Project : W210 - UK Parts #8 Window Regulator

[ Interior - Window Regulator]

Price - BND$37.00

Here is another window regulator I bought new from eBay UK.  The passenger rear window regulator that I replaced 8 years ago went busted again!  This one is half the price of the one I bought last time.  Thank goodness that parts are getting cheap when the car is getting older.

Project : W210 - UK Parts #7 Front Bumper Baffle Plates

[ Exterior : Body - Front Bumper Baffle Plates ]

Price - BND$76.00

Another W210 body related parts that will be fitted to my Project:W210 when it goes for new paint job.  Currently I only have the original passenger side baffle plate but it has a slight damage on the side due to an accident a decade ago hence the missing driver's side baffle plate. 

So I decided to grab these used from eBay UK.  There are several sellers with these on hand,  all are different in prices and conditions. So it is good to look hard through pictures to find the best conditions used parts.  Luckily these two seller I chose provided clear pictures and descriptions of the items that they are selling and I was happy that both items are accurately mentioned and stated when arrived. The price for a new bumper baffle plate is about BND$250.00 per side. I bought these two at different prices.  One at BND$26.00 with free shipping and another at BND$50 with shipping charges. 

Project : W210 - UK Parts #6 Avangarde Spec Front Grille

[ Body - Avangarde Front Grille ]

Price - BND $66.00 (Used Item)

This is one part for my Project : W210 that is highly on top of my must buy lists!  Finally I got the Avangarde version to replace the Elegance version.  The Elegance in my car only have 2 slats of horizontal bars.  This Avangarde version got  5 slats across the grille!  This is another used item from eBay UK and the condition of this particular is in mint condition.  I am glad lots of seller in UK are honest people and so easy to deal with!

Project : W210 - UK Parts #5 - Gear Shift Console

[ Interior - Gear Shift Console ]

Price - BND$37.00

Another used part from eBay UK.  I bought this console for one particular part only which is the boot button as the one in my car is already missing and broken.

Project : W210 - UK Parts #4 - Euro Style Tinted Taillights

[ Exterior : Body - Euro Style Tinted Taillights ]

Price - BND$124.00

One of my favorite purchases during my wife stayed in London.  This set is going to be fitted to my car once it has been fully respray.  The body color choice has already been chosen and will be unveil to you all when the time has comes!  

I was having a hard time deciding to go for this version or the facelifted version.  In the end I decided to be a little bit different and went ahead with this version.  This is the non-LED version and I also just bumped into two W210 in Brunei that has similar taillights as this! LOL!

Project : W210 - UK Parts #3 Mercedes Benz Logo Wheel Caps

[ Exterior : Wheels - Mercedes Benz Logo Wheel Caps ]

Price - BND$11.00

Yes these 4 wheel caps cost only BND$11.00!  For this price you know it's a no brainer that this ain't OEM product.  I am not sure how much it cost for the original but this set looks just like OEM.  And the seller had sold a few hundreds of these over his eBay UK page.  Yes another eBay UK purchases.  This parcel took 4 days to arrived to my wife hotel room!

Project : W210 - UK Parts #2 Instrumental Cluster

[ Interior - Instrumental Cluster ]

Price - BND$28.00

Got this set used part from eBay UK.  My original cluster is having issues such as unreadable display, faded plastic and mold infestation.  A new one is going to cost an arm or an leg so a used item was the only choice I have.  This instrumental cluster only cost me BND$28.00!!!  The seller claim it is a working cluster and it was removed because he is selling his W210 as spare parts.  Hopefully he didn't sell me a broken cluster.  Will update when I replaced the old one with this one. This set arrived in less then 3 days to my wife hotel room.  Talk about fast and efficient shipping!

Project : W210 - UK Parts #1 Tinted Side Indicators

[Exterior : Body - Tinted Side Indicators]

Price - BND$28.00

Good day readers!  Today I will be posting the first car part that I had bought for my W210 when my wife was stationed at London, UK.  This is the tinted side indicators which will go to the side fender of my W210.  Original indicator cost about BND$25.00 each side if order locally.  I got this set for about BND$28.00 with shipping included.  

I decided to go for tinted version because it will go nicely with the new exterior color that I have plan for Project:W210.  Currently the driver's side indicator is missing and the passenger is broken in pieces....

My Mercedes Benz E240 Is Celebrating Its 20years Old!

I was checking under the hood when I noticed an engravement done when my parent bought the car new back in 1997. That is when I just realised this car is excatly 20 years old! Time sure flies away quickly!

The engraving said "JPD/BSB BKXXXX 01/12/97". For non Bruneian reader, when we are registering our car at Land Transport Department a.k.a JPD, we have to engrave our license plate and date of registration of vehicle onto any body panel under the hood.  It is for security reason but I was told they have stop practicing this procedure.  Correct me if I am wrong.

By the way, get ready to be bombarded with tons of Project : W210 news in the coming days!  My E240 is now running fine but since the air-condition is not working  it will stay as a garage queen till I got budget to repair it. Won't be too long!

Parts Shipment Landed from UK - Pt.2

Finally my final parts shipment from UK has landed!  On the top picture you are looking at a huge part which is a bumper part for my W210!  The other boxes contain also parts for my Porsche Boxster S.  The Project : W210 is going quite positive for now and I will update more on the in the next coming weeks!

Car Spotting In Brunei - Porsche Kinda Day

Spotted these three beautiful Porsches when doing chores.  Enjoy!

New Gadgets - Battery Jumper

Here is something I bought recently at AutoPro, a compact battery jumper with air compressor!  Have to say this is one of the best investment so far for all my cars.

The battery jumper cost around BND$130.00 and if you are like me that has more then 2 cars.  Your rarely driven cars or garage queens will most likely ran out of battery juices when not driven.  This handy battery jumper is easy to carry around and jump start to at least 300amp battery.  It eliminate the need to jump start using another car especially when u have awkward garage design like my home or awkward battery location like the Porsche Boxster S.

The second features that came with this gadget is the built-in air compressor.  Again like me if u have more then 2 cars at home and only have 2 persons in the house to drive all 5 cars, chances are your tyres will deflate if not regulate regularly.  This is when the compressor comes in handy when u need to pump in the extra air to the tyres.  

Oh and it also comes with a USB power port for charging your gadget, 2 x DC12V sockets and a LED built-in torch if you require extra illumination while working on your vehicle.

The air- compressor can pump at least 260 psi of air, more then enough for any tires.  It also come with extra accessories for pumping ball or balloon.  The air compressor also comes with a small gauge to show you how much air is pumped!