Still learning this car- is this from the inside or outside of the car?

From inside. If you were sitting in the passenger seat, It'd be facing your right shin. Now that your tach is working by replacing the fuse, still not a bad idea to check if there is water in the EGR connector, which could have been the cause of the blown fuse in the first place.

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85 300D turbo pristine w 157k when purchased 167,870 July 2025
83 300 D turbo 297K runs great. SOLD!
83 240D 4 spd manual- parted out then junked

Thanks for the awesome replies everyone! Much appreciated.


Last night I put on the rear brakes as much as I could- realized I'm missing some copper washers for the calipers/brake lines. But done otherwise.

Started on the fronts again, they are close as well. I need to rewire the brake wear sensors and slap on the calipers and should be good to begin bleeding everything.

I was able to separate the rotor from the hub using the tire/breaker bar trick. Wow it was easy. I was blown away how poorly my brand new Craftsman impact wrench handled those bolts when I could undue them with almost no effort. Guess what's being returned to the store!

Looking forward to getting her on the road with brand new tires and brakes and feeling the difference.

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03' Honda S2000

Done otherwise means I have still have to get the washers. =)

Thanks though!

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Greg
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03' Honda S2000

BTW: The noob in the title is in reference to Mercedes, not cars in general =)

(Although I'm certainly no expert.)

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Greg
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85' 300TD
03' Honda S2000