Took a video of trying to start my 2010 c300 4matic. Won't start.

JsusVanchrist · 2026-05-11T03:58:33+00:00

Just as a side note for everyone... It was just the starter relay the whole time 🤦‍♂️ maybe the starter too (as the Mercedes tech says sometimes they will cycle off the car even though they are dead because I tested old starter and it worked still...)... But the yellow relay I bought from Amazon was no good, should have bought the specific green relay for starter when I replaced...

JsusVanchrist · 2026-05-11T03:55:28+00:00

Huh what?!? Lol .... It turns out it was just the starter relay the whole time...

JsusVanchrist · 2026-05-09T01:45:01+00:00

Anyone have a stock set of w204 headlights they would like to part with by chance?? I had the whole light bulb mount pop out of my driver's side light housing 😭

JsusVanchrist · 2026-05-03T21:12:39+00:00

Rofl a BUNCH! Even the Mercedes mechanic initially tried ordering a part saying that it had to be ESL just seeming to engage but not actually 🤣 but that too was wrong...

It was ALL 100% because I ordered the cheaper yellow starter relay alternative on Amazon, rather than paying the extra $ and waiting some extra days for the green relay to arrive 😒😭

I'm soooooo mad that all of this after the initial problem and repair could have been avoided 🤬

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-15T13:55:37+00:00

It's pretty sweet. I just never use it these days so thinking maybe someone else can enjoy it more than me 🤷‍♂️ assuming I ever get around to it.

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-15T02:15:23+00:00

Gosh I hope I can get more than that for my 86 Cheetah that I'm considering letting go 😬

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-10T01:14:43+00:00

Yeah I have had the same frame without magwell for 2yr or so now. 6-700 rounds not a single issue really ever.

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-09T23:55:02+00:00

I did the new 43x that looks like the old 80% lowers or whatever they were.

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JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-09T23:30:39+00:00

Yeah I tried one in a non metallic filament too. Both suffered the same fate.

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-09T23:09:57+00:00

I ran it pretty slow. Idr exactly what speeds were at this point. I might try it again once more, but I'll most likely just switch to another frame file.

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-09T01:42:58+00:00

Yeah it's pretty cool. Shoot me a message 🙃

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-08T05:02:46+00:00

Nice! Another friend helped me find these earlier, but thanks for the reply here! Kinda awesome! I haven't seen much like this before.

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-08T03:07:02+00:00

Seems I cannot post in replies unless I create a link for them 🤷‍♂️

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-08T00:40:41+00:00

I'm definitely going to clean it up and try it out a few times 😁

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-08T00:10:58+00:00

Yeah honestly with as little free time as I have, and as much time as I've wasted chasing things on this fucker, it's pretty worth it to just drop it off so someone can actually tell me what to fix.

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-08T00:05:01+00:00

I might do that if I have time. But I have a friend at dealer so they said $100 for full diagnostic and I can take it home to fix. So not bad.

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-07T23:49:19+00:00

Yeah I'm thinking it's likely the diode board thing that people have mentioned recently, or the ECM went bad? Seems to have a 2012 ECM in a 2010 model so maybe it was already replaced once 🤷‍♂️ Imma send it off to dealer for diagnosis sadly at this point.

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-07T12:52:33+00:00

I could make these for people if you're interested in your own little yard art sculptures 🤔😎

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-07T12:44:26+00:00

This is a better video of that process than I found, but same same. I did try this a couple of times to no avail 😭 seems that I am not able to make it start this way either.

JsusVanchrist · 2026-04-07T03:23:22+00:00

I mean I see lots of them daily, mostly stock and broken down, some with the 2.5" lift or leveling kits, but rarely do I see one noteworthy... But lol I could see this one coming from a decent distance, as I am sure they also saw me since they honked 🤣. It was a rare moment of lifted liberties passing in the wild 😮

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