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Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 09-07-2012, 02:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,998
Posted By donbryce
Thanks guys. The "clean and jerk" did it. I doubt...

Thanks guys. The "clean and jerk" did it. I doubt it had been removed since it left the factory (54,000 mi '85 380SL).:)
Forum: Tech Help 09-05-2012, 03:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,541
Posted By donbryce
Sounds like a plan. PM me when you finish the job...

Sounds like a plan. PM me when you finish the job and we can work out a sale. Thanks.
Forum: Tech Help 08-31-2012, 09:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,541
Posted By donbryce
Still here Otto. Coincidentally, on my '86 560SL,...

Still here Otto. Coincidentally, on my '86 560SL, I just finished getting the A/C working, after about 10 years or more empty of refrigerant, and rebuilt the blower (cracked case and new motor). I...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 08-23-2012, 09:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,998
Posted By donbryce
A bit embarassed to ask this, but I'm dying to know...

I used to have a 'kinderseat' in my '86 560SL, but took it out and made a new plywood platform with kit-supplied carpet, like OEM. I didn't have an original to compare to or get measurments from at...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 05-08-2012, 09:35 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,595
Posted By donbryce
560SL Original 15" Wheels Set of 4 + lugbolts 7JX15H2 P#1264003002 $180.00 OBO

**SOLD*** These were on my 1986 560SL and replaced with aftermarket chrome rims. I believe they are original for the car. Part number 1264003002 is stamped on the inside. Will fit many W126 series...
Forum: Tech Help 10-15-2011, 02:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,283
Posted By donbryce
I once polished out a nasty windshield scratch...

I once polished out a nasty windshield scratch with cerium oxide powder mixed with water and a special hard pad using my drill. It removed the scratch, but made a shallow depression in the glass that...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 03-31-2011, 11:17 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,739
Posted By donbryce
To address your question, I welded up a support...

To address your question, I welded up a support cradle for the engine out of 1" box tubing. Once in place, car on jackstands, IIRC, I removed the brake calipers, the engine mounts/shocks, torsion...
Forum: Car Audio and Multimedia 01-30-2011, 11:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,895
Posted By donbryce
I had a PM from a fellow member with some...

I had a PM from a fellow member with some questions, so here are the answers for anyone interested.

1) on the inside of the enclosure, I see some black tape. Did you seal all the seams with tape?...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 12-08-2010, 09:33 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,276
Posted By donbryce
I had lots of fun doing my wheel bearings on my...

I had lots of fun doing my wheel bearings on my old (now sadly sold) '85 380SE, essentially the same bearings I think as yours. Here's the thread and the discussion of setting the clearance....
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale 09-24-2010, 10:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,592
Posted By donbryce
Bump

Still for sale, currently $2800.00CDN. What's happened to the value of these great old classic sedans? This is a 188,000 mile car with 70,000 miles on a rebuilt engine.
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale 08-19-2010, 09:52 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,592
Posted By donbryce
Bump to top - still for sale

Car is on EBay, price down to 3200.00 CDN. Not sure what the issue is, no inquiries at all.
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale 07-26-2010, 10:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,592
Posted By donbryce
1985 380SE in Canada under $4000.00

I posted my trusty old sedan on the trader and Kijiji sites. Here's the Kijiji link.
http://fredericton.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-1985-Mercedes-Benz-380SE-W0QQAdIdZ204338767 Current...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 06-28-2010, 05:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,463
Posted By donbryce
When I did my oiler tubes, there was at least 1...

When I did my oiler tubes, there was at least 1 of those brittle plastic connectors that disintegrated on removal, on each side, and several tiny pieces fell into the oil holes in the head :eek:...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 05-20-2010, 11:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,176
Posted By donbryce
Ditto with my install. I used an FM modulator...

Ditto with my install. I used an FM modulator hidden entirely in the consol behind the radio, the type that you just unplug the antenna lead from the back of the radio, plug it into the modulator,...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 05-17-2010, 09:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,316
Posted By donbryce
I got REAL lucky on EBay several years ago. My...

I got REAL lucky on EBay several years ago. My 560SL didn't have any visors when I got it - no mounting bars, just holes where they went and the plastic female end clips in the windshield header. One...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 04-21-2010, 11:32 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,711
Posted By donbryce
I ordered the kit from Topsonline, off EBay, this...

I ordered the kit from Topsonline, off EBay, this AM. I had been emailing back and forth with another supplier, but at the end, he wouldn't send a sample to Canada, and wanted me to tell him what the...
Forum: Detailing and Interior 04-20-2010, 10:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,135
Posted By donbryce
Did you use Leatherique? I've just ordered a...

Did you use Leatherique? I've just ordered a complete kit of their chemicals to try and restore my jumpseat (560SL). If so, any hints/caveats to pass along regarding Leatherique? BTW, outstanding job!
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 04-17-2010, 11:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,223
Posted By donbryce
Just a thought, but the steering linkage idler...

Just a thought, but the steering linkage idler arm has a rubber bushing in it that makes that sound when worn, telegraphs through the floor/dash sheet metal to that area behind the dash. Nothing to...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 04-11-2010, 10:59 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,497
Posted By donbryce
Well, you just undo the laces and.....If you mean...

Well, you just undo the laces and.....If you mean the trunk lid seal, it's a press fit in the channel, and I think glued in place with MB cement, which can be substituted with 3M or contact cement....
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 04-10-2010, 05:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,325
Posted By donbryce
Sorry no one has answered this yet. There are...

Sorry no one has answered this yet. There are nylon slide inserts that fit into the seat rails. It's been several years since I had my seats out, so I don't know if you could see them while they are...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 04-05-2010, 09:00 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,203
Posted By donbryce
Here's an old thread I posted on making your own....

Here's an old thread I posted on making your own. There are some clear shots of the small piece on my 560SL, probably much like yours...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 03-24-2010, 10:08 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,604
Posted By donbryce
Junkyards here DON'T have SL's, or Mercedes for...

Junkyards here DON'T have SL's, or Mercedes for that matter, but I see these occasionally on EBay, usually sold as 'custom' speaker enclosures (read, PO cut holes and now I'd like to make a buck on...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 03-23-2010, 07:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,604
Posted By donbryce
560SL rear package shelf and kinderseat carpet

I'm looking into buying a carpet kit off fleabay. Can anyone tell me if the wood rear package shelf carpeting is larger in area than the seatback of a fold-down seat, or if the shelf carpet piece...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 03-22-2010, 11:08 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,711
Posted By donbryce
I'm surprised no one else has chimed in by now....

I'm surprised no one else has chimed in by now. Surely others have bought kits and installed them? As an aside, the OEM floor mats appear to be getting harder to get, maybe no stock left at Mercedes....
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 03-14-2010, 01:40 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,711
Posted By donbryce
Carpet poll - spring is here! Time for a new project

I'm itching to get at my 560SL and replace the carpet. I found the following suppliers on EBay, and was wondering if there were any owners on the forum that had purchased from any of them and could...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 03-04-2010, 04:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,183
Posted By donbryce
I was of a similar mind on getting rid of it...

I was of a similar mind on getting rid of it too....until I nearly got rear-ended by a #@%^&* a**hole in a pickup while I was slowing down, signal flashing, to make a right turn off the highway....
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 03-04-2010, 10:08 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,183
Posted By donbryce
No. The 88 - 89 mounts on the rear of the deck...

No. The 88 - 89 mounts on the rear of the deck lid, as opposed to the 86 - 87 mounting at the front of the deck lid.
I installed a nice NOS 88 - 89 light on my '86 560SL, after the original...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 02-28-2010, 07:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,602
Posted By donbryce
Any chance you might have blown a fuse while...

Any chance you might have blown a fuse while doing the disconnect, like a momentary contact to ground? I could see the overhead light not working, but the radio should be a totally separate circuit...
Forum: Car Audio and Multimedia 01-11-2010, 03:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,491
Posted By donbryce
If you find the wire in the antenna plug that...

If you find the wire in the antenna plug that shows 12V with the ignition on, no voltage with the key off, and no change with radio on or off and antenna up or down, then that is how I wired mine in....
Forum: Car Audio and Multimedia 01-07-2010, 07:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,491
Posted By donbryce
Yes, that's how I connected it, so it powers up...

Yes, that's how I connected it, so it powers up when the car is running, but turns itself on when it senses voltage from the speakers. I've done this before when the Basslink was mounted in another...
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