ThePog Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share Posted July 4, 2010 Dehumidifier works a treat, has pulled out a fair amount of moisture, doesn't fog up now. ****Ladaspeed top tip**** Dehumidifiers don't work at -2 degrees. Central locking stopped working after I unlocked using the passenger side, position switch obviously fucked. Unplugged it and all is well now although the passenger side is no longer a master. During the hunt for the fault I uncovered the vac pump for the central locking, and it was pretty obvious how all that shit worked, so $35 later and some dicking around it now has keyless entry.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 Got a full valet done, now smells like an industrial chemical factory, plus it has a bonus extra few litres of water in it. Has dried out a fair bit since I had it done, but still feels pretty wet under the carpets etc. Just borrowed a proper dehumidifier off horse25 and has already pulled a 1/4 liter out - thanks David.... Have sourced some genuine merc Hatch struts after some sifting around - first price $450, second price $320, third price $160. Should get those this week which I am looking forward too as that hatch weighs a frigging ton and my kids insist that they sit in the back 6/7 seats when we go out in it. Back is fucked enough as it is without that to contribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombsquad Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 my kids insist that they sit in the back 6/7 seats when we go out in it. How could you not want to sit there?? hell if i was you id be sitting back there and making the missus/chauffeur drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 Have had the dehumidifier running in it every night, it has mostly stopped smelling like a P lab and is now a fairly pleasant place to be. Sweet jaycar speakers have both stopped working - I suspect wet from the valet. Probably just spend another $25 to fix that. Had to pull the drivers seat out and reweld the bit I had previously fixed, a daily dose of 115kg fat cunt will soon show up the weakness of any chair. Have discovered it puffs a wee bit of blue under heavy acceleration, has done 345000 kms so I can live with that. Dont actually want that to be the case but meh. Dude i bought it off has a spare engine if it gets out of hand. I know I am on to a winner here as the wife has suggested it could be her car and I can drive her Caldina. Right. Still don't really know if i am going to keep it, but what the fuck else is there that is; 1. Rear wheel drive 2. A wagon 3. Grunty 4. Cheap as fuck 5. If not actually stylish then at least not common/generic 6. Lux with a capital L Also when you drive it you feel vastly superior to everyone, even other merc drivers - you have what they have but they paid $150k, you paid $3k haha dipshits Fantasizing about lexus V8's, but I do that about most cars i have owned. Can't see it as there is a massive chunk of steering componentry in the way of the exhaust Going to sell the Hilux now, then sell this if it annoys me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Is it awful on gas? I feel you may have covered this but have neither the mental strength nor inclination to click on the previous page I fucking want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 18mpg if I drive like a dick. Mostly I drive like a dick. Actually I am generally a dick, not just driving. I own a company and have a fuel card though so sort of irrelevantish, probably wouldn't want to have to pay it personally though. One of the other owners has a newish Pajero that uses about the same amount of fuel so fuck it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 So having nearly sorted the water issues with massive dehumidifier action it rained and I find a centimeter of water in the drivers footwell. Fuck you mercedes benz. Have traced this to one of the two drains for the windscreen in the center by the wiper mech. Will effect an awesome cure tomorrow with garden hose and silicone. I will post photos for judgements of my personal rangi grading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 More rain, more water. Fortunately considerably less than previous so my repairs have been 75% effective. Windscreen wiper mech is fucked, dude i bought it off had 'fixed' it. Still works but makes a bad sound when wiping and sort of jams. Bought another off TM $125 will sort it this weekend + bonus silicone around the windscreen and drains while all the plack shit is off for the wiper replacement action. Still pulling water out of it with the dehumidifier every night, I expect there is some little gremlin cunt who lives in the spare wheel or something who puts the hose through the window at 4am just to piss me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 So I replaced the wiper assembly, all sweet. While there i missioned the drainage system, fuck the romans and their aquaduct bullshit this was epic compared to that shit. So then it rained and fuck me if there was not EVEN MORE water in the frigging footwell. Much much unhappiness and a serious poke around revealed a patch of floor consisting of entirely underseal devoid of any actual metal metal right by the throttle pedal mount, which without the carpet and shit holding it in place was flailing around like a male strippers cock at a hen night. The beauty and justice of it is that the improved drainage was now directing ALL of the water runoff right into the car through the hole rather than just some of it. Fortunately the hole was localised in this area and I cut a 75mm square hole to get rid of the rust and welded in a new patch in a fucking trice. All is mint so far. I also went to Tekapo with the family this weekend gone which driving-wise was mostly uneventful. A small issue with a surge at road speed was the only worry, but not enough to stress about. Overtaking is epic in this thing, it just chocks down a gear and you are doing 140kph before you have even got alongside whatever you are passing. Must be devastating for those on the receiving end of that shit. Achieved a rather pleasing 25.2 miles per gallon. Here is proof that I tell no lies - a truly average cellphone pic highlighting very few of the things I love about this car while artfully positioned aligned to the paint marks in a carpark in Tekapo itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I fixed the leaks for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 Stop that shit. I have been distracted all day now. Have done some research now, cutties in the front, wind down the self levelling in the rear - done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 You make it sound so easy, like you have the weekend set aside to lower this. Don't let us down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 Need internal spring compressors so I can cut the fronts without removing them which looks to be a mission. The height and wheels on this are working for me; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBreeze Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Did I see this parked outside Scott Tech the other day? Peered out the design office and looked down and saw a green W124 wagon like this and thought there can't be many in ChCh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 When I had my mercedes, I put full length VK commodore springs in the front and rear and they were captive, and lowered it perfectly - that was a 1972 230 merc though And yea fronts were absolute cunt to do! The front springs are pretty much sheilded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 Did I see this parked outside Scott Tech the other day? Peered out the design office and looked down and saw a green W124 wagon like this and thought there can't be many in ChCh... Yea that was me, was there talking to Damon about design work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 DOOOOO IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 oh hai, saw you/you saw me today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 Ha I was like 'hmm tidy chevette, looks like it has some wide steels or something - must be OS...' BOOM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 haha I was like, hmm green merc wagon. that guys staring at me. oh wait, BOOM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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