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The black grill is the best and cheapest mod for the w124 imo, came out great man -
sorry I haven't gotten to the fans vid yet, as soon as this hurricane blows over, it'll be taken
I posted in the showroom with some new pics, you can find them here:
but here's a pic to get you to go over there:
but I did some more building, and I painted the grill and brushed off some of the rust from the grill I got from the junkyard
so I when I left off I was trying to clean up the grill/egg crate a little
when I first started
after the first coat of paint
after the second coat
so then while that was drying I thought I'd start on the grill
what it looked like before, all rusty and stuff
after applying what johnnyvee said to use
worked like a charm ;D
3rd coat
4th coat
5th coat
starting to put back together
for reference
back on the hood
then found this guy on the driveway
and let him go in the wild
more to come soon
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Awesome, what temp does your aux fans kick at now after you deleted the mechanical fan?Leave a comment:
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Yeah, like I said there are two kinds of auxillary/electric fans kick. If you're running the ac on (if you have it off it won't kick it) then the auxillary fans will come on an earlier kick (stage 1) from pressure, it comes on at certain pressure (what you were referring to as bar) the second higher kick comes on at temp. When it reaches a certain temp it kicks on. This is the stage 2 kick. If you delete your mechanical fan you don't need to "add" any electrical fans, unless your w124's are different from wherever you are it should be like mine where it has two factory electric fans, you don't need to add any additional electric fans. Also yes there is a "cool mod" that you can put a resistor in the temp sensor to make the fans come on earlier for the stage 2 kick if you want. Pre facelifted versions are easier to do this mod as they have a more basic design and they have plenty of diy's out there to go off on, if you have a 94+ then it's going to be a little harder to do.
There...you've pretty much just made me repeat myself from my last post
but i'm bored here at school, so w/e
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Yeah the mehanical fan is supposed to be the main coolin fan. It uses a fan clutch so when the temp goes to a certain height, the viscous disc is supposed to engage the fan to the engine. The aux fans are a back up in extreme circumstances, and also our cara which have AC.
I think the aux fans run via bar and how much pressure there is. The system will vary the speed of the fans depending on the temp, as there are 2 or 3 stages.
Ive been doing some searching online and it seems a few people from the MB clubs have also deleted the mehanical fan and replaced it with an electric fan drawing 7.5 amp load (which is good!). Theyve wired it up in a way that it kicks in at a certain temp, but also still have retained the aux fans.
Apparently the M104 engines need to run at 82C for the right fuel/air mixture and optimum operation. Anything less than that, then its no good for the engine in the long term and you get excessive carbon build up and unburnt fuel sitting in the exhaust system.
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LOLOLOLOLOL SUCKER!Originally posted by HWY HNTR View Postya, prolly one of the biggest let downs of the weekend, all this hype "hey my fran from Chicago is here"...only to get bailed on
Nah man I apologize, I had way too much planned for that weekend. Next year I'm getting one of those condo's with the parking under right next to the river and a block from the Helendorf. Then I'm just going to chill..................Leave a comment:
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lol I didn't answer your question in my last postOriginally posted by Niks View Post
umm I kinda confused at your question. You see I deleted the mechanical fan that turns with the engine, I don't think it turns on, I think it's just on all the time isn't it? But to answer your question about the aux fans, I didn't do anything custom other than rewiring it. The fan wouldn't come on (I forget what temp it comes on at) but it comes on before overheating, between the last white line and red line. So while I'm driving normally it never get hots (naturally) but when I sit in traffic the aux fans work surprisingly well at cooling it down, I'll take a vid tomorrow for reference. There is a cool temp mod that I eventually plan on doing that has to do with a resistor and making the fans come on at a earlier temp so they don't come on as hot as they do. BUT, if you're using A/C the fans have an earlier kick than when the A/C is off. Like when you're using A/C they're two kicks when the fans come on, an earlier one and the higher one that normally comes on about high temp. The fans working when the A/C is on is actually kicked by a pressure not a temp. I'll take a vid of that too.
But yeah I would def take off the mechanical fan, so much cleaner looking and updates the car in my mind. No need for mechanical fans anymoreLeave a comment:
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Dude, I could not LIVE without a/c man. What car is your w124? 94/95? Our 94/95 have the bigger condensers and blow out ice cubes, prolly one of the best things about our facelifts along with the look, diff, and electrical systemOriginally posted by Niks View Post
man we gonna do it big for next year fo sho PaulOriginally posted by chompsticks View Post
ya, prolly one of the biggest let downs of the weekend, all this hype "hey my fran from Chicago is here"...only to get bailed onOriginally posted by NeedingAnAudi View Post
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Sorry I had to bail on you and only met you in the street for 30 seconds.Leave a comment:
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Yo! It was awesome meetin ya at SOWO. We gotta do it again next year for sure!Leave a comment:
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Hey dude, im really interested in how you managed to get the aux fans working instead of the main mechanical fan? When the mechanical fan kicks in, it kills the engines power and makes it sound like a jumbo jet!
How did you wire it so the aux fans kick in? As I have those too! Does your car have a/c?
The car looks good! Almost there with it now.Leave a comment:
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