Another possible mod...maybe?
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Another possible mod...maybe?
Has anyone tried to get another door handle, IR sensor and other necessary parts put on the passenger side of the car? Is it even possible? I often find myself on the passenger side wanting to open everything up...especially during summer.
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Originally Posted by JeT
Has anyone tried to get another door handle, IR sensor and other necessary parts put on the passenger side of the car? Is it even possible? I often find myself on the passenger side wanting to open everything up...especially during summer.
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Originally Posted by Narcissus
Ask your service advisor to check your IR sensor cuz you're supposed to have one there too...
What year is your car?
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Mine's 2001 also, but a Sedan, we didn't ahve the coupe here in North America until 2002, I'm sure you can order the part from your SA if you use a 2002 Ccoupe VIN from someone here, don't see why it wouldn't work.
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W203 IR passenger side sensor
Originally Posted by sunman
must be cost cutting
. Older models used to have sensors on both sides!! The car is also Blue as my C32, I got my wife, mother in law to mistake the loaner for the C32! (women!
)...Everytime I get a loaner (C240); its amazing the lack in power on those little C240 engines...
A loaner, is a loaner, I am NOT complaining
, it could be a LOT worse... Wiedermann
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Originally Posted by CitronC230K_03
so without the IR sensor on the passenger side, the passenger is unable to unlock the door?
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Originally Posted by CitronC230K_03
so without the IR sensor on the passenger side, the passenger is unable to unlock the door?
As Mr. JeT indicated, IR sensors are to control the windows/sunroof/pano roof and so forth... locking and un-locking the doors are unaffected by the presence of the IR sensors
(that part works fine on the loaner... locking and unlocking that is!)Wiedermann
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some slow@$$diesels
All NA spec cars get the pass side IR sensor...the rest of the world has to live without it...retrofitting one shouldn't be a problem though (as it is standard on NA spec cars).
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some slow@$$diesels
...which means that MBUSA finally went along with the rest of the world and decided to get rid of the pass side IR sensor as well then...most probably as of 2004.5
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Originally Posted by MBenzNL
...which means that MBUSA finally went along with the rest of the world and decided to get rid of the pass side IR sensor as well then...most probably as of 2004.5
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quick question Steve,
would that call be up to MBUSA or Mercedes-Benz.
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Originally Posted by MBenzNL
All NA spec cars get the pass side IR sensor...the rest of the world has to live without it...retrofitting one shouldn't be a problem though (as it is standard on NA spec cars).
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Hate to disagree with you but my USA Spec 2004 C240 does NOT have a passenger side IR door handle sensor...
Does this mean mine is a fluke or is this a feature that is/was removed after XX year of production?
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no IR sensor on passenger side for 2004+
Originally Posted by Saprissa
Turns out all the 2004+ models do not have the IR sensor on the passenger side
Originally Posted by RichW
Also nice to know us 2002-2003ers have something we can gloat over , I'll be sure to point out this deficiency to any friends of mine that buy the 2004 hehehe.
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yeah well, the 04's have cooler looking rain sensors and aero wipers (ive already installed the wipers though), the 05's have the new center console and dash cluster, but the 05's dont have Amathyst or Citron. yeah whats up with that. Anaheim Drew and I will gloat over that one, with our IR sensors. all we have are stinking IR sensors.
something is better than nothing.
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Originally Posted by MBenzNL
...which means that MBUSA finally went along with the rest of the world and decided to get rid of the pass side IR sensor as well then...most probably as of 2004.5
greetingz,
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