[W126 Coupe] Can anybody help me? (2 parts needed, South Africa)

[dolans1 at verizon.net]

You might want to try Chaz at sec-shop.com for the chrome strip for the boot.
He is all about euro being in England.

Mike...



>From: Steve Nervig <dakota at mac.com>

>Date: 2007/03/20 Tue PM 09:14:10 CDT

>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Can anybody help me? (2 parts needed, South Africa)



>

>On Mar 20, 2007, at 5:31 AM, Dawid Loubser wrote:

>

>> Hello,

>>

>> I need help with two part(s) for my 1990 560SEC (Euro) that I find  

>> impossible to locate in

>> South Africa - even MB have failed, after months of trying, to get  

>> me these.

>>

>> The first is the wide chrome strip that sits on the lip of the  

>> trunk - I destroyed mine by reversing into a stupid (low, black)

>> pole last year, and the only one MB was able to dig up for me (at  

>> ridiculous cost) was bent in half as it

>> arrived in the box! Does anybody have this strip? And would be  

>> willing to ship it to Johannesburg, South Africa?

>> (I'm happy to arrange courier/shipping, as long as it can be  

>> decently boxed - I know it's an awkward shape)

>>

>> The second: My car has the rear power sunblind option. I have not  

>> yet taken it apart, but it does not rise/lower. It

>> moves smoothly by hand, and I can hear the motor turning, so I am  

>> assuming it's the inner cable which the motor uses

>> to "push" the blind up, that's snapped. It should be el cheapo, but  

>> MB here cannot provide that part, they can only

>> replace the entire blind unit (this is actually their advice! Even  

>> though mine is perfect in all respects) and at something

>> like $900. All I want to do is fix the unit, I'm happy to pull it  

>> apart myself (I've downloaded several guides from this

>> mailing list) but I at least want to have the part it's (in my  

>> mind) 90% likely to be.

>>

>> Can anybody help me? I don't usually use MB at all, but this last  

>> round of mishaps has suitably conveyed to me that,

>> over here, they do not at all care about drivers of their older  

>> cars. Luckily, I *do* care about my car, and am adept at

>> most other assembly tasks (and I know a good MB mechanic) but I  

>> need them parts!

>>

>> kind regards,

>> Dawid Loubser

>

>You can always try Speed AutoTeile from Germany <http://www.speed- 

>autoteile.com/>. You may need to have the part number, though.

>

>Steve

>

>

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