Thank you for watching I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos.

Glad to help out buddy hopefully you can tackle your project now.

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Thank you Richard. I noticed there was no video like this on KZfaq so I decided to make this really detailed one.

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Awesome I'm so glad this video helped I made it because I noticed there was no video on KZfaq showing all the details!

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It's not really that big a deal you can totally do it.

So glad you like the video I hope it was very helpful!

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Ha! Thank you Jarrod ;)

You can definitely do the job yourself it's not very bad if you use this video as a reference.

Thank you and I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos.

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I'm so glad you're finding the videos helpful!

Great thanks for calling. So glad you're enjoying the videos 😎

Just go slow and take your time and even video record what you're doing or take pictures of what you're doing so you can remember how to put it back together.

It's not hard at all I show every step in that video.. your time and make sure you remove the steering wheel I tried to cut corners and leave the steering wheel on there this time and it's much more difficult with the steering wheel on. Pry out the center cap in the steering wheel and there's a bolt behind there.

Lots of cars used this design and it is still use sometimes today. Modern cars are actually use little electric actuators with plastic gears and are a way worse design and have a higher failure rate. These old vacuum pods last way longer than the modern electric actuators. anything behind the dash on any vehicle is going to be a tougher job. Just remember about everything on this vehicle is more durable and better designed than any modern vehicle. ;) Modern vehicles are plastic and microchips. Tell me what car from modern times you think you're going to see on the road driving around forty years from now. None.

@@woodsandbarclay I hear ya then, great insight...

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Thank you Scott

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Thank you I noticed there really wasn't a comprehensive video on KZfaq for this so hopefully this fills that Gap.

Well if it was removed and reinstalled correctly you shouldn't be able to tell. But if you just had it changed the year-ago there's no way it stopped working unless a vacuum line popped lose. It's actually pretty incredible that your Mercedes dealer actually even took on this job. Most dealerships won't work on these cars anymore because the old techs are long gone.

@@woodsandbarclay They were amazed at the fact that the car was still driving so well. I've had to do a lot to keep it going but I feel like I'm pretty heavily invested in the car at this point and love driving it. When I first purchased it in LA and drove it back to Texas, there were many issues that I dealt with one at a time. The Mercedes Dealership will still help me out but it's very expensive to have them do anything so I've done most of the work on the car myself.

@@charliecutter3078 that's awesome I'm glad you're working on your car yourself. There should be videos on my channel to do everything you need to do. The Mercedes dealership is an absolute Last resort because they are very very expensive for these old cars. The good news is that the cars are extremely easy to work on and you can definitely handle all of it!

@@woodsandbarclay I paid a lot of money to have that center pod replaced by Mercedes. I'll never do that again. Thanks for all the support!

Sorting out the current A/C issues is my biggest challenge at the moment. Need to figure out best strategy. I need to get the vacuum pump and gauges to evacuate the system and then test and recharge once it's ready to go.

It's not that hard of a job but definitely don't replace them until you have to yours might last another 10 years who knows

Thank you it's really not that bad of a job just take your time and pay attention..

No unfortunately we do not have any videos for changing the heater core on a 123.

Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it ;)

Your AC does not need to be working in order to repair the vents and test them. However the climate control module in the dash does need to be working because those buttons are what actuate all the different vacuum hoses for the vents

Yeah I cross back and forth with metric and SAE sometimes. 😎

Awesome thank you for confirming that I figured it was for an old school cell phone.

Yep you need to watch the next video where I replace that hose before re-installing the dash. It's the foam hose that connects the HVAC unit to the temperature sensor.

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They have not been new for years but you can still find used ones in great condition.

@@woodsandbarclay What are your thoughts on covering the dash with a pad for protection? Do they work or cause issues by trapping heat?

@@timfetner8029 they work

The 124 is totally different chassis so it's going to be pretty different. But really the same concepts apply.

The 126 is a different chassis and has a different dash it's going to be similar process but a little different.

Similar but not the same. This is a different chassis.

That's a 116 chassis so the dash is going to be mounted a little bit different but it's the same concept. However the six or eight bolts that you have to remove are going to be hidden in slightly different spots on the 116. So it'll be slightly different but the concept is the same.

its a 107 chassis

@@johnfindley1188 oh I'm so sorry my mistake. I'm so used to dealing with the 79 and 80 116 chassis 300SD... I thought that was the gas model. But anyway it's going to be a little different.

No hablo español, así que no sé cómo podría suceder, tal vez KZfaq descubra cómo traducir mi voz y subtítulos. ¿Tiene la capacidad de mostrar subtítulos en español?

It's not tough you can have a dash out in a few hours. If it's your first time just use this video and move slow and pay attention to what you're doing like I said it's not a very difficult job you will be fine. Your first time is actually going to take you all weekend but that's okay.

Thank you, it looks easy on the video. I'm going to try it

@@Kurtas7626 it is easy the thing I didn't do in the video is remove the steering wheel just make sure you do that.

It's very reliable you just have to remember not to crank the car if it's disconnected hahaha

Yeah the dealership would charge you thousands of dollars for this. But hey those guys charge thousands of dollars to change a tire so what do you do. Hahaha

Thanks for watching!

Those German engineers were such fanatics!