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I bought them aftermarket. Chinese stuff. I do NOT recommend them, even if I could easily find the source. The best approach is to remove the lenses on OEM headlights, paint them yourself, and put fresh lenses on them. Alex at LegitStreetCars had a video about this that's worth checking out (and...on a W211 at that!).

No, that's not the case. The pulleys hold them just off the floor. They do touch concrete under the protective plate, but they aren't dragging across any edges where they are getting shaved.

Yes, it can, and I think that's a better idea than what I did. They are available from overseas.

@@ArtOfDiesel u nas w Polsce sa dostępne

I checked them on multiple sides and the rails are actually plumb. It came with shims, but they weren't needed. This was a benefit of a new concrete floor that had just been poured a couple months earlier (made sure it had time to cure properly, too!).

Lucky the floor was flat, typically there is a slight slope for water to run out. Anyway, good job on the lift. Cheers

Sorry for the delayed response. If you want to reach me quickly, please find me at artofdiesel.substack.com . One of my videos shows me removing the swirl vanes and brazing in plugs for the holes. I've found out that there's a version of the intake without them, and I'd buy one of those, next time, instead. To fool the computer, you can put in a 4.7 kOhm resistor on the connector for the swirl vane motor. I don't recall which direction to move the pushrods to put the vanes in the open position.

I buy my set covers from u.s.autoseatcover on eBay. Good quality from these guys! For the steering wheel cover, I bought ming from Appdee on AliExpress. Be sure to order genuine leather, as opposed to artificial, it's only a few bucks more, and will last much longer.

@@ArtOfDiesel THX!!!

Good question. I don't know if there's a limit switch.

If I did it over, I'd go go for a hybrid turbo that takes things further than the Latvian one. I'd still use the same intercooler. I'd also go straight to Drew at Mid TN Diesel for the tune. Find him here: www.blacksmokeracing.com/software-specialists/

That might actually work with fewer issues. I had to redo my brazing in some areas. Takes a LOT of heat and time to get it right. On my OM642 engines, I drilled out the holes for 1/8" NPT and put brass plugs in. I'd go back to that next time, never had any boost leaks at the manifold.

I've changed the oil since your comment, and that's the approach I use now. Thanks for the tip!

Width is limited. You'll have to check the specs of what you are looking at for sure. Another thing I'd consider next time is an asymmetric lift, so that it's easier to get in and out of the driver's door after pulling the vehicle into place.

I did the video because I broke them on the first go-around! Then figured I could help others...

Sorry for my slow response. I'm focused almost entirely on my anti-censorship efforts and haven't been on here, much. Let me know how your project goes. You'll get a faster reply on artofdiesel.substack.com Yes, that was the intercooler pipe on the intake side that I plugged. That brazing process takes some practice, and lots of heat!

Awesome! Glad to be of assistance!

Glad you did that. It would be terrible to drill all those holes into the concrete THEN find out you need to move the post.

Why not? It's my favorite color.

Yes. I capped it. I simply cut out a piece of steel to the right shape, drilled a couple holes, and bolted it on with a homemade gasket to seal it up.

First, check laws where you live. Physically removing the EGR and capping off the hole is the easy part. After that, you need a tune so that the ECU isn't looking for it. The tuners on this page come with a great endorsement, so perhaps one of them can help you: www.blacksmokeracing.com/software-specialists/

Somewhat. I didn't source the TCU from Drew and I don't think it's as snappy as it could be. If you watch my latest video th-cam.com/video/fN4EfwAWOa4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=C1JVamoTa4oggvr5&t=672 , the 3-4 shift seems kind of slow. Eventually I'd like to look at the Rand Nash's Ultimate NAG-52 setup to get this dialed-in better. github.com/rnd-ash/ultimate-nag52-fw th-cam.com/play/PLxrw-4Vt7xtu9d8lCkMCG0_K7oHcsSMtF.html

Some have told me that they can buy the non-US version without swirl flaps, which is probably a lot better than the braze job I did on mine. Early in this video, when I pop the hood, you can see that I drilled a hole in the aluminum plug I brazed where the EGR used to be, and put the sensor there. It's at a right angle to the flow, so the Bernoulli effect may be why my measured pressures are a few PSI lower than what the MAP sees. This is directly across from the MAP sensor, so I thought it'd be good. The walls in the manifold are pretty thin in most areas, so I think this is pretty good overall. One might drill the hole at an angle like the MAP uses.

@@ArtOfDiesel Oke, thank you, bought a manifold with no flaps, will start to work on it on Monday, thanks! p.s. Subbed!

@@GeoBot_Gaminglet us know how it goes! Did you subscribe to the Substack, too? That's really the best place where we'll share details. You can also comment in the forum there. Thanks!

​@GeoBot_Gaming where did you buy the manifold?

Thanks, @lukas0054, we discussed this and we could actually get a bit more out of these injectors without pushing the injection duration too far past TDC. We did actually have more fueling and recently backed off on that. I brought up that we could probably get away with more boost as we went through the process and we discussed that. (This gauge reads ~4psi low...so I'm not recommending GlowShift gauges to anybody!) We decided to back off on pushing the Lithuanian turbo further. We'd be more concerned about the high EGTs if I was going to be spending a lot of time in that range, like the truckers might when they are pulling a load up a long grade. For such a short duration, we judged we are good-to-go for now. I might still decide to take this car a couple steps further with larger injectors, the bigger high pressure pump, and a better hybrid turbo. If the subscriber count jumped up and I had paid subscribers on my Substack, I'd do a lot more to make that happen. For now, you might take an interest in my more important channel @Paracontrarian, where a lot more content will be coming in the near future. Thanks!

@@ArtOfDiesel If the boost is actually24 psi, then the EOI is too far past TDC. OM648 with their quite short stroke, compared to other engines, don´t like too much advanced SOI and too long durations (EOI should not go over 10 degs after TDC). I have the came car and I stopped at 84 mm3 of fuel with 24 degs of SOI at 4k rpm (SOI could be advanced 1-2 degrees more, because stock injectors don´t make such PCP spikes, so about 88 mm3 without too high EGTs). About the fuel economy, I have optimalised SOI tables and got up to 43 MPG on highway. Now my injectors started leaking little bit, so I have ordered big injectors from ETK. I hope, that the fuel economy does not drop significantly. Best bigger injectors for dailying are probably Black smoke racing street injectors, which are good for little bit over 400 hp. ETK´s turbo isn´t bad. It is on the smaller side, but strong enough for reliable 370hp at 35 psi of boost, where the gearbox starts to fail.

@@lukas0054, do yourself a favor and talk to Drew at Mid-Tennessee Diesel. He helped with Alex's tune at LegitStreetCars and partners with Black Smoke Racing. He knows his stuff and definitely disagrees on the acceptable angle past TDC... Please ask him about other customers of his that have tried the ETK injectors: eurodieseltuning(at)gmail.com, 615-601-1728. Meanwhile, I'm focusing on my other efforts. Thanks!

I love the Mercedes diesel cars especially the 6 cylinder ones. I run a 320. CDI which I’ve had tuned but feel it could make more power unlike your car it’s the v6 but when it’s on song it’s the fastest car I’ve ever owned! I including a BMW m140. Problem is it’s not always on song! Should I take it to a tuner? Love the car..

@@jonathantuke1908 I like the OM642s (3.0 V6), also! I've owned a couple and put in off-the-shelf tunes from Malone on one and Green Diesel Engineering on another. GDE was the better tune, but I don't think they currently do the OM642. With their tune, my wife's ML320 CDI is actually very quick (440 lb-ft)! Drew at Mid-Tennessee Diesel tells me that he works on these, too. You should contact him. I believe you'll get the best tune for your money from him: eurodieseltuning(at)gmail.com, 615-601-1728.

I have the same problem, do you find a solution?

Had a bad sensor. I've replaced it since then.

A lot mate

@@c4r5on88 Which one is 5g tronic? They told me not to go above 650nm without changing the friction discs.

@rukiyehasan1855 I believe upto 1000nm