I am a glutton for punishment by way of German car ownership. I do all my own work to keep these things on the road and driving smooth, come along for the ride!
Hondas ,toyotas have problems too.Dumbos think otherwise.Had both and Bms BM only slightly more exp to runover 5 yr. HONDA parasitic drains ,blown fuses,wayer leaks,Toyota oil consumption , belt etc.JAP CARS need maintwnance too . If its an old BM change the Water pump and thermo FIRST as a prevention . Then oil filter housing seal.WAKE UP ALL
Sadly my ownership was short lived. A few weeks after I posted this video, someone pulled out in front of me and the Mercedes was totaled. Wish I had more time with the car, I was really enjoying it and had some plans to fix it up.
Not really enough to notice. It is just a tad more sluggish off the line to get the bigger tires moving, but once moving I don't notice much difference.
@@bucksgarage Thanks for the comment. I have a 2014 E250 Bluetec (diesel) so my car is already sluggish off the line, maybe going from 17" wheels to 19" or 20" might not be a good idea, although I'd like some nicer wheels on it (17" just too small I think).
@@abel8727 17 is pretty small. Stock on my car was 18", there are a lot of OEM Merc wheels out there on the used market. Maybe an OEM 18 would give a look you like better without hurting the performance.
Hello Dear Aaron, Thank you for your tutorial; it's very enriching. I would love to know your opinion on the best CarPlay system for the Mercedes W212-the one that best preserves the original functions while efficiently adding Apple CarPlay. Thank you. Best regards,
The problem is the drain outlet gets clogged with debris, at the 4:15 mark you can see a blue mark on the drain opening. If you let this get plugged up the water level overflows into the the air vent and leaks inside. There is just a rubber flap that acts like a one way valve to stop air from entering but will let water run outside. If you keep that drain clear that will solve your problem and you won't need to disassembly anything, simple fix.
@@JoseVazquez-qp1zm Open your back door or both back doors and under the middle of the floor boards underneath the car you have a round rubber plug. I got mine out with my finger or lay down and have a screwdriver ready. But if you drive through higher water put them back in after you drain your floor boards. If a person doesnt take those drain plugs out after water leaks on their floor boards they will rust through
I just notice you have headlight washer……. Since you changed the steering column that’s from facelift and facelift doesn’t come with headlight washer, did you try if headlights washer still works? Thanks!
@@bucksgarage that’s strange to have bumper cutout for washer but no washer. Anyway, do you think washer can be triggered via facelift steering column? I’m thinking of upgrading one. Thanks!
No that won't work. I bought a column off ebay that ended up being from a GLE and it didn't work, the car threw all kinds of errors and wouldn't start. Had to get one specific to the E-class.
@@santagautam115 Nope, for some reason it just won't talk to the new steering wheel for that function, everything else works fine. Heard from others that they had the same issue.
@@bucksgarage okay got it. Thanks! The column you have is from facelift right? Why did you get that? Doesn’t the one you had on your car sync with that steering wheel?
Been great for me. I bought it with 95k miles on it and it needed new struts/shocks all around. Did that, and now it has 135k on it and no real issues. I did have a turbo pressure valve go bad, but it was a $15 part and a 2 minute fix.
My car is still at stock height, no lowering done. You can lower the front a bit by bending the ride height sensors down a little. I was happy with the look of the 20's at stock height so I haven't messed with it.
No tune yet at this point. Have heard good things about the Renntech tune but it is spendy, there are lots of options out there, but I haven't done any tuning yet.
Great video bro! Question would a 275/35/20 work in the back? I currently have a set up of 245/35/20 in the the front and the 275/3020 but there is a bit of a gap in the back.. The front sits perfectly! So I figured I would raise the sidewall diameter to fill up the gap.. I have a 2017 E300 ..4matic .. Thoughts would be greatly appreciated
That would be 3% or 0.8" difference in tire diameter. Might be fine with the 4Matic, might not be. Personally, I'd prefer to be closer in diameter to make sure there are no issues with the 4Matic.
I bought a 2012 E550 Coupe in October, 2011, and I still have it. In the summer of 2012 I took it on a road trip from Ontario to Saskatchewan and back (5,406 km or 3,359 mi). I got 7.7 km/100km, which, converted from the incomprehensible to the sensible, is just over 30 miles per U.S. gallon. Power, luxury and economy in one fine package. That said, I've just ordered a Renntech ECU upgrade (ECU:54.207.E550BT) which purportedly yields 540HP and 705 lbs-ft of torque. Can't wait to see how that goes (pun intended).
@@bucksgarage Just installed it this morning. Holy s**t! In casual driving, there's little difference other than throttle tip-in and general feel seem to be even smoother than stock, surprisingly. But, wow, stab the accelerator and hang on! Pulls like the world's quickest freight train. As the old ad phrase goes: "Try it. You'll like it." Or in my case, love it. Renntech's claimed numbers, which I now believe completely, are: Factory Claim Stock: 402HP and 443 ft-lbs Actual Tested Stock: 435HP and 508 ft-lbs Renntech's Upgrade: 540HP and 705 ft-lbs Not inexpensive, but worth every penny and more! I am one very happy camper. 😁👍
@@bucksgarage Reputation, primarily. Hartmut Feyhl was 12 years with AMG before starting this company and by all accounts Renntech still has a semi-official working relationship with both AMG and Mercedes-Benz. I read many reviews and testimonials and they are almost universally good. I can understand anyone on a tight budget balking at the premium price, but hey, these are premium vehicles. Personally, while price always matters of course, I'm willing (within reason) to pay extra for proven quality and reliability. Now that I've tried it myself, I can vouch for the results. As to whether the cost-benefit equation makes sense, that's up to each individual. I'll be interested to see what product you end up choosing and how it works out!
Hey, looking at options to retrofit something to my A207 Convertible. I had bad experiences with the mic quality on a similar solution on a BMW (people hearing me bad over calls / reverb). Is this an issue here? Best regards Jacob
You show most the hard things how to remove the van instead to speed the video ? If u really want to teach others something! The hard time go so fast than no one know how you could take that van? So what is the point? To share ?
Thanks for your video. In Australia it's hard to find out about problems concerning the Lincoln. I was worried about the water in the car and was suspicious that this was the problem. Thanks for the help. 👍👍👍
If I buy this, can I just put the address in on maps on my phone and it automatically puts it on the screen or do you i have to use the wheel to type in stuff
Yep, you just use the maps app in your phone to input everything and it comes up on the screen automatically, no need to search with the wheel. Or you can just ask Siri to do it for you with the speech button on the steering wheel.
@@bucksgarage brilliant, thanks for the hasty reply. Think I’ll pull the trigger on this now as I was worried about having to type without a touchscreen.
@@jordandoyle1995 One of the best upgrades I have done to the car. Really modernizes it and having it work with the OEM screen makes for a really clean install, functions and looks like it came from the factory. Been really happy with it!
Dont u need to tune ur transmission or something so that ur gears dont feel crooked, I’ve heard that when u install bigger wheels u need to do some kind of ecu thingie so ur upshift and dont shift dont feel crooked or tough gearshifts.
