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Thats the spring that turns the needle back to 0 when you brake.

@@alautoparts9694 Thanks for the precise explanation. I have 1987 W124 where the odometer does not work properly. Sometines it runs perfect and sometimes it's not counting at all. What is the most commen failure?

I think its possible you have some space there

@@alautoparts9694 cheers mate, I guess I’ll have to give it a shot. What about reconnecting the ventilation tube when you put the air vent back? Do you need to hold it in place from behind or are the vents designed so that you can pull them out and push them back without removing anything else like the glovebox or instrument cluster?

Just push down a bit slide your hand so you can reach the clips and lift the ventilation tube again. As long as it is behind the grill is good

@@alautoparts9694 thank you very much, I appreciate it. I think I will try the passenger side first because then I can always remove the glovebox as a backup.

@@alautoparts9694 I removed both vents with no issues, and got my speakers out very easy. Big thanks to you for this video! The passenger side is very easy because both sides of the vent is accessible. The drivers side vent is a bit more challenging when you only have one side accessible because of the dashboard. I used a small plastic crowbar on the door side and a special J-shaped hook tool inside the right side of the vent and then it came out nicely. If I ever attempt to remove the dashboard I will definitely take out the vent first. This way I can see the dashboard hooks for the special tools and maybe I can even push it out by hand. Anyway, now when I got it all out, I will install new speaker cables under the dashboard to deal with the higher power loudspeakers. Thanks again!

You have to push the spring in the small pin you can test it by putting the needle temporary and moove the needle and see how quick it turns back in place you can play with it and adjust and push in place.

@@alautoparts9694 Ok I pushed the spring into the small pin but theres still no tension when i put the needle on. Do I have to force the spring down to snap in on the needle? or should it free float on the needle? Thank you for helping

Add me on Instagram: donald_c24 and ill try to explain with photos.

Thank you for feedback. I will change that in the upcoming videos.

Thanks for the comment. Check out this link with pictures explaining the placement of all the antenna parts. It will help with your question. www.k6jrf.com/MB_Hirsh.html

I would suggest to upgrade to newer model anthena. You can find on late models of w124 and early w202 its easier to work on and repair.

Many people swap them to facelift model. According the economy indicator you can install it if you want you can change the left part of the Instrument cluster and put one with economy. Then you just need a vacuum pipe to the air manifold. 😊

Yes but the clips are plastic on w201 be careful dont give too much power you might break them.

It should be pre 1990. Check general condition then check rust, wiring harness, oil leak, transmission shifting if its automatic. 10k usd is expensive so the car should be superb.

@@alautoparts9694 Thanks!

They both look good :D

What part?

Yes, you have to change the hood and headlight or only lenses if you have euro version. Usually people swap from pre to facelift model haha

also nice work with the differences, helped me alot to know better my car :)

If you have euro spec you can change only headlight lenses and the hood. According to the e500 body kit you have to order the parts from a verified and reputable source. E500 has a lot differences Wider arches front and back wider bumpers front and back fog lights in the bumper also different shape of the bumpers. To buy the parts OEM cost more than a normal w124. They sell fiber glass body kits to fit the normal w124 need some cutting in the rear arches to fit. This is some information that I have about e500 body kit.

The center vent is more complex. Center vent has 2 clips like this ones. 1 screw from the side and 1 screw in the center. I will make a video about it.

​@@alautoparts9694 Still waiting 😞

Don't even get me started with differences between wheel design, hubcap design, exhaust pipes, jacking pads, blacked out grey mouldings, lower bumper design and the AMG spoiler differences. Heaps more to it than meets the eye...... There was even a Mopf 0 which are the really early cars. They actually had different location of the outer temp sensor and a separate button for the sunroof (not integrated into the cabin light assy)

​@@W124forever Well its up to you Im allways open to learn more and more about this topic

Thank you for your comment! I tried to cover as much as I could, I know I didn't cover everything and of course even if I owned one for 20 years I still don't know everything about this cars. Thanks for sharing your information and of course W124 forever! :D :D

Nice :) Well I tried to cover as much as I could remember. Even though I didn't cover everything I think that I still helped some people :D Thank you for your comment :)

Thank you for your comment.

The nCounter is disassembled by the speedometer and km is changed. I have uploaded 2 other videos explain how disassemble the Counter. One is here: th-cam.com/video/EuicEgWssMo/w-d-xo.html

Thanks for the suggestion. I have to see if I can change the music. However, I hope this video has helped you a little bit about speedometers!

Thanks for the suggestion!

I use lithium base grease. Yes that is factory mark to put the needle back, but if you want to be sure, put the needle down and mark the place it stops (99% it stops in the mark)

Thank you for your comment! The Speedometer can be repair. It depends of demage. Usually 9/10 I can repair. If the repair cost is high you can buy an used Speedometer for 30 Euro plus shipping,.

@@alautoparts9694 Where do you buy the speedometer?

@@GabrielAlmeidaSoares send me the last 4 numbers of Speedometer 124 542 xx xx

@@alautoparts9694 ... 44 68

@@GabrielAlmeidaSoares This Speedometer is for 124.128 => 250 D TURBODIESEL, and 124.128 => E 250 TURBODIESEL