The video is about removing and replacing an old door with a good door on a Mercedes Benz C Class in W203 or S203 models. It also applies to facelift and non facelift variants.
very nice! also when removing the door handle check the IR sensor for bad soldering, its a common issue. I fixed it and no problems with comfort closing/opening anymore.
About to do a swap tomorrow. Perhaps just want to keep my interior. Would have to keep my handles for the lock to match my keys, just swap out the interior and remove the wiring from the pillar should be good.
Many thanks for taking your time to view and comment! Will do in near future... for the moment I have some lack of time and also the editing laptop needs servicing :D
A good video, but you do not explain the window mechanism refit. I am doing the same as you and this item can be very confusing when it is out! However, I found others also noticed and asked this question so I am happy. I like your idea of the rivet nuts, that is really good! Thank you very much. An Australian RHD Mercedes driver.
Man, this video is such a lifesaver. Thank you so much. Like one of the previous comments asked, what dod you use for the power source to move the window?
Por fin el mejor tutorial que estaba buscando ehnorabuena profesional acabo de cambiar aleta mercedes 220 no soy mecanico voy a cambiar la puerta la tengo completa y del mismo color no se puede poner entera solo cambiando la llave? O le tengo que poner todas lss piezas de la del coche a la de repuesto? Supongo que si no? Por que estara todo por centralitas?
@@AlexAndreiZAR Finally the best tutorial I was looking for, congratulations, professional, I just changed the Mercedes 220 fin. I'm not a mechanic. I'm going to change the door. I have it complete and it's the same color. Can't you put it all on just by changing the key? Or do I have to put all the parts from the car to the spare one? I guess if not? Why would everything be through switchboards?
My original door is broken and I asked you if, without touching anything, I can put the one from the scrapyard that still has all the accessories. Or do I have to transfer the things from the original to the scrapyard wing, does anything happen if I put the complete scrapyard one just adding the cylinder head? or can you see problems in the switchboard? It's just that I haven't understood him. In order not to work so much, I mean, or I have to transfer the wiring and installation from one to the other, everything is kept by the scrapyard, I repeat.
yes if you fish out the electrical wiring from the pillar.... thing is I didn't bother tracing the wiring after the pillar and see where it goes inside the car... on my previous car, a Ford Focus mk1 you would have found plug and play connector on the pillar which would have allowed you to take the whole door from the hinges with all the internals inside of it. Cheers!
@@jtauscher thanks for commenting! it was just a general explanation... any good 12 volt source (meaning a good working car battery, good working 12 volt motorcycle battery etc...)
Please note that I have riveted nuts in place of the original rivets. Like I said yesterday, you can use standard rivets if you don't want to rivet nuts and then screw everything in.
@dominickhuntley6425 you can take the whole door off if you detach the electrical connectors from the A Pillar or B pillar (for rear door) and remove the door hinge screws. Good luck.
Sorry if I missed it (or I think it was not shown), but was your window regulator also held on with rivets? And did you just use screws when re-fitting the regulator in the new door?
Hi! Yes, everything is held in rivets if it is original. Indeed, I used screws with washers and nuts to fix everything in place. You can use rivets if you want when reinstalling. Cheers!
If your car has rust on its doors, then yes, you have to do all this. In the end for best fitment the door hinges on A and B pillars were slightly adjusted. The adjustment was done by a professional from a body shop (you can do it yourself but it is hard to be done by just one person). Thanks for watching and commenting. Wish you good luck!
@@AlexAndreiZAR Well - you were wrong Alex. Only electrical component I had to change was the "Connector" (2:59 in your video). And to avoid possible issues, I also re-installed my original Airbag. That being said - your`e video was helping me / saving me a lot of time- so Thank you very much ;) PS - did the passengerdoor first - realize I have to "change" the door lock system ++ on the driver side....
@@AlexAndreiZAR I did not have to take out window elevator + door lock + mirror (ref.: "you have to do all this") To be exact: I changed door on av silver w203 avantgarde with doors from a w203 classic - also silver.
@@joakimcajmyr5771 - How was he supposed to know that your replacement door came with some parts left in?! (It doesn't normally happen). Silly and arrogant to say he was "wrong".
