Moving from a W211 E55K to a W212 E63 Biturbo

[AMGeed]

Replaced the missing grille badge

Before



After

 

[daveenty]

Replaced the missing grille badge

My 212 never had one of those, possibly due to it being an earlier (2013) model but I wasn't really bothered, it didn't have many badges in the end.

John (Developer) never had one on his either, no idea why, but he had one retro fitted and apparently it was a nightmare of a job.

 

[keefysher]

My 212 never had one of those, possibly due to it being an earlier (2013) model but I wasn't really bothered, it didn't have many badges in the end.

John (Developer) never had one on his either, no idea why, but he had one retro fitted and apparently it was a nightmare of a job.

Roger probably used expanding foam or no nails left from his builder days

 

[John Laidlaw]

My 2014 did, I remember you mentioned that at Elvington Dave...

 

[AMGeed]

Has anyone connected the Ctek battery charger fly lead to the positive and negative posts in the engine bay? (W212)
Not sure how either will bolt on easily. I want a permanent easy connection to save messing with crocodile clups on the battery terminals should the battery need a boost in the winter.
Have I got to connect the lead directly to the battery ?

Here's what I have.

 

[Rotorhead500]

View attachment 52916 View attachment 52917 View attachment 52918 View attachment 52919 Has anyone connected the Ctek battery charger fly lead to the positive and negative posts in the engine bay? (W212)
Not sure how either will bolt on easily. I want a permanent easy connection to save messing with crocodile clups on the battery terminals should the battery need a boost in the winter.
Have I got to connect the lead directly to the battery ?

Here's what I have.

Not familiar with those 63s but I only ever needed a battery conditioner on the consumer battery in the boot (when I broke my knee). It never flagged any issues, but I knew it wasn't going to get used for 2 months (although I did drag myself in twice just to start it and move it back & forth a few feet...!)

In terms of starting, my C63 never missed a beat, whatever the weather!

 

[John Laidlaw]

Never had the need, albeit my consumer (stop/start)in the boot packed in at 4 years from new

 

[AMGeed]

^ Someone else with an E63 said much the same thing.
I'm now expecting my consumer battery to give up as its 5yrs old now, unless the previous owner had that pleasure and there is a newish one already fitted.

 

[Rotorhead500]

^ Someone else with an E63 said much the same thing.
I'm now expecting my consumer battery to give up as its 5yrs old now, unless the previous owner had that pleasure and there is a newish one already fitted.

Can you see the batch date on it? May give a ballpark idea as to how recent it is (although I appreciate it may have sat on a shelf for a while too!)

 

[John Laidlaw]

^ Someone else with an E63 said much the same thing.
I'm now expecting my consumer battery to give up as its 5yrs old now, unless the previous owner had that pleasure and there is a newish one already fitted.

Acid got me one when I was getting the stage 1 at the time , £110 couldn’t complain, I was asking to borrow some tools to fit it but by that time one of his guys had done it already , no charge sir!

 

[John Laidlaw]

^ Someone else with an E63 said much the same thing.
I'm now expecting my consumer battery to give up as its 5yrs old now, unless the previous owner had that pleasure and there is a newish one already fitted.

I change at 5 years anyway Roger (ok not the i8), for the sake of £150 just not worth the hassle !

 

[V6Matty]

I change at 5 years anyway Roger (ok not the i8), for the sake of £150 just not worth the hassle !

Per my thread a few weeks ago, nothing wrong with older batteries, just need to keep an eye on them (wife’s 169 is on the original 05 battery)

 

[John Laidlaw]

Per my thread a few weeks ago, nothing wrong with older batteries, just need to keep an eye on them (wife’s 169 is on the original 05 battery)

Yup, if you’ve the patience I’d agree, just for me personally I take the lazy convenient way

 

[V6Matty]

Yup, if you’ve the patience I’d agree, just for me personally I take the lazy convenient way

Nah I’m just tight John.

 

[AMGeed]

Can you see the batch date on it? May give a ballpark idea as to how recent it is (although I appreciate it may have sat on a shelf for a while too!)

Haven't looked yet TBH but I will when the rain stops.

 

[AMGeed]

Acid got me one when I was getting the stage 1 at the time , £110 couldn’t complain, I was asking to borrow some tools to fit it but by that time one of his guys had done it already , no charge sir!

I'll probably get one from Tayna when the time comes.
I just got a Varta Aux battery for the E55 before it's picked up.
Great value at £36 + delivery compared to an MB labelled (still a Varta I believe) one at £80