C126 AKA Uncle Phil

[GTShunter]

Haha it's cool. Times are hard. The centras are 16x7. PM me your cell and I'll text you a pic. They were powdercoated awhile ago. I have friends in Richmond area too.

[12vsex]

Its amazing what a little elbow grease can do ! Always wanted to see one of these done up well. My brother Just bought a w126 definitely using this as a push to get him to slam it asap . I love the OEM wheels , looks so good .

[mike-81-240d]

KYB stands for keep your bilsteins.

[mike-81-240d]

I think a lot of people get them of eBay. You will have to do a bit of rewiring at the headlamp socket, but it's nothing too arduous: http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/W126EuroLights

Coupe 126 have different headlights then sedan.

There are no aftermarket lights for coupes.

The only thing you'll find is Oem euro lights, which are super valuable.

[Oh Damn, it's Sam]

Coupe 126 have different headlights then sedan.

There are now aftermarket lights for coupes.

The only thing you'll find is Oem euro lights, which are super valuable.

Balls, I should have figured it was something like that.

[volkswagger84]

Coupe 126 have different headlights then sedan.

There are no aftermarket lights for coupes.

The only thing you'll find is Oem euro lights, which are super valuable.

And thats all i could find were the OEM ones. I didnt know if the us spec replacements would be cheaper or not.

Balls, I should have figured it was something like that.

finding parts for this thing isnt too hard. Its just the damn headlights are the issue lol. maybe ill try yahoo japan. they usually have hard to find things.

[volkswagger84]

Its amazing what a little elbow grease can do ! Always wanted to see one of these done up well. My brother Just bought a w126 definitely using this as a push to get him to slam it asap . I love the OEM wheels , looks so good .

I really appreciate the love man. Like I say. I've had a w124, my cousin has had a few of them as well. Having the chance to get a c126 for me is rare. I had to jump on it. Plus i think its different then what most people have also. I saw your new wheel set up you were test fitting on your IG account. Your car is gonna look so sick man.

[volkswagger84]

So i went ahead and snapped some pics of the work i want to do. Just so everyone gets familiar with the car. it looks good from afar in pics but sometimes pics makes it look better than what it really is. But still for 800 bucks i think i did damn good onto the pics



So i want to get the front seats dyed dark blue again. Thank god they aren't ripped up so it makes it a little cheaper to do. Both passenger and driver seat are faded. Driver worst than passenger of course.





These are the Burlwood pieces i'd like to replace. I've also seen online from the same manufactuer that makes the replacements have the Burlwood horn button as well. Which will replace the OEM foam one. I think it would look pretty darn cool imo.



I am also going to get these reupolstered. A buddy of mine knows a guy that can do it fairly cheap. He also is going to dye the front seats as well.



i want to pull this door panel and get him to redye the blue here also. i have to fix the hinge on this door also because it sags a bit. Also replacing the Burlwood here because it is cracked.



i have been pulling this foam stuff off little by little its been a bit windy past couple days and the stuff gets in my slanted eyes unfortunatley. i want to dynamat it once its finished.



i have to figure out why these wires are jumped as well. I am not sure why they are but there are 2 of them that are like this.



I have to fix this leak here in the powersteering pump and also the line on the other side of it leaks also



heres a pic of the whole motor. i want to replace that airhose and also clean up all the wiring. I would like to do somewhat of a mild wire tuck.i just have to figure out exactly which wire is which.



looks like a belt is missing in the front as well. i am not sure exactly what it is. i havent really took a real good look. i think it may be for the a/c compressor. if it isnt and any of you fellas know exactly off the top what it is Id really like to know!! lol



Here is another angle of the motor. In my opinion the valve cover area looks fairly dry. there isnt much of any oil or moisture coming from the gaskets. Any other opinions?




I know it terrible phone pics so its hard to really get a look at the valve cover areas.

Once again, thank you guys for your opinions and comments. Any additional advice is always good with me!! Thanks for following my build

[Robitussin]

looks to be a pretty decent car! I have always found two door Mercs to be quite interesting.

[volkswagger84]

looks to be a pretty decent car! I have always found two door Mercs to be quite interesting.

Thanks homie. I hope this car turns out as i vision it. Only thing that really worries me is the whole single chain dual chain. everytime i think about it i just think about 2 chainz lol

[GTShunter]

My man 2chainz!

[volkswagger84]

Today i fixed the headlight issue. I cleaned all the connectors and got the fog lights working. I pulled the Headlight doors out of both buckets and cleaned the inside of the buckets out and also the headlight rings.





they were super dirty on both sides. I have to get new headlight doors for sure. I have been sourcing them out they seem to be pretty hard to find. I found a couple on amazon. Just waiting on some money to come around to buy em.



got the foglights working. the connectors were all gummed up from power steering fluid leaking on the driver side. i like the way it looks when all lights are on.



I got an email back today from ESM wheels. I emailed them about 2 weeks ago regarding to maybe a wheel sponsership. Since i dont have a job and much funds it was a long shot but they said they would do a sponsership for my car. So hopefully they will follow through and send me the wheels i was looking to get.



looking to get 17x8.5 et20 for the front and 17x10 et 15 in the rear going to run 195/40 tires in the front and 215/45 in the rear. I think its going to look good for the time being until i can afford some nice wheels.

[volkswagger84]

so i have ran out of money for the time being. waiting on these wheels to come in. i am trying to figure out why my car leaks coolant from the waterpump. there is a small hole in the top of the waterpump and the coolant is coming from there. ive looked online at new waterpumps and they all seem to have the same hole. im not sure what this is or why it does it. not like it leaks alot of coolant but after i drive it and it sits for a couple days there is a small puddle underneath the car. any suggestions?

[12vsex]

so i have ran out of money for the time being. waiting on these wheels to come in. i am trying to figure out why my car leaks coolant from the waterpump. there is a small hole in the top of the waterpump and the coolant is coming from there. ive looked online at new waterpumps and they all seem to have the same hole. im not sure what this is or why it does it. not like it leaks alot of coolant but after i drive it and it sits for a couple days there is a small puddle underneath the car. any suggestions?

Its the pressure relief weep hole. Supposedly there is a two way valve in there that releases pressure / coolant and they get stuck . Had that happen twice to my car so far . i'd pick up a new one and call it a day.

As for the pulley with no belt , I'm positive that is for the A/C compressor.
Those wheels are going to look pretty good ! The best part is that its free!

[volkswagger84]

Its the pressure relief weep hole. Supposedly there is a two way valve in there that releases pressure / coolant and they get stuck . Had that happen twice to my car so far . i'd pick up a new one and call it a day.

As for the pulley with no belt , I'm positive that is for the A/C compressor.
Those wheels are going to look pretty good ! The best part is that its free!

yeah my friend told me the same thing ill probably take the waterpump off and look at it. where it seals to the block it looks to be leaking there too. maybe they didnt install it correctly because p/o claims it is still fairly new. and yeah they just shipped the wheels friday im so happy man. they should be here thursday haha.