Originally Posted by
UrbanE
Oh really good to know, I wasn’t aware of the MB and Chrysler relationship
No, I’m talking about the car electrical and mechanical. Lots of comments here about how much items cost and a cheaper way to do it.
The only advice I would offer is don’t lose your keys and hope the SKREEM doesn’t fail. All the MB PARTS in the world will not help you if these go
before they were unavailable, key fobs were in the 500-700 range.
when these cars are now being purchased for 3-7k there is less chance if someone spending 1500-2000 for any repairs
Did you take offense with my Mercedes percentage comment? Because I was obviously not thinking you didn't know about it. If you own the car, you better do. I was just analyzing what you said based on the info available to try to understand what you actually meant. Call it thinking out loud if you want.
The key fob is a common problem with any old car. Try losing one from a 90's Alfa Romeo. Very costly.
But the key fob from the Crossfire looks identical to the SLK so even that is probably a Mercedes part. If you can get a hold of an used SLK one, I bet you could get it reprogrammed for the Crossfire for cheaper than it would cost a new one. I did this once. Found the correct used key fob on ebay, took it to the dealership and had it reprogrammed for my car. It's been a while but I remember it was several hundred less than buying a new one.
When you say you are talking about the car's electrical and mechanical, what mechanical parts are not Mercedes? I would have thought the electrics are also the same, when the engine being the same, the loom will be too and even switch gear is the same. Is the SKREEM module a Chrysler part then?
Because honestly, it looks like they literally just reskinned the R170. From what I can tell anything deeper than the body panels is Mercedes. Open the hood and even the engine bay is the same. Meaning the body work surrounding the engine. Is there a known list of non Mercedes parts anywhere, apart from the visually obvious?