Here's my baby





I think I can beat your 4 126's in 7 years

'85 500SEL 9/00 to 3/01
'87 300SDL 1/01 to Present
'82 300SD 7/01 to 9/01
'86 420SEL 8/01 to 11/01
'91 350SD 3/02 to Present

Here is my previous W126

300 SE 1990

Folgado

93 S500

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Welp, here is "Mr. Bojangles"

Btw camowen, do you have any more pics of your W126? That is one sharp looking ride. I always wondered how AMG's looked on a W126, your car is the first i've seen with them, do you have a side shot? Thanks!



Btw...that stupid right whiper still gets stuck occasionally until I re-wash the windows. Anyone have a clue?

Yeah....get euro headlights complete with euro headlight wipers (and motors and body panels under the lights). A bit pricey...but will takes a few years off the car. And the light output/pattern is phenomenal.

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'86 420SE Euro
904 Midnight Blue, Gray Velour
Dad bought it new, now I own it.

"A Mercedes-Benz is like a fine wine, it only gets better with age."

Here's my 83 300Sd i'm doing a lot of work to it right now. Here it is

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W126 1983 300SD 286,000 miles and ticking
Baby blue exterior Grey MB tex
Recent work:
Replaced air cleaner mounting brackets and heat shields
Replaced alternator, fan and power steering belts
Replaced positive battery terminal
Replaced negative battery terminal and cord
New Duralast Battery

My car needs work.

I have an '88 420SEL which I got last year for my 17-year old daughter's first car -- a grandparent's trade-in at our local dealer with 75,000 miles on it which we fully refurbished (details at link below). She has driven it for a year and we use it for family road trips to keep the mileage down on our leased cars -- runs like a locomotive on the highway -- just back from a trip to Jekyll Island averaging 80MPH all the way.

We have put 16,000 happy miles on it but have switched her to a '93 190E Limited Edition with factory Sportline as she wanted something smaller and more maneuverable, so have decided to sell it as we have four cars (wife has an Infiniti QX4) and three drivers:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?postid=151202&t=4187#post151202

Will get some pix soon to add to post -- a great Southern rust-free fully-renovated 126.

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'98 C43 AMG
'88 420SEL
'93 190E Limited Edition (including factory Sportline package)

Yeah I have 1985 Mercedes 500SEL that's in not too great condition.
If you don't know what I'm talking about see this thread: thread

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1985 500SEL 124k miles
2001 Honda Civic EX

Here is a side pic of my 560 and a list of the mods I have done so far. The side pic was taken before the new rear lenses were fitted.

Clear front, side and rear indicators (markers)
Custom 3in exhaust with Remus rear muffler
17x7 and 17x8 AMG Monoblocks
Tinted windows
Remote locking
Illuminated door sills (to be fitted)
Matt black grill

To be done:
New stereo
Minor paint touchup
H&R springs and new Bilstein shocks

Mattman, Nice car where did you get the Taillights?

How much did they cost?

They are from www.hova.com. The site is swedish but they speak english so you can email them. The rears came with the lenses and the housing and seals however the seals were crappy and the housings were a poor replica so I fitted the lenses to my original housings.

Matt.

Matmann, your car looks awsome! Do the wheels change the ride much? How about the springs?

Here's a question for those of you who know a lot about the 126s - which cars came with the grill that has the gigantic three-pointed star in the middle (like you see on the SLs)? I saw a 420sel this weekend that had that kind of grill, but I don't remember ever seeing an SEL with that kind of grill before.

P.S. I test drove an '88 560SEL this weekend and was very impressed with the ride and power. On the other hand, it didn't have any maintainence history (even though it was being sold by the shop that allegedly worked on it for the previous owner), it needed new tires, turned or new rotors, and, strangest of all, the oil pressure gauge shuddered up and down wildly when I came off the highway and was waiting at the traffic light. I didn't like the looks of that, so I think I'll keep looking.

Greg
'84 300D

Hi Greg, yes there is a noticable difference in ride quality going from the 15's to the 17's however the looks more than make up for it in my opinion. Renewing the shocks and bushes would probably help restore a lot of the quality though. I haven't had the springs replaced yet, that's top of the list though to reduce the gap around the front wheels. The type of grill you are referring to is only available as an aftermarket fitment and in my opinion is a bit tacky. I think ************************ sells them.

Cheers
Matt.

Matt,. that is the nicest looking 126 I have seen on this role call. Nice lookin' car.

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1987 560 SEL
"A study in the Washington Post determined that women were better communicators than men, I just want to say to the authors of that study "Duh""

Thanks very much.

Cheers
Matt.

Heres my 126:
Future mods: new stereo, Europeans, Wald kit, Remus

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90 560SEL
H&R springs
17" Alba Frontiers
Cross drilled rotors
Magnaflow Cat
European Headlights
WALD front bumper
Keyless Entry
Burlwood shiftknob
Clear corners, taillights
Limo tint
2 JL 12W6's, JBL BP1200.1, Pioneer P8200R