New ML320 (W163) owner - parts car questions
 

Hello all,

Apologies in advance for the long post. I haven't written one of these in a while. Cut to the end for my actual parts car questions. I haven't posted here at the forums in a number of years as I sold my last Mercedes five years ago (1983 240D).

At the beginning of the month, I picked up a pretty beat 2002 ML320 (running and driving). It was originally part of a package deal with a 2003 ML320 parts car. It was an interesting deal, but too expensive for my tastes.

The cars lingered for a while and the seller broke the cars up into two sales. I went to look at the running 2002 and bought it immediately. I've been working on it slowly (mostly cosmetics so far) in my driveway this month as time allows (small children and weekend trips have eaten up time).

I started thinking about it more, and realized that the parts car would be a money-saver. I went to look at the parts car this week and bought it, too. In the end, because the cars had lingered a while, and the seller didn't want either anymore, I ended up getting them both cheap ($900 for the running 2002, $350 for the fully intact parts car).

The parts car is going to be delivered tomorrow. I'm going to take what I need, but I don't have storage space for all the parts and can't keep the parts car around long term. I also don't have the time to do a full partout (small kids and multiple car projects going on). Shipping will also be difficult.

Here's my actual question - what are the high-value, sought-after parts on a W163? I'm trying to prioritize what I'd sell, keep, and junk. As much as I'd like to keep the whole parts car around long-term, it's just not an option.

Shifter, modules, abs block, etc
Do a search for w163 on eBay and you’ll get a feel for it