[W126 Coupe] RE: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 18, Issue 5

Mon Apr 10 21:46:52 EDT 2006

Ken,

I saw those on the UK ebay sight and they look just like the one that I put 
in my SEC.

Contact the seller and ask him to verify that he has the correct shifter 
knob for you car. If I remember correctly, the model years the shifter can 
be used on are clearly labeled on the box.

Regards,
Axel J. Wulff
610-731-5453 Cellular
610-572-4611 Home

>From: "ken hogan" <statru at msn.com>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] RE: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 18, Issue 5
>Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:37:09 -0400
>
>Hi Axel,
>Just purchased a 91 560 sec. Want to order a burlwood knob. Saw one online 
>foer 39.99 from the united kingdom. What do you think?
>
>Thanx Ken
>
>
>>From: "Axel Wulff" <axelwulff at hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] RE: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 18, Issue 5
>>Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:07:17 -0400
>>
>>In order to replace the gearshift know you need to do the following:
>>
>>1. Remove the ashtray.
>>2. Remove the coing tray below the ashtray.
>>3. Remove the plastic frame surrounding the gear knob.
>>4. Slide the wood forward and lift it up.
>>5. Carefully remove all the connectors from all the switches and put the 
>>wood aside.
>>6. Remove the screws attaching the plastic shifter gate.
>>7. Get a 15 mm  crow's foot wrench to loosen the nut holding the gear 
>>shifter shaft to the sleeve.
>>8. Unscrew the gear knob and replace with your new one.
>>9. Put everything back in reverse order.
>>
>>Make sure you have the right gear knob. I purchased a burlwood knob on the 
>>internet for my '90 SEC and found that I could not engage "B". I thought I 
>>had done something wrong, but found out that the shaft is different on the 
>>'90 and '91 models from the other series 2 w126.
>>How it works on the series 1 cars, I have no idea.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Axel J. Wulff
>>610-731-5453 Cellular
>>610-572-4611 Home
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Connexion Fitness <fitness-connexion at telus.net>
>>>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>>>Subject: [W126 Coupe] RE: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 18, Issue 5
>>>Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:13:53 -0700
>>>
>>>Can anyone help and provide information on how to replace gearshift 
>>>knob???
>>>Thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>    1. Re: RE: RE: [W126 Coupe] Hello Everybody (New Member + Pics)
>>>       (dolans1 at verizon.net)
>>>    2. Re: SEC Wheel Spreadsheet (Steve Nervig)
>>>    3. Re: SEC Wheel Spreadsheet (Vance Rowley)
>>>    4. SEC Wheel Spreadsheet  (Rattie S)
>>>    5. Re: SEC Wheel Spreadsheet (Robert Karl Stonjek)
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>>>Message: 1
>>>Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:46:27 -0500 (CDT)
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>>>Too many concerts and Smith and Wesson with out ear plugs. Too right.
>>>
>>> >From: Henry Viveiros <henryviv at grantspass.net>
>>> >Date: Thu Apr 06 15:55:50 CDT 2006
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>>> >Subject: RE: RE: [W126 Coupe] Hello Everybody (New Member + Pics)
>>>
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>>>Message: 2
>>>Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:53:25 -0700
>>>From: Steve Nervig <dakota at mac.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] SEC Wheel Spreadsheet
>>>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>>Message-ID: <C28566B0-34AA-451E-8D30-B37C1981619A at mac.com>
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>>>
>>>On Apr 6, 2006, at 1:02 PM, Axel Wulff wrote:
>>> >
>>> > I put my sets of wheels in the spreadsheets.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> > Axel J. Wulff
>>> > 610-731-5453 Cellular
>>> > 610-572-4611 Home
>>> >
>>> > <Wheels.xls>
>>>
>>>Great job, Axel. A keeper.
>>>
>>>Steve
>>>
>>>--
>>>I feel so much better now, since I gave up hope.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>Message: 3
>>>Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 01:41:15 +0100
>>>From: "Vance Rowley" <vance.rowley at tiscali.co.uk>
>>>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] SEC Wheel Spreadsheet
>>>To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>>Message-ID: <002901c659db$fbc17f70$4301a8c0 at home>
>>>Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"
>>>
>>>Hi Axel,
>>>
>>>  Looks good to me. The only difference seems to be with the overall 
>>>standard
>>>wheel diameter between the US and Euro versions, not that there is any
>>>significant difference anyway to worry about any speedo re-calibration. 
>>>The
>>>other thing is as far as the tire width is concerned and what wheel width
>>>they will fit onto. This data is different per manufacturer and model of
>>>tire. A good source for this info is the tirerack website. I only have 
>>>the
>>>standard 15" X 7.5" wheels on my Euro 560, but I have the 225 width tires 
>>>on
>>>the rear. The particular tires I have (before I chose them) I looked up 
>>>on
>>>the tirerack website to see from what minimum to what maximum width 
>>>wheels
>>>these would fit onto. The 7.5" was the minimum width of the range, but
>>>clearly specified by the manufacturer. You probably knew this already, as 
>>>I
>>>noticed on your spreadsheet that you also have 225's on 7.5" width 
>>>wheels.
>>>Only difference is you have the 16" wheels.
>>>
>>>Good work,
>>>
>>>Vance.
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Axel Wulff" <axelwulff at hotmail.com>
>>>To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>>Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 9:02 PM
>>>Subject: [W126 Coupe] SEC Wheel Spreadsheet
>>>
>>>
>>> >I put together the attached spreadsheet mostly for my own education,
>>> >but I
>>> > thought it could be useful for others and it would be nice if you all
>>>could
>>> > do a quality control to check my data.
>>> >
>>> > The first tab in the spreadsheet provides for an easy way to calculate
>>> > how
>>> > much the wheel diameter will increase/decrease from stock with various
>>>sizes
>>> > of rims and tires. I.e.; the standard wheel, 15" rim with 205/65 
>>>tires, is
>>>
>>> > 64.8 cm in diameter, if you go to a 17" rim with a 275 tire, a 
>>>sidewall
>>> > profile of 45 will get you the closest to stock with an overall 
>>>diameter
>>>of
>>> > 65.2 cm.
>>> >
>>> > The second tab deals with the width of the tires vs. the width of the
>>> > rims
>>> > and is just a sanity check for what tires will fit on any given rim 
>>>width.
>>>
>>> > The idea is that you should not try to put too wide a tire on a narrow 
>>>rim
>>>
>>> > and you would not use a tire that is narrower than your rims (unless 
>>>you
>>>are
>>> > a low-rider - they do strange things with wheels..).
>>> >
>>> > The third tab deals with the offset (ET = einpresstiefe) issue. In
>>> > order not
>>> > to complicate things,  I left out the any rim consideration. The idea 
>>>is
>>> > that with a reasonable rim/tire selection (see tab 2), the widest part 
>>>of
>>> > the wheel is going to be the tire. There may be other reasons for
>>>including
>>> > the rim width, especially in the front, but I am not aware of them.
>>> >
>>> > I put my sets of wheels in the spreadsheets.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> > Axel J. Wulff
>>> > 610-731-5453 Cellular
>>> > 610-572-4611 Home
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>Message: 4
>>>Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 05:31:31 +0000
>>>From: "Rattie S" <mbcoupe126 at hotmail.com>
>>>Subject: [W126 Coupe] SEC Wheel Spreadsheet
>>>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>>>Message-ID: <BAY107-F209ED3AF6AA59B09FCB61699C90 at phx.gbl>
>>>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
>>>
>>>Hello all,
>>>
>>>Could someone please attach the spreadsheet and email me a copy
>>>(mbcoupe126 at hotmail.com) I usually read this from the archive and so I 
>>>could
>>>
>>>retrieve a copy of the file. But this should a great resource for all of 
>>>us.
>>>
>>>So thank you very much Alex.
>>>
>>>Itrat
>>>
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>>>Message: 5
>>>Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 16:57:16 +1000
>>>From: "Robert Karl Stonjek" <rstonjek at bigpond.net.au>
>>>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] SEC Wheel Spreadsheet
>>>To: "MB Coupes" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
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