The following are how to instructions for the do-it-yourselfer.
  • Mercedes C230 Kompressor
    • Car Photography - This is a great tutorial that combines my two pasions and shows you how to photograph cars.
    • Spray Paint Touch Up - I messed up parking and scraped the bumper cover badly. This shows how I got it to look like new again.
    • MB Audio 10 CD Install - Detailed step by step installation instructions with pictures. This is a link to a forum where the instructions are. MBWorld link
    • High Speed Buffing - How to make your car as shiny as possible in the least amount of time like the pro's do with a high speed buffer.
    • Removing the front bumper cover - Need to work on the intercooler or change lights, the bumper cover must first be removed. If anyone contributes pictures I'll post them. Since I do this at night in my garage my pics didn't come out well.
    • Adding Aux to cassette radio - How to disconnect the cassette deck to add AUX in for an MP3 player or satelite receiver. This is a link to a forum where the instructions are.
    • AMG sway bars - These are the part numbers and prices one dealer charged.
      • 203-323-31-65 - Bar-front - $70.30
      • 203-323-16-85 - Rubber mount (bushing) - $4.40 (2)
      • 203-326-15-65 - Bar-rear - $74.93
      • 203-326-00-81 - Rubber mount (bushing) - $7.60 (2)
    • Remote Control in Mirror - How to program the Homelink remote control buttons on the bottom of the mirror.
    • Mustang Rear Brakes - How to change brake pads/rotors on a late model Ford Mustang
    • MB W203 HVAC - Manual for the a/c system on the W203 C-Class
    • Dyno Correction Factor - A Calculator for figuring out how climate and altitude affect horsepower.
    • ASP Pulley for '02 Coupe - Detailed step by step installation instructions with pictures. This is a PDF file and requires Adobe Acrobat.
    • Dyno Mode (2003+ models) - Step by step instructions on how to put your 2003+ C230K in dyno mode. This is a PDF file and requires Adobe Acrobat.
    • Nokia Phone Kit - document containing instructions on how to install the Nokia phone kit in a C-Class (W203).
    • COMAND
      • MB WIS - instructions on how to install Comand in a C-Class (W203).
      • Comand uses C1 & C2 connectors instead of the C connector currently attached to your radio. Remove the wires in the “C” connector (I cut mine and got new terminals at the dealer) and put 2 in the C1 and 3 in the C2 connectors. Diagrams and part numbers and such are in the PDF file above. Here's how they go:
        • C pin 1 ==> C2 pin 9 (brn/red CAN B high)
        • C pin 2 ==> C2 pin 8 (brn CAN B low)
        • C pin 4 ==> C2 pin 10 (blu/blk D2B wake-up)
        • C pin 5 ==> C1 pin 6 (red/blk CD changer +)
        • C pin 6 ==> C1 pin 5 (brn CD changer -)