Imagine, my wife - neither technical nor car enthusiast - we are both non-native English speaker - watched every episode with Edd China. Most of them what he said, we did not or we still can’t understand. The very best thing about his fantastic work was his saying "job done!" after he had done or successfully completed intermediate steps. He made a lot of things look fascinatingly simple. A very likely genius in our eyes. My wife would love to have Edd as a neighbour. Well, whether that's absolutely necessary to have Edd as neighbour for my wife?
Mercedes SL are always highly collectible cars, but a 560 SL is a class of its own! They all came complete with full options, in fact the only thing to be ordered were heated front seats! The M 117 E 56 engine however, had a lower compression ratio in the R 107 than the ones put in 560 Limousines or Coupes! So it lost a few horses! It is highly advisable to get rid of the sealed beam lights and the bumpers, and though I always advocat originality I have to admit that these LORINSER Wheels are a perfect match to the lines of this SL! And wheels do no permanent change to any vehicle, since they can be swapped in an instant! And by the way, the original wheels (so called 15 hole design) are still being manufactured and available through OTTO FUCHS KG, MEINERZHAGEN, GERMANY! CHEERS!
@Bizcar Pro Likely. New injectors are far from perfect. Always need to check them. Especially considering they have likely been on a shelf for 20 plus years in some circumstances. Can't believe this was there example of a new one.
Like they do it to counter Edd's youtube project. This will flood the search results and content from current Edd China channel will be harder to find. This is so disgusting. First you want to cut off his the screen time and he says "no" and then you release Edd only footage... What a jerks!
Don't know what's so wrong with the wheel arch spats or the US bumpers which I believe have shock absorbers. It looks good both with and without them. I've started watching this episode from the beginning and Ed suggests doing a Chrysler LeBaron instead of *another* Mercedes and I totally agree with him. I love this show but it completely pi**ed me off when they went over to America and did mostly European or Japanese cars, I mean, what was the point in going there? They have some of the most gorgeous cars ever made over there, well they did, in America's golden age of Detroit metal.
The wheel arch chrome on an R107 is ridiculous and banal and this car never came with that kitsch. You may call those wheel arch attachments either rust concealers or rust generators. There is already enough chrome on the car. The big balcony like bumpers in the States were installed to comply to the US 5mph crash no deformation rule, I guess the designers in Germany disliked very much to put them on. Ed btw was the best guy in that tv show 🙂
Hey Ed back please. You are a double act. This man oozes class on so many levels. I have been a mechanic my whole life in a family run business (est 1969) .. Morecambe and Wise. Ant and Dec.. Del Boy and Rodders …Come on guys… Don’t be a plonker and do the right thing…😂❤
Good work Can you tell me how to adjust fuel distributer and the small exhaust hole at the bottom of gasoline tank how it works. Or if it blocks what happen. If it blocked the fuel comes from gasoline cap Let me know Thank you
Great video . Two thumbs up 👍 👍. I'm doing a restoration on my 1982 SL380. It's Signal Red with tan interior. I went with new AMG wheels and going with Euro bumpers and headlights. I love the SL ; that's why I own three (so far).
ONE OF MY MOST LIKED SHOWS WAS ANGRY WHEN ED LEFT BUT THAT GUY ANT IS GREAT AT HIS JOB AND LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING MORE WD IN FUTURE .ALSO ANYTHING WITH ED CHINA IN,ALWAYS THOUGHT MIKE AND ED WOULD DO A GOOD TOP GEAR
What the hell is this??? You ruin the show by going for profits over quality enough to drive Edd out, and then you push older videos with him in them for what? SMH
Por supuesto, los repuestos nuevos no se consiguen, es un modelo del año de 1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 sl se los adapto al Mercedes-Benz 560 sl del año 1984.
Hi Edd! My car is 230 TE 1989 yr mdl station wagon.(W124). I need a favor if you can send me a website or email ad of a shop or store where i can buy parts for transmission kit( matic) original parts. Thank you!
Hey wheeler dealer producers. I can't see why you could not produce a series back in the UK with edd & mike again with the old style format and then onto the USA with mike & ant with the new format switching back & forth,then everybody will be happy. How hard can it be producers.
No idea why everyone here says US spec headlights on the SL are better. I'm sorry but they look like a grandmother with glasses with those small circle headlights lmao. The Euro headlights was part of the original design of this car. If you're from US I guess you're gonna disagree with what I said but its is what it is: Euro SL lights > US SL lights
$500 for 8 injectors is absolutely extortion!! You can buy those exact injectors on eBay for £22 each,thats £176. Then the seals are about 80 ,so 256 all in. So that's about 338 dollars.
Bring Edd Back and change the format back to the garage-heavy episodes (and spend the extra coin, cheapskates). Mike and Ant are fine - but Edd was the main reason I watched the show and his leaving is the reason I no longer do. But...it's your show.
From Dallas to Stuttgart. Nothing Beverly Hills about it. But if one is honest the Dallas look was the original look. Not the nicest, granted , but originality does matter because that is how this car was intended to look, like it or not. But of course it does look better, but it IS a face lift.
Here's what I don't understand in all of your videos ...... U say 44 man hrs? That's about based on a low $70 hr is another $3500 that you don't add in
I dislike it when a typical British show starts quoting in Fucking dollars we are European in EUROS OR POUNDS and the show is English NOT BUTCHERED ENGISH which is American
I hate the sound of Shite Brewers voice since he threw The Edd-Master under an American Greyhound Bus!! What a cheeky git now using Edds image to fool us viewers. Shame on all of ‘em. No respect!!
I miss Edd he is the best
He's not as egotistical as ant.
Edd is the face of WD. #BringBackEdd
That is one of the classiest, sharpest updates I've ever seen...real taste and beauty.
Perfect ..just perfect. I had a 500sl from France with Zender Body kit and was lowered. Only car I miss and I had some legends.
Imagine, my wife - neither technical nor car enthusiast - we are both non-native English speaker - watched every episode with Edd China. Most of them what he said, we did not or we still can’t understand. The very best thing about his fantastic work was his saying "job done!" after he had done or successfully completed intermediate steps. He made a lot of things look fascinatingly simple. A very likely genius in our eyes. My wife would love to have Edd as a neighbour. Well, whether that's absolutely necessary to have Edd as neighbour for my wife?
When will you realise, Ed was Wheeler Dealers, we only watched because of Ed
Mercedes SL are always highly collectible cars, but a 560 SL is a class of its own! They all came complete with full options, in fact the only thing to be ordered were heated front seats! The M 117 E 56 engine however, had a lower compression ratio in the R 107 than the ones put in 560 Limousines or Coupes! So it lost a few horses! It is highly advisable to get rid of the sealed beam lights and the bumpers, and though I always advocat originality I have to admit that these LORINSER Wheels are a perfect match to the lines of this SL! And wheels do no permanent change to any vehicle, since they can be swapped in an instant! And by the way, the original wheels (so called 15 hole design) are still being manufactured and available through OTTO FUCHS KG, MEINERZHAGEN, GERMANY! CHEERS!
" I can't pick up any old hitchhiker, you know" -- Edd just chilling by the ride.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@ 2:22 new injector still drips. The joys of K Jetronic.
@Bizcar Pro Likely. New injectors are far from perfect. Always need to check them. Especially considering they have likely been on a shelf for 20 plus years in some circumstances. Can't believe this was there example of a new one.
You kick the guy out, then fill this channel with his videos
BeyondWrittenWords yes agreed this is incredibly poor form on WD part.
Probably the only way they can get anyone to watch.
why not? they made the videos. its theirs
Like they do it to counter Edd's youtube project. This will flood the search results and content from current Edd China channel will be harder to find. This is so disgusting. First you want to cut off his the screen time and he says "no" and then you release Edd only footage... What a jerks!
Your bliddering idiot China left wheeler dealers bot kickt Out
Would be nice if a supplier list was included for body work, suspension and wheels.
WD sure milk the heck out of Edd's footages.
I love this type of Mercedes in this color as a daily driver. When I win the lottery i'm buying one.
Don't know what's so wrong with the wheel arch spats or the US bumpers which I believe have shock absorbers. It looks good both with and without them. I've started watching this episode from the beginning and Ed suggests doing a Chrysler LeBaron instead of *another* Mercedes and I totally agree with him. I love this show but it completely pi**ed me off when they went over to America and did mostly European or Japanese cars, I mean, what was the point in going there? They have some of the most gorgeous cars ever made over there, well they did, in America's golden age of Detroit metal.
The wheel arch chrome on an R107 is ridiculous and banal and this car never came with that kitsch. You may call those wheel arch attachments either rust concealers or rust generators. There is already enough chrome on the car. The big balcony like bumpers in the States were installed to comply to the US 5mph crash no deformation rule, I guess the designers in Germany disliked very much to put them on.
Ed btw was the best guy in that tv show 🙂
I don't know how Mike could leave his so called friend out to dry like that. Edd was the reason I watched this show.
Hey Ed back please. You are a double act. This man oozes class on so many levels. I have been a mechanic my whole life in a family run business (est 1969) .. Morecambe and Wise. Ant and Dec.. Del Boy and Rodders …Come on guys… Don’t be a plonker and do the right thing…😂❤
Good work
Can you tell me how to adjust fuel distributer and the small exhaust hole at the bottom of gasoline tank how it works.
Or if it blocks what happen.
If it blocked the fuel comes from gasoline cap
Let me know
Thank you
Great video .
Two thumbs up 👍 👍.
I'm doing a restoration on my 1982 SL380. It's Signal Red with tan interior. I went with new AMG wheels and going with Euro bumpers and headlights.
I love the SL ; that's why I own three (so far).
I have an 89 SL and have thought about making the Euro bumper conversion. Can you recommend a source?
Hey guys... who did your dash board? EXELENT job!!!
Wait so is it it legal to have the euro bumpers in the United States?
You really improved that car, by changing the headlights and bumpers. I would keep it.
Amazing work
MAN! i search for 107, wanna US spec - but the euro is cool as well :)
It just needs a Becker original radio, but great job by Edd China!
Please what design is that of the t-shirt "check"???
Cool color
ONE OF MY MOST LIKED SHOWS WAS ANGRY WHEN ED LEFT BUT THAT GUY ANT IS GREAT AT HIS JOB AND LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING MORE WD IN FUTURE .ALSO ANYTHING WITH ED CHINA IN,ALWAYS THOUGHT MIKE AND ED WOULD DO A GOOD TOP GEAR
What the hell is this??? You ruin the show by going for profits over quality enough to drive Edd out, and then you push older videos with him in them for what? SMH
They Fucked up, without Edd the show is dead. And your right I though the same as you did
Edd is the new American Gigolo like Richard Gere in a black 450 SL !
Can you do this for me? I love this video and what you did with the SL!
Hey you wouldn't have a video on how to remove the dashboard on a 560SL 1987 Roaster? great videos!! Tks
So how much did you sell it for? More info please.
Saw one of this on the streets of Lagos Nigeria today.
Where is possible to find the motor number on this car ? My car is a 560 SL 1986. Merci d’avance
Why is there a USB cable at 5:03 in a 1980s Mercedes?
I know...
When was this shot?
Edd IS Wheeler Dealers
Please passes complete chapters
Can’t believe all these fixes are done under 14k including the car. Now 560sl as-is is over 14k
I miss ed
I have nothing against any of the shows presenters but this show was more at home in the UK and Edd was a better presenter
If you look at the details you can tell it was rather hastily patched together with old used parts.
Por supuesto, los repuestos nuevos no se consiguen, es un modelo del año de 1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 sl se los adapto al Mercedes-Benz 560 sl del año 1984.
Loved Edd but detested his "mate" Mike, Mr Gobby!
Hi Edd! My car is 230 TE 1989 yr mdl station wagon.(W124). I need a favor if you can send me a website or email ad of a shop or store where i can buy parts for transmission kit( matic) original parts. Thank you!
Hey wheeler dealer producers.
I can't see why you could not produce a series back in the UK with edd & mike again with the old style format and then onto the USA with mike & ant with the new format switching back & forth,then everybody will be happy.
How hard can it be producers.
You're fired too! clean out your desk now!
lol.
I thought for years Mike was just acting bastard. But he is one for real
for how much did they sell the car?
4:52 bahaha I see what mike did there
I always liked the fender spates????
Shame on you guys! Using a person you fired to promote your series...
Edd china
Jr and Bobby Ewing drove those cars on Dallas
Mike convirtio este modelo al Mercedes-Benz 280 sl un automobil más antiguo del año 1975.
We miss u edd china
Mike Brewer, I think you mean “44 Edd hours”. Edd is no mere mortal man.
1 Edd hour ≈ 4 man hours.
Edd can do mechanicals, bodywork, electrics, AC and even upholstery. You'll need 4 guys to do all this in real life, all at $ per hour.
all i hear people complaining about Edd being fired, oh well I always preferred Mike. big respect for Edd but life moves on.
Those headlights look extremely similar to the Toyota Landcruiser 79 series headlights
Es was the Car Doctor
Are you for hire? Are you in LA
الميكانيكي رائع جدا وخبره ماشاء الله
No idea why everyone here says US spec headlights on the SL are better. I'm sorry but they look like a grandmother with glasses with those small circle headlights lmao.
The Euro headlights was part of the original design of this car.
If you're from US I guess you're gonna disagree with what I said but its is what it is: Euro SL lights > US SL lights
Edd looks like he could be Rod Stewart's son.
$500 for 8 injectors is absolutely extortion!! You can buy those exact injectors on eBay for £22 each,thats £176. Then the seals are about 80 ,so 256 all in. So that's about 338 dollars.
@Bizcar Pro being british maybe my speak is out but then again it was supposed to be british this program I mean
I bought my new Merc Bosch injectors for £9 each.One of the few things that has gone down in price by the looks of it !!
Aye i have this car 89’ 560sl. The us spec looks way better than the euro spec
No it doesnt. The US spec looks horrible. The original design is the euro version.
I like US lights and European bumpers.
Everything but the headlights. That was an inferior change.
gorgeous car. but I like the us lights better.
Bring Edd Back and change the format back to the garage-heavy episodes (and spend the extra coin, cheapskates). Mike and Ant are fine - but Edd was the main reason I watched the show and his leaving is the reason I no longer do.
But...it's your show.
They didnt say how much the 44 man hours was?
over 100k miles on a 117 engine? Better be checking timing chain and guides on that one,,,
They did change the chain. It was in the video. Guides too while you are in there for sure.
The German headlights are illegal in the US, no?
No, you can retrofit them.
I like the use spec lights ... anyone agree ?
Only reason Mercedes put in those round lights in the states was US vehicle laws. It's original design is with European lights.
Not watching the show without edd
Why does he look like he’s 13 and 42 at the same time?? 🙈🙈🙈
the grill should have been changed to match the bumper
Bobby Ewing 's car !
I want edd to by my car so I can by it back when it's finished like RX7 guy
From Dallas to Stuttgart. Nothing Beverly Hills about it. But if one is honest the Dallas look was the original look. Not the nicest, granted , but originality does matter because that is how this car was intended to look, like it or not. But of course it does look better, but it IS a face lift.
The original look is the euro version. Its the way the car was designed.
13 grand for that beautiful thing
You kidding with that radio in there, Shame.
Here's what I don't understand in all of your videos ...... U say 44 man hrs? That's about based on a low $70 hr is another $3500 that you don't add in
If you add in Edd's labour charge, the boys lose money on every one of their "deals".
5:02 not easy to work on
5:04 language
Am I strange for preferring the US-spec rounded headlights?
I dislike it when a typical British show starts quoting in Fucking dollars we are European in EUROS OR POUNDS and the show is English NOT BUTCHERED ENGISH which is American
hope Ed is getting paid from this
stop trolling
to be fair, the new injectors also dripped ??
I'm liking these Panzerwagons more as they age and the posers get rid of them. When they were new I never met an owner who wasn't an asshole.
Add some led bulbs
WD - get Edd back or go under. Simple choice.
👍
Edd and the Gas Bag
the new wheels looked exactly the same
Great mechanic!
I hate the sound of Shite Brewers voice since he threw The Edd-Master under an American Greyhound Bus!!
What a cheeky git now using Edds image to fool us viewers.
Shame on all of ‘em. No respect!!
You can literally buy another 560sl....smh
you could have installed a brand new LS engine for not much more money.
Not good engines. That's why LS engines are sold like Chinese sandals.
Ed, get your basics in order.
Stop leaning over fenders or you crazy brits call it wings a cover it first
No entiendo el idioma
😔
44 man hours at $60 an hour ?
Poor Edd...