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Old Oct 5, 2015 | 07:23 PM
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Hello,

I am very pleased to say that I have recently purchased my first Mercedes. It's a beautiful 2005 C320 4Matic in dark blue. It looks black in a lot of photos, but up close it's obviously dark blue. I've been reading the W203 forum here for a couple months and am finding a wealth of knowledge. Thanks to the posts of kind people on this forum I have been able to do a few things on my new car already. I have changed the oil and filter, replaced the AC blower motor (the old one was squeaking pretty loud), bled the brakes, and adjusted the parking brake. Soon, I will be attempting to drain and replace the transfer case fluid and both differential gear oils. From what I read, the difs are pretty easy, but the transfer case can be a little hard to get to. With the help of people on this forum, I'm thinking it will be doable.

I"m looking forward to becoming a productive member of this community and hope to be able to help others, as people have already helped me.

Thanks,
Ken






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Old Oct 5, 2015 | 07:31 PM
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Welcome to MBWorld! One of my favorite colors... that deep dark blue. Black at night, blue during the day.

Let us know if we can help you out with some modern whiter lighting, LEDs or HIDs.
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Old Oct 5, 2015 | 08:03 PM
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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 02:48 PM
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Welcome to MBWorld, Ken! Very clean looking C320. Congratulations on the purchase.
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Old Oct 11, 2015 | 09:58 PM
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Thanks for the kind words guys. I did the drain and refill on the transfer case yesterday and posted a write up in the W203 forum with some pics.

Ken

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