190E 2.6 Sportline , A smashing time .

[remmoc]

Trying to find out how much this beast cost new .

So far all ive got is option code prices as follows

Options on the slam pan

Option 470 -ABS £591.99

Option 600 - headlamp wash / wipe -£342.04

Option 412 - Electric sunroof - £848.03

Option 650 - Sportline suspension / steering box etc - £1503.96

Option 341 - side indicators - price unknown.



Options not on the slam pan but in the VIN code for the car .

Option 620 - catalitic convertor - price unknown.

Option 570 - Armrest front - £124.55

Option 584 - F + R electric windows - £779.21

Option 430 - rear headrests - £145.35

Option 348U - Metallic paint ( ice blue ) £570.92

Option 240 - outside temp - £116.63

Option 915 - 70 ltr tank - £68.66

Option 543 - vanity mirrors twin illumination £69.78 ( unsure if thats each or a pair )

Option 281 - leather steering wheel and gearlever knob - £157.53

Option 876 - interior light ( rear ) - price unknown

Option 400 - rear arm rest - price unknown

Option 524 - paint preservation - price unknown .

Price unknown might mean standard equipment for this car ?

No idea if VAT is included or added .

Anyhoo Options cost was £6379.70 if I'm remotely correct
Still No idea how much the basic car cost before options but £27,000 seems a consensus ?

[teaboy]

Apr 8, 2024 19:41:47 GMT remmoc said:

Price unknown might mean standard equipment for this car ?

I think you are probably right about that.

Side indicators were a legal requirement from 1986, I think.

Catalytic converters from around '91 ish so they it would be a bit rude to charge for things that had to be on there.

It was an expensive car when new, wasn't it.

[vitesseefi]

Mercedes were the original kings of the extra charge. An base model Benz had no frills at all.

[remmoc]

Well its still going well . In fact scary well . I did 323 miles doing mixed driving tother day . Motorway , town etc - I think its called combined in motoring circles. Anyhoo it used 52.29 litres of motion lotion meaning I got 28.08 MPG - Mind blown .

So to treat its goodness I fitted a new bonnet liner . Loads of pattern part ones available and to confuse the issue theres different ones for different engines . Come the end i got a genuine one , just gave the dealer the reg number and it turned up next day .
Pig to fit though , used a tin of heat resistant contact adhesive , a few light coats on the foam sound dedening and two on the bonnet . managed to reuse all the top push in clip thingies too . Repainted the black lower part of the bonnet whilst i was doing the job.

[teaboy]

That looks great.

[remmoc]

Well what an absolute faff the last few days have been, What should of been a 1 hour job became 11 hours although this was my choice ( not the 11 hours bit but the doing of it .
Anyhoo saga was the indicator / washers / horn / do bloody everything switch was getting temperamental . Indicator switch was very stiff to use and burying it in WD40 did zilch.

So i bought a new one direct from Merc at a wallet crushing £102 inc the dreaded and set about fitting it . basically steering wheel off , three screws , one plug and done --- except that there were two wires soldered onto two wires ( of which there are many ) on the old one . this went to a bank of three fuses which went to many many wires of various colours and basically these fecked off all over the yin yang .
Yep bloody aftermarket alarm fitted and connected the likes id never seen like some kind of hideous parasite .

So it was either cut the new switch and connect as was or remove said parasite and i plumped for the latter esp. given id no key for said parasite and it probably didnt work anyways.

First day was the front half , siren thing , some control box i found lurking under the glovebox and its wiring , it linked into the starter circuit which i did loose but got back after finding a random merc specific plug thing it went too . I did however loose all the electric windows and passenger side central locking .

Day 2 was hideous , found a load more under the passenger side carpet , two more boxes parcel taped the the trans tunnel which went to all four window switches WHY !!!!! Plus a load that went to sommat that ran the door lock on the passenger side.

Come the end its all now working minus the Alien parasite
PS What the hell is the thing in pic 5 that goes to the starter and what is the round thing with a light and some kind of port poking out a rectangular hole , this is still in it and looks merc based but does nothing ?











Any idea what this is V



And this thing V











These were linked to the window switches










Wiring removed on day two v

[macgyver]

Linked to window switches for some form of close all windows when locking function? Maybe open when unlocking too.

[chandlergti]

I bought one a few months ago and it had a similar parasite; lots of work removing it. Nice job getting it rolling.

[Ratchet]

Thing with the light is for an aftermarket transponder type imobiliser/alarm disarm fob either part of the alarm, or yet another system that was fitted and then disconnected.

aftermarket alarm sysem installs are the worst... mainly because they were often fitted by someone who didnt give a hoot/didnt have enough time given to fit properly and thought twisted together wires with electrical tape, and scotchloks are acceptible.

a lot of higher value stuff had them fitted because insurance demanded it, had to declare that my old GTI had one before i could get insurance (mid 00s)

My old subaru legacy also had one fitted from new by the dealer, seemingly because factory kit wasnt up to thatcham standards, this seems to have been pretty common on japanese cars up until the early 00s. rather irritating as it had a seperate fob for alarm and the door open buttons on the original keys were disabled

[remmoc]

Neighbours lawnmower 1 , my drivers door window 0

[rob112]

What a bummer

[metalshapes]

That probably means the entire side of the car was peppered with rocks...

[remmoc]

Freya the 2.6 sportline has had a full health check today along with an oil and filter change and a duty cycle check.
I knew it wasnt quite right , it was running a bit lean which they have adjusted - runs much better .
Anyhoo few things spotted by them with photographic evidence where applicable .
Antifreeze too weak = easy fix il sort this week . EDIT Drained expansion bottle and added 1.5 ltrs of neat antifreeze , should mix ok in use .
Battery has failed the start amp test = 67% , 442A = Its rated at 540A . Il replace before it gets cold .
Brake fluid moisture content 1.5% so needs doing when the rear flexis get changed - another advisory as the ferrules are a ball of rust .
No evidence of transmission service . il look into this .
Slight leak on cylinder 4 exhaust port = il get a gasket soon.
N/S diff oil seal leaking - looks a fun job .
Steering damper leaking - need that ASAP . EDIT = Now done
O/S and N/S front shock boots are shot .
No rust issues 🙂