Originally Posted by beacham

hi shanusanus, thanks for the pics your a top man! and jud did you have blank pages on that russian site? i tried the link and it worked ok for me.

Originally Posted by shanusanus

no worries Beacham - there is alot more information for each step on the WIS but id be here all day printing and scanning so im gonna leave that for you to follow up

Russian site : tried it - clicked CL500 215.3xx and I get a full list of sub sections - sorry it works for me

Originally Posted by Jud Chapin

I got my DVD's for the Shop Manual and Parts Catalog and got them installed yesterday. I thought I'd have trouble loading them (my system is XP Pro, SP 2) as I had seen where some were saying they had a lot of trouble doing so. Anyway, I followed the directions and really had no problem. The size of the manual and the parts catalog are about 4 KB each although you don't need the full parts section. I just loaded the car section which totaled 1.5 KB's.

Each of these files is quite comprehensive and it will take some time to get to to where I can move around quickly. There is a tutorial which they recommend reading (147 pages) that I think is a must read as moving around doesn't appear to be too user friendly. Anyway, I'm glad I got them and am sure they'll be beneficial. After all, this is what the MB dealers use.

BTW, the edition I got was 2005 and includes all MB vehicles produced up to this year. I paid $30 + $15 shipping on Ebay. They want $65 plus shipping for the '07 edition.

Originally Posted by ~CL500~

Hey Jud,
I finally pulled the trigger and placed the order today.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCE...em260197110384

I went with the 3/2007 revision (aka new hotness). The interface looks pretty user friendly from what I can see. How long did yours take to arrive? This dude is in Ukraine.

Originally Posted by Jud Chapin

Good deal! My guy was also in Ukraine, probably the same dude. It came much quicker than I though it would, maybe 2 weeks at the very most. Be sure to follow the directions to a tee when installing. Lets keep in touch as maybe we can learn from each other with it. My email is on file here.

Originally Posted by ~CL500~

No doubt man. Thanks.

Looking forward to playing with this software.

Originally Posted by Jud Chapin

BTW, here's another site for repair info that was mentioned above:

http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb0.asp?TP=1

Be sure to scroll down when you open it to your model. jud

Also, where are you in NJ. I grew up just outside Atlantic City.

Originally Posted by ~CL500~

Thanks man. I've used that site before. Really great for tracking down parts. It sure beats explaining what part you need over the phone. I just print out what I want and go to the parts dept. I also give them the part number just to be safe.

I'm actually in northern NJ about a 20 minute ride from NYC. Been to Atlantic City plenty of times , but unfortunately not recently. Family, kids, work, etc....You know the deal.

Originally Posted by Jud Chapin

I lived there too for a couple of years. Got my MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson and my wife taught in Rutherford while we were there.

Originally Posted by ~CL500~

Cool. We were practically neighbors. Live in Clifton and work in Parsippany. We could have formed a North Jersey CL club, 2 members strong!

As a whole, I'm glad to see the 215 CL forum picking up pace. I left for a while due to lack of activity.

Time to wrap up some lingering Friday afternoon work. I'll be sure to post up my review on the WIS set.

Later man.