Hello! Few updates:
First, I solved my ASR issue. When I was putting the engine wiring back in, I swapped the connector coming in to the ASR pre-charge pump with the brake fluid level sensor... When I plugged everything in correctly, everything went back to normal. So this is the first time that this car moved by it's own power out of the garage in almost 1 year! I checked for errors after this, and everything was clear, no errors apart from the SRS module, but this is to be expected. So I think that my homemade knock sensor harness is working as it should.
Second. As maybe someone saw already in the rear glass, NLA thread I managed to destroy my rear glass... I forgot to put a piece of cardboard in front of it when I was cutting out the rear subframe mount on the inside. I already talked to the glass polishing specialist in my city, and maybe within a month or so, he will take this glass and try to make it a little bit better. I will still be hunting for new rear glass as soon as it becomes available from Pilkington I will be buying it.
Third. Front and rear glass were successfully removed without breaking! This is a big relief because even the front windshield is temporarily unavailable from Pilkington. IDK about the MB availability, but my glass is less than 6 years old, and I will be reusing it.
Fourth. I also did some parts organizing, polished the rear tail lights a bit, dug up some parts for the paintjob and the window seals that I bought more than 4 years ago. This is a reproduction, probably made in China, but the quality seems really good.
Here is also the side marker that I bought from AliExpress a long time ago, side by side with the OEM. I will not say which is which, but I was really surprised with the quality when I got them.
Fifth. I said that there would be no more welding and cutting??? Well, silly me, I have that magnificent device called a F*****G SUNROOF!!! Of course, the roof is rusted out on the edge, because why not! Man, I really hate this stupid option. I hate sunroofs with my whole heart. I already replaced everything in the sunroof mechanism, and now this sh*t... By everything, I mean literally everything: two rails, cable, felt pads, wind deflector, even the metal brackets that hold the seal in place because they were rusted out. Also, when I bought this car, two of the sunroof drains were damaged, and water was leaking inside, destroying the front headliner in the process. I have new/used headliner wating to be instaled.
As an added bonus, the front and rear edges where the glass is bonded to the chassis also need some attention. The rear and front glass were replaced under my ownership. To be precise I replaced TWO rear windows. The first shop that replaced the rear glass put the glass back on the rust, but I saw it after 2 years on the bottom edge where the trim is screwed into the body. I proceeded to remove the rust by first lifting the trim a bit. Yuup I did that. Of course, after painting and treating the rust, there was no way to put the trim back on. So what did I do? I proceeded to remove the trim, cracking the rear glass in the process...
The second time, I gave the car to a different shop, and I told them. If there is any rust on the edge, call me, and I will take the car and fix it before putting the new glass back in. NOPE they just put the glass back on with the rust on the edge... What is wrong with people!!! So this is the second glass that I destroyed... This is a really expensive lesson to be had. The front edge is also my mistake, I didn't have that much experience, I used the wrong products, and I didn't wait enough time before putting the front glass back in. That's why the front edge rusted out again.
Sixth. Sadly, I didn't get the roof and window trims re-anodized... I called the whole country and got the same response everywhere: "Used automotive parts? No, we're not doing that."
So anyone in Europe maybe knows a place where I could send my trims to be re-anodized back to the original black color?
I'm also thinking about just wrapping them with vinyl, but the rear glass trim is still available besides the small piece, so I'm thinking about grabbing just that and maybe wrapping everything else. Because if it's easier to replace in the future, if I will finally find a place where they will just anodize the rest of the trim.
Few weeks ago I saw a silver 500E locally, and all the trim was brand new. I just need to get the same look with my car, I just must! I love the way it looks. I didn't take a picture because it was dark. When I see this car again in the daylight, I will definitely take a picture of it.
Well, this is a long update. Now I need to repair all the rust, and I almost forgot! Four jacking points holes are also rusted, so I need to blast them along with everything else. This is really a never-ending story.
yep! It always takes WAY more time for the gauge to come up after an oil change than I would expect! Glad its working!!!
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