedence: bulk diesel-benz-digest Tuesday, September 17 2002 Volume 01 : Number 809 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: need is a relative term... ;) SEAT ADVISE Re: SEAT ADVISE Head lamp advise Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 22:20:39 -0700 From: john Subject: need is a relative term... ;) At 05:04 AM 9/16/2002 +0000, diesel-benz-digest wrote: > (This car needs you, John.) >For the 15 or 20 bucks, CarFax could at least probably tell you what state >the vehicle was originally registered in. I refuse to support the FUD factor techniques of CarFax. I can find out where the car was registered originally by other means. A simple trip to a dealership can figure all that out. At least with a Jeep that's had any warranty work done. :) > (Your life will be complete with this car, John.) >And I know your disclaimer about rust in the northwest, but be sure to check >for it in the frame and suspension. > >Other than that, I would have to say for the record that I am completely >neutral on whether or not you should get this car. ;-) rofl... I want the car... but while white is better then other colors I'd prefer a light ivory creme... I didn't even test drive the car... but doing the math and hearing the wife object to me having two vehicles just doesn't work out... trying to reduce some short term debt from the J10 and computer projects, would be going backwards with the Benz... the cheap jeep I found today solves the problem and will actually be sold for more then I'm buying it in a few months. (the folks on the east side tend to sell their used cars pretty cheap... if you can find them at the right time, got lucky with this one, they'd just put it out on the street today!) Anyway...I'm sure the '85 is superb, but for $6k I'll have to pass right now... I'll be dumping more money into my J10 very soon... $650 for a bed cover, a grand in paint supplies, and so on... full frame off restoration... down to bare metal... my friend is such a painful perfectionist... :) This truck will outlast me, of that I'm certain. :) john - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 09:36:39 -0700 From: Scott Thompson Subject: SEAT ADVISE Hi, Does anyone have any advice on replacing the front seats in a '84 300D? (Redoing the springs, pads and upholstery vs. replacing with a junk yard find. ) Has anyone done either? Is there a good source for MB used parts in Western WA? I'm I dreaming in thinking I can find used seats in good shape for a car that old? If I go the "redoing" route through Performance parts ($550 per seat) is it a difficult procedure? Any advise is much appreciated. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 12:58:48 -0400 From: Michael Frank Subject: Re: SEAT ADVISE I did my seat bottoms a while back. It's pretty easy. You take the seats out of the car by undoing the screws that hold the tracks to the floor (also remove the bolts on the inner rails, they are covered by plastic caps). Undo all the electrical an vacuum connections before you lift the seats out. Remove the seat backs by undoing the obvious screws, I think you have to pry out some plastic plugs to find them all. Hold the seat bottoms upside down, and remove the runners by undoing the screws (you have to position the runners so the holes line up with the screws). You now have the seat bottom separated from everything else. The cover, be it MBTex or leather, has a border of cardboard sewn along the bottom which engages a notch that goes around the bottom of the spring. To undo this, put the seat bottom upside down on a piece of cardboard, put one knee on the bottom, and lean down with your full weight. This will compress the seat and take the tension off the springs, allowing you to undo the cardboard. Once this is unhooked, the cover comes right off,exposing the spring and pad. Installation is the reverse.... I didn't do the seat backs, but I think the procedure is similar. As for new vs used, I have my doubts about finding used springs, and forget about old foam. But depending on what's wrong with your seat, you may be able to salvage what you have. The springs, if detached, can be wired together, just be sure that no loose wire ends can poke through the seat material. While you can't resucitate old foam, sometimes you can add a thin piece of foam to fill in a sag. Mike Frank At 12:36 PM 9/16/02, Scott Thompson wrote: >Hi, > >Does anyone have any advice on replacing the front seats in a '84 300D? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:50:50 -0700 From: Scott Thompson Subject: Head lamp advise My wife has a terrable time with visiblity driving our 1984 300D at night. Is there a way to upgrade the quality/intensity of the headlights without stepping up to Xenon? ($500 is a bit steep for me) THANKS! ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #809 *********************************