As y'all may know, I'm a member of the Mercedes Benz Club of America, North Texas Chapter. Today we had a DIY/ Tech Session at Park Place Mercedes in Dallas. Not only were there certified MB techs on hand to give advice, the parts department had a special Wholesale price for MBCA members that paid the $10 entry fee.


With that said, y'all may also know of my on going "restoration" of my 300D. Putting 2 and 2 together you may have come to the conclusion that I bought a few little things to help my "restoration" along. And you'd be correct, but the list of little things is the kicker.

I spent $2956.80 in the course of 2 hours buying all those "little things" I needed for my car, plus I forgot a few things

Here's the basic list of my parts (I'm focusing on the mechanicals of the car right now):

Exhaust: down pipe, Intermediate pipe , Muffler

Engine: Oil Pan, Oil Pan Gasket, 5 glow plugs, upgraded Breater Tube, 2 gallons Anti Freeze, 000-989-10-25 (Citric Acid, for cleaning out the lime build up, mix a 10% solution to clean it out)
3 Oil Filters, 2 Air Filters, Radiator Cap, Mono Valve Magnet

Suspension: 4 Trailing Arm Bushings, 2 Subframe Mount Bushings, 2 rear shocks, 2 rear springs, Idler Arm Bushings

Brake System: 4 rotors, 2 front brake calipers, rear brake pads, all 4 wheel bearings, wheel bearing greese, that goop for the brake pads, 4 brake lines.

Weather Stripping: Front and Back Windshields, all 4 doors

Other: 5 center caps, Hamburg City Shield grille badge.


I forgot/ didn't purchase: Steering Box (got the # for some one that rebuilds em), Drive Belts, Right Rear Power Window Motor.



I think I need help, my addiction got the better of me, it's sad. Is there a MBA (Mercedes-Benz Anoynmous) chapter in the DFW area by chance?

Either way, I got a weekend project till May.

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2005 Audi A4 1.8T CVT -Silver/Black "Siegfried"

1982 300D - Silver/Blue "Ralph" -For Sale:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=852260

1989 VW Diesel Jetta Blue/Blue "Bodo" RIP