Great video sir. Need to do it more often. The tips are great and here in Brazil we don´t have too much youtubers like you to teach us how to do it on a W126.
Did you need to modify the factory antenna cable to adapt to the new antenna? The Mercedes cable I have has a very small pin that plugs into the hirschmann and is not compatible with after market antenn connections.
I took off the receptacle, on top of the old Hirschmann and connected the wires to the old antenna wires. This way I can always get another stock antenna and not worry about the connection.
I bought a good used Hirschman for my 1987 300d w124 But I can't find a rubber seal and cap. I bought a rubber seal from autohausaz But its so stiff its impossible to get it to seat. Do you know where to get the seal and plastic cap that will fit.
Yeah, that is indeed a problem with those seals. Pelican or PartsGeek also sell the same type seal. They are all not made from great quality rubber and some crack after two years. You can use a plastic tool out of a trim tool set to get the seal to properly seat www.amazon.com/XBRN-Removal-Window-Fastener-Remover/dp/B07R44VJHN/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3RNY8P6DG6OK9&keywords=interior+trim+removal+kit&qid=1659142212&sprefix=interior+trim+%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-6
Problem is that there is aleays just a little moisture seeping through the various seals. It is not the best design and cheap aftermarket parts make this worse.
@@straybenzes I seem to pools of water in my boot jack area (bmw e30) so investigating whether the seal to rhe body work is poor..or the unit it self is poor. Absolute headache
Hey Ralph can you give me some guidance . I have an opportunity to buy a 1987 560 coupe. for $3500 with 156,000. The guy says there is a misfire on one of the cylinders. My question is is this usually a large or small repair I know this is like trying to see in the dark for you but give me your best guess. Also in terms of reliability, how do these cars fair. Thanks !!
That is a loaded question. A "misfire on one cylinder" can be a fouled up spark plug, an ignition system tune up, a fuel injection system issue, or an idle control system gremlin. This can run you the range from 40 Dollars to a small fortune. For 3500 the car would need to be in tip top cosmetic and mechanical condition to be worth that much money and still have this engine issue. Chances are that the person selling you this car has already tried unsuccessfully fixing it. A cheap Benz is going to be your most expensive Benz you can buy.
How do you modify the upper plug (to the speakers?) line to connect to the OEM plug in? I can't find any videos that explain that part of the power antenna replacement.
I am a little confused by what you mean by speaker. Do you mean the receptacle on the antenna? If so, you will need to take the big antenna body off in order to get the controller receptacle out. It slides out of the housing part and you will need to snip the wires that go to the control module. Good luck!
@@paulpuckett1320 Oh now I see what you mean. You can get antennas that have the correct OEM antenna connection so you do not have to do what you needed to do. Good luck.
The three wires on the aftermarket antenna I bought are - red, blue, and black (no green). How do I wire these to the car? Red - red, black - brown, blue - ? Many thanks. W123 1985 300D.
The best thing would be checking the box the antenna has come in for a diagram. If I had to guess than I would say that the blue is the wire that actually gives it the signal (Plus on and off) to go up or down. Red should be permanent Plus and Black should be permanent Ground. I am hoping you can verify the wiring diagram of the antenna before you make a connection. Good luck!
Unfortunately, there isn't a diagram on the box. All it says regarding wiring is this: "Easy two wire hookup connects directly to car audio switched antenna wire and unswitched power wire with bullet terminal." ???
Ok, the box didn't have a diagram so I went to their website (Metra Antennaworks 44-PW530) and found some info (see below). I'm still very confused about where the red, blue, and black wires go. (I'm not electrically inclined). This is what they say: "Radios with Switched Antenna Wire - connect blue wire from antenna to the switched antenna wire from radio (normally blue). Connect coaxial cable from antenna to radio. The red power wire from antenna can be connected at fuse block, battery, or hot side of ignition switch, or any other +12 volt 'constant on' location." Will you help translate this to me so I know how to hook this up? Many thanks.
Thanks deer For all I do it for w126 I love that and respect it. I want you to make a video to explain decoding and installation sunroof . I remove it 2 difrinent time to chaeng arms . That fix but not good not working like factory. I am waiting for that video, please allow my friend at the earliest opportunity. Your follower on RUclips Saad Al-Ghamdi from Saudi Arabia We are glad to know you.
Your videos enable me to keep my 1989 300SE on the road. Thanks for all your help.
Thank you so much and have a great time with your classic Benz.
Great video sir. Need to do it more often. The tips are great and here in Brazil we don´t have too much youtubers like you to teach us how to do it on a W126.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you sir. You are so awesome!!! I was about to do this like a trial by fire... thank you sir for your love for this brand of German vehicles
Thank you for your kind words and good luck with your repair job.
Great video. What is this white gear seating right of the antenna in the trunk? For suspension, sunroof, or...?
The sun roof gear box mechanism sits very close to the antenna.
Did you need to modify the factory antenna cable to adapt to the new antenna? The Mercedes cable I have has a very small pin that plugs into the hirschmann and is not compatible with after market antenn connections.
I took off the receptacle, on top of the old Hirschmann and connected the wires to the old antenna wires. This way I can always get another stock antenna and not worry about the connection.
Smart thinking...@@straybenzes
Thx! @@georgephilips3528
I bought a good used Hirschman for my 1987 300d w124
But I can't find a rubber seal and cap. I bought a rubber seal from autohausaz
But its so stiff its impossible to get it to seat. Do you know where to get the seal and plastic cap that will fit.
Yeah, that is indeed a problem with those seals. Pelican or PartsGeek also sell the same type seal. They are all not made from great quality rubber and some crack after two years.
You can use a plastic tool out of a trim tool set to get the seal to properly seat www.amazon.com/XBRN-Removal-Window-Fastener-Remover/dp/B07R44VJHN/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3RNY8P6DG6OK9&keywords=interior+trim+removal+kit&qid=1659142212&sprefix=interior+trim+%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-6
Have you had any issues with leaking from that stem join just under that black circle?
Problem is that there is aleays just a little moisture seeping through the various seals. It is not the best design and cheap aftermarket parts make this worse.
@@straybenzes I seem to pools of water in my boot jack area (bmw e30) so investigating whether the seal to rhe body work is poor..or the unit it self is poor. Absolute headache
Indeed it is. @@navi008
Where was the welding and caustic purchased from attach the purchase link
I have put the link for the soldering gun into the video description. Good luck.
Hey Ralph can you give me some guidance . I have an opportunity to buy a 1987 560 coupe. for $3500 with 156,000. The guy says there is a misfire on one of the cylinders. My question is is this usually a large or small repair I know this is like trying to see in the dark for you but give me your best guess. Also in terms of reliability, how do these cars fair. Thanks !!
That is a loaded question. A "misfire on one cylinder" can be a fouled up spark plug, an ignition system tune up, a fuel injection system issue, or an idle control system gremlin. This can run you the range from 40 Dollars to a small fortune. For 3500 the car would need to be in tip top cosmetic and mechanical condition to be worth that much money and still have this engine issue. Chances are that the person selling you this car has already tried unsuccessfully fixing it. A cheap Benz is going to be your most expensive Benz you can buy.
How do you modify the upper plug (to the speakers?) line to connect to the OEM plug in? I can't find any videos that explain that part of the power antenna replacement.
I am a little confused by what you mean by speaker. Do you mean the receptacle on the antenna? If so, you will need to take the big antenna body off in order to get the controller receptacle out. It slides out of the housing part and you will need to snip the wires that go to the control module. Good luck!
@@straybenzes The wire on the OEM antenna was a coaxial cable. I spliced the old cable to the new one. Everything works, so far.
@@paulpuckett1320 Oh now I see what you mean. You can get antennas that have the correct OEM antenna connection so you do not have to do what you needed to do. Good luck.
Thank you!!! The video is very helpful. 👍
Thank you! All the best.
The three wires on the aftermarket antenna I bought are - red, blue, and black (no green). How do I wire these to the car? Red - red, black - brown, blue - ? Many thanks. W123 1985 300D.
The best thing would be checking the box the antenna has come in for a diagram. If I had to guess than I would say that the blue is the wire that actually gives it the signal (Plus on and off) to go up or down. Red should be permanent Plus and Black should be permanent Ground. I am hoping you can verify the wiring diagram of the antenna before you make a connection. Good luck!
Hi, thanks, I will check the box and report back. What will happen if I make the connection and it's wrong? Might I damage the antenna? Or my car?
Unfortunately, there isn't a diagram on the box. All it says regarding wiring is this: "Easy two wire hookup connects directly to car audio switched antenna wire and unswitched power wire with bullet terminal." ???
Ok, the box didn't have a diagram so I went to their website (Metra Antennaworks 44-PW530) and found some info (see below). I'm still very confused about where the red, blue, and black wires go. (I'm not electrically inclined).
This is what they say:
"Radios with Switched Antenna Wire - connect blue wire from antenna to the switched antenna wire from radio (normally blue). Connect coaxial cable from antenna to radio. The red power wire from antenna can be connected at fuse block, battery, or hot side of ignition switch, or any other +12 volt 'constant on' location."
Will you help translate this to me so I know how to hook this up? Many thanks.
@@bmpvw I use an external 12VDC power source to check this.
Just done mine
Good luck. Most aftermarket ones are of very poor quality. They work, but for how long depends on a lot of factors.
@@straybenzes yeah i understandso far so good but easy enough tp get to if it plats up
@@A7HHN yup
can the mercedes aftermarket antenna be wired with to the mercedes antenna switch
Yes, you can. Check out the wiring connections you need to make for that to work at minute 3.52 in the video.
seems i have the incorrect antenna, myn is from later car with only 3 pins@@straybenzes
@@sas8403 What's the model and year of the car?
1988 500 sec gen2
i have the switch with 3 blue wires and one black wire
@@straybenzes
i want to be able to use the origional antenna switch so they aerial can be either extended halfway or full@@straybenzes
it helps
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Thanks deer For all I do it for w126 I love that and respect it. I want you to make a video to explain decoding and installation sunroof . I remove it 2 difrinent time to chaeng arms . That fix but not good not working like factory. I am waiting for that video, please allow my friend at the earliest opportunity. Your follower on RUclips Saad Al-Ghamdi from Saudi Arabia We are glad to know you.
Thank you for the topic suggestion. The sunroof is indeed one of the most complex and expensive things to fix on those cars.
Hi sir. Pls help me
That all depends on with what I can help you.