E-Class (W124) 1984-1995: E 260, E 300, E 320, E 420, E 500 (Includes CE, T, TD models)

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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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I've got an '88 300CE in Dark Blue and Cream Interior. Two owner car. It was really cheap but it has original everything. I think the valve guide job and head gasket was done at 90K but other than that it's all original. I need an exhaust, the OE is fried. I need shocks, struts, springs, sportline swaybars, control arm bushings, bushings all around, hoses, 17" rims, Bosch Euro headlamps, etc.

I'm also interested in tearing down an M103 and building a better one for this car. Also a transmission swap.

And any upgrade to the stereo.

I've been reading posts on lots of forums. This list here and one other seem to have all the 124 Coupes. I can't believe how many mean looking Coupes are on this list.

Everything you guys are doing to your cars is inspiring to me.

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Jason
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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Welcome!

Welcome aboard, Jason, You''ll find a lot of useful info here, it certainly helped me when I bought my 400E back in April, now I'm trying to give back by contributing to the board.

PS We have some really strange members here, don;t say that you haven't been warned....
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 03:24 AM
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I am one of said strange members! 300ce 1991, ghey red, but thats okay, im learning to work with it I also am interested in most of the mods you have listed, though I have some but just havnt installed. I have a rockford-fosgate setup waiting for install, waiting to buy Becker headunit and some amp, looking for Limosine sway-bars (heard these are the thickest for the m104 w124 cars) have orderd smoked rear lenses, etc etc. Good luck, enjoy the board, watch out for jdmfiend, mgw_300e, and shadowgriffen. They are teh
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by natural_person
Welcome aboard, Jason, You''ll find a lot of useful info here, it certainly helped me when I bought my 400E back in April, now I'm trying to give back by contributing to the board.

PS We have some really strange members here, don;t say that you haven't been warned....
We have strange member's here? Really?

Welcome aboard J.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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an intro thread without pictures? can it beeee??????????
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 10:57 AM
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pics Pics PICS!
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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matt, i believe you typo-d. I belive what you were trying to say was "dics dics dics!" right? Gotta watch what you are typing...
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 03:46 PM
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I will put up pics. The coupe needs a claying and waxing first. It's nothing to write home about right now. I hope to invest some time and dunza into the car. It's the original model year and does show its age. Paint is still decent with hours of detail work. I read somewhere that mercedes does an extra step in the paint process where they flat the finish to ensure a glass finish look and no orange skin.

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