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03-01-2017, 08:14 PM
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'05 W211 E320 CDI trailer hitch install
I purchased a Curt hitch for my CDI for around $140, including a 2" Euro Ball. The installation only took about 40 minutes total. The hitch bolts to the bumper shocks with U bolts, and also a tab on each side. The side holes needed to be drilled, and it was fairly easy to do. I drilled from the outside with a smaller drill, and finished the hole on the inside with a bit that worked for the 3/8 bolt. The wire bundle on the right needed to be moved out of the way, so it would not get damaged from the drill. I am planning to use it for towing a small trailer, which will never come close to the max rating of the hitch.
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 All Diesel Fleet 1985 R107 300SLD TURBODIESEL 2005 E320 CDI (daily) LOTS of parts for sale! EGR block kit http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/355250-sale-egr-delete-block-off-plate-kit.html 1985 CA emissions 617 owners- You Need This! Sanden style A/C Compressor Mounting Kit for your 616/ 617 For Sale + Install Inst. Sanden Instalation Guide (post 11): http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/367883-sanden-retrofit-installation-guide.html 
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03-01-2017, 08:43 PM
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Trailer wiring
I purchased a converter from a four light system (stop lights separate from turn signals) to a two light (turn and stop combined). I removed the plastic sill cover by removing the plastic rivets. I looked up a Youtube video for the wiring, but did it an easier way. It said to remove the side covers, but I was able to gain access to the wires without removing them. I used the wiring color code specified on the video. On the left side I tapped into three wires, and one for the right. I did not run the green wire all the way over to the right side to make the connection, as the factory wiring started out on the left side.
Color code: Converter Red= Black-Red tracer Converter Brown= Green-Blue tracer Converter Yellow= Green-Black tracer Converter Green= Blue-Black tracer I tucked the converter and extra wire behind the cover, and ran the trailer wire out below the sill cover. When I tow a trailer, I will just hang the wire over the sill, and close the trunk.
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All Diesel Fleet 1985 R107 300SLD TURBODIESEL 2005 E320 CDI (daily) LOTS of parts for sale! EGR block kit http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/355250-sale-egr-delete-block-off-plate-kit.html 1985 CA emissions 617 owners- You Need This! Sanden style A/C Compressor Mounting Kit for your 616/ 617 For Sale + Install Inst. Sanden Instalation Guide (post 11): http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/367883-sanden-retrofit-installation-guide.html
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03-03-2017, 02:14 AM
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Nice. I put similar on my 1985 300D by welding a 1.25" sq receiver to a cut-off Curt flat-bar hitch from the junkyard. Besides a trailer ball, easy to attach a bike carrier, etc.
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