CHrisfball12’s 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190-Class

Its been 11 years since I've own this car. I can't remember how many times i've said I'll paint it black but never get around to it. Once I get a better paying job then I'll look into painting my car. Good news is that the weather is getting better now with more sunshine and less rain.

I'm still alive and still own my 190E. Its still yellow and I still plan on keeping it. Good news as I got hired at a dealership and will be earning good money to be able to spend it on my 190e.

I'm still alive and own the car 

I still own the car and I still work on it. Current plans for the car is to Plastidip it black once I can get a good paying job.   9/27/15

Still alive and yes i still own the car

Yes I'm still alive and i still own the car. Its not going anywear anytime soon. As for updates I keep saying i'll do but i never get around to it.

Yes I know i keep saying this but I'll get around to updating my blog with more up to date information. If you have facebook feel free to like this group. It has 15,000 pictures (Not a Typo)!   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2433271940/

Spring is soon to roll on in and I hope things will warm up here and allow me to work in comfort. I singed up for my chassie 2 class again at school and its time to work on my car. I got approved for winter leave at work for one whole month (Mid Feb. to Mid March) this will give me enough time to do what i need. 1 All four rear subframe bushings will be replaced 2 All new rear control arms 3 Clean and paint arms and rear subframe and diff. 4 Remove front lower control arms and replace the bushings with poly ones.  (have not gotten it yet)5 Replace front load carrying ball joints (TBA)6 4 New spacers (TBA)7 New tires (TBA)8 Fix what ever needs to be fixed in the drive train (Center bearing)9 Remove fart can in the back and replace it with a normal muffler. 10 Replace ugly exhaust pipe and add an exhaust cutout Well my Chassie 2 class got canned due to low enrollment and i ended up singing up for a Computer control class aka OBD1. So far the class is doing good and i'm learning a lot. So far i feel good about making a wiring harness for my EFI 16V that i haven't started yet. I also came across a good deal on used H&R springs from a W210 for $105. I will be cutting them down to fit in to my car. More info soonParts just came in the mail today. I need to get this all done by March 21. Talk about deadlines. Looks like my lazy ass hasn't done anything. But i promise to get my exhaust fixed soon before I fix the rear arms.

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/events/1444614-06-june-bay-area-benzworld-gtg.htmlSo the event is in a few days. I need to get my car ready for it. Now its time to put the evo2 spoiler back on to the car. It's been more than a year. Unfortunately it was sitting in my backyard under a tarp. Over time the paint got these funny marks which became really hard to remove.

I was at work and found that they had some seat covers for $12 all black. At first I though it was a waste of money but i ended up changing my mind and pick up a pair. I was thinking about putting it in my Blue Accord but I felt it would look out of place in a blue car. I decided to install it in my 190E to protect the seats for now.

I'll be doing shorter pages so that way they wont take forever to load for some of you guys.             I was thinking about getting door sills for my car. Yes i know i should fix my car first then wasting my money and time on something else. But this is just something jumping around my head right now. It seems when every one thinks about door sills they think about getting the ones that light up or say "Mercedes Benz" or "AMG"

A video of my car getting a Smog test.   Heres a picture of my car keys; just ignor the spam key. I had the blank key for about a year and still haven't gotten around to getting a spare. The green thing is the key to disconnect my battery

^190E Evolution 1 New euro center console In 2006 I was asked by SpikeTV to be in the Bullrun. I was e-mailed first and gave them some info. I sent in a video of me and my buddy Mario to be on the show. Unfortunately we didn't make it (No call back). But my guess is me and my friend didn't fit spike TV's image of a average joe who looks like he could be in a rock band.

Time for an Oil Change. I woke up really early to take my car to school because i had work at 10:30am. I took it to my schools auto class to get the oil changed. Turns out my car was to low for the car lift so I just sucked the oil out via the dip stickYeah it took about 20 minutes to suck everything out.

Questions and Answers                          This whole section will be redone with updates with more reliable links and better information.   6-1-2013 Where can i get the best information on the 190E?

11/11/13  If i haven't replied to your comments its only because I need to click on each individual e-mail and look at them one by one. I have over 200 that randomly showed up in my inbox at once. Just bare with me 1987 Mercedes Benz 190E 2.3-16V Evolution2 Replica(1 of ? Replicas in California as of 2013)First and foremost I bought my car the way you see it , a fully finished Yellow Evolution2 body kit on a 1987 2.3-16V. This is a replica built on a w201 2.3-16v.    The beginningMy car started it's life as a  smoke silver 2.3-16v. It was sold in 1996 by it's first owner. The 2nd owner did the Evolution 2 conversion in 2002 with a body kit that came from China. The car was later sold to his friend in 2003. In 2006 I saw the car parked at my work and I left a note on it. The rest is history. This is how my Mercedes Benz looked when the last owner had it (Below).