Hi all
I just acquired a 2006 3500 Sprinter passenger van. I have a 2005 E320 CDI with the OM648 also and am a bit fan of these engines and these vans now. I have done numerous DIYs on Mercedes forums and hope to be able to contribute some here too. I can see it is a very mature forum already though.
Anyway, my van has some minor issues I need to fix and wondered if some knowledgable people can help:
1. The slider on the side door is damaged and I want to replace it:
Here is the image with part number from EPC on line 9017600627. However, I can't seem to find this part number in North America and the one I can find is 05104418AA which looks basically the same but says specifically without glass. Does anyone know what the differences are or where I can find the slider for my VIN?
2. I have one or two pullies that are bad. I have read about different tensioner designs that can cause possible issues. Read that Litens is the best somewhere for tensioner but not sure about the pullies.
3. Low beams are not functioning, high beam is OK so I doubt it's the bulbs since it is also on both sides.
4. Where is the best place to get OEM parts for the Sprinter. I know for Mercedes it is OEDiscountparts.com. Not sure about the Sprinter vans. I have seen http://www.sprinterparts.net/oem-sprinter-parts.html and http://www.factorychryslerparts.com .. not sure what site is better.
Thanks everyone!
I just acquired a 2006 3500 Sprinter passenger van. I have a 2005 E320 CDI with the OM648 also and am a bit fan of these engines and these vans now. I have done numerous DIYs on Mercedes forums and hope to be able to contribute some here too. I can see it is a very mature forum already though.
Anyway, my van has some minor issues I need to fix and wondered if some knowledgable people can help:
1. The slider on the side door is damaged and I want to replace it:
Here is the image with part number from EPC on line 9017600627. However, I can't seem to find this part number in North America and the one I can find is 05104418AA which looks basically the same but says specifically without glass. Does anyone know what the differences are or where I can find the slider for my VIN?
2. I have one or two pullies that are bad. I have read about different tensioner designs that can cause possible issues. Read that Litens is the best somewhere for tensioner but not sure about the pullies.
3. Low beams are not functioning, high beam is OK so I doubt it's the bulbs since it is also on both sides.
4. Where is the best place to get OEM parts for the Sprinter. I know for Mercedes it is OEDiscountparts.com. Not sure about the Sprinter vans. I have seen http://www.sprinterparts.net/oem-sprinter-parts.html and http://www.factorychryslerparts.com .. not sure what site is better.
Thanks everyone!