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Summer tires

Posted on April 5, 2016 by axng

Finally there was time to put on the summer tires again. But, my rims looks like crap. I can not believe that someone bought these rims and thought they would look good on a W140. Luckily, I have bought some … Continue reading →

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Orange…

Posted on April 1, 2016 by axng

Since my W140 is a 1993 MY, it was delivered with orange turn signals all around. The ones in the front had been exchanged for original white ones by some previous owner, but the ones on the fenders and on … Continue reading →

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Die S-Klasse von Mercedes-Benz (2)

Posted on March 31, 2016 by axng

Last brochure from Stuttgart. This one is a little bit newer than the others. Notice the white blinkers in the front, which came in 1994 on the W140. This one also has some information about the S350 Turbodiesel.

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Sonderausstattungen für Mercedes-Benz-Personenwagen

Posted on March 30, 2016 by axng

Another one of the brochures from Stuttgart. For this one, I documented all of the pages. It shows a lot of the extras you could get when buying a new Mercedes back in 1994. Take a look at the “Klimatisierungs-Automatik” … Continue reading →

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Die S-klasse von Mercedes-Benz

Posted on March 29, 2016 by axng

This is one of the brochures I bought in Stutgart. A really nice brochure. It even has a picture of a car very similar to what mine will look like with the new summer tires and orange blinkers. Interesting that … Continue reading →

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Visiting Retro Classics 2016

Posted on March 22, 2016 by axng

Last weekend was the date for our yearly tour to visit one of the classic car fairs in Germany. We have alternated between Techno Classica in Essen and Retro Classics in Stuttgart for many years now. This year Retro Classics … Continue reading →

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W140 instrument cluster light bulb change

Posted on March 9, 2016 by axng

My instrument cluster was missing almost all its backlights. Time to fix that. First thing you need is the proper tools to pull the cluster out. These are the Klann variant of the orginial Mercedes tool. I had the original … Continue reading →

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New steering wheel for the W140

Posted on February 4, 2016 by axng

The steering wheel in my W140 looked like a sorry mess. Birds eye maple, but all the lacquer had large cracks in it. It felt nasty to hold. From a little distance it looked ok: But go a little closer … Continue reading →

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W140 air condition unit bulb change

Posted on November 7, 2015 by axng

My W140 was missing some lights in the air condition control unit. The temperature dials and display was completely dark, making it impossible to control the temperature at night. This was what it looked like in the dark, the temperature … Continue reading →

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New everyday car

Posted on October 25, 2015 by axng

My trusty 1999 S210 ended its life early in the spring due to rust. All trough the summer I have been driving the 1980 S123 300TDT as an everyday car and I have enjoyed every minute of it. But now … Continue reading →

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