From Minging to Blinging - W210 Mercedes gets a makeover.

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  • čas přidán 3. 06. 2023
  • Rather than address anything important, I have instead opted to MAKE THE MERCEDES SHINY. And very shiny it is, too. Please do forgive me on this one, I filmed and edited it but I have done my utmost to make sure it's good. I hope! Enjoy.
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Komentáře • 170

  • @johafo
    @johafo Před 2 měsíci +2

    I have a W210 myself so I approve of this content. Just wanted to say that the W/S button on the gear selector is Winter/Standard mode, there is no "Sport button". The Winter setting makes the car take off in 2nd gear and limits torque output for less wheel slipping.

  • @2008tourer
    @2008tourer Před rokem +2

    Fantastic job Chris!
    Regarding the seal - I would call Mercedes dealer first, they have majority of the parts available. Worth a shot I believe

  • @GrahamDallas
    @GrahamDallas Před rokem +4

    What a difference these small projects make, and you've inspired me to go and hoover out my E Class.

  • @stevehoulihan726
    @stevehoulihan726 Před rokem +5

    Another great video, Chris.
    Your videos are entertaining, you are entertaining. You keep saying you don't know what you're doing or you're a moron or whatever, but you clearly do and you're clearly not.
    Someone once said to me "There's always going to be someone to slag you off or run you down, you don't need to do it yourself" and that's true.
    Car looks amazing.
    Thanks for the credit too!

  • @louisjames1062
    @louisjames1062 Před rokem +14

    W210 was a fantastic car, one of the last proper mercs

    • @alexmacdonald4270
      @alexmacdonald4270 Před rokem +3

      The W210 is a rust bucket with American steel, not a patch on the real last well built mrecedes the W124

    • @caballerofaris13
      @caballerofaris13 Před 9 měsíci

      So treu The Last real Mercedes well The turboless engine a real magine that so more nicer thant The w124 that a cheap rust car.

  • @henrikjohnsson3407
    @henrikjohnsson3407 Před rokem +2

    Fascinated by your detailing skills, looking forward to see more videos on the subject.

  • @garycat
    @garycat Před rokem +1

    Great to see affordable cars being worked on, with the tools and skills possessed by the enthusiastic home mechanic

  • @16ValverYTChannel
    @16ValverYTChannel Před rokem +2

    What a glow up this Merc is getting! Your 'experimental' work on the wings was fantastic and has definitely given me a kick up the rump to do the Focus.
    Good job Chris 👏

  • @teaboyuk
    @teaboyuk Před rokem +2

    Mate you ain't a moron! Your episode changing your Daimler fuel tank proved that! Both hilarious and skilful.
    Nice wheels!

  • @beaker8993
    @beaker8993 Před rokem +1

    ‪Watched it in the garden, in the sun, with my dog.‬
    ‪Good video, kept me engaged and I might have even learned a few things.‬
    Looking forward to the next one.

  • @lewishunter
    @lewishunter Před rokem +2

    Brilliant, great series of vids with some great humour 👍

  • @Shane_Marsh
    @Shane_Marsh Před rokem +2

    You have a real talent saving cars. Respect 👏 👏👏

  • @cohones_grande
    @cohones_grande Před rokem +1

    Video series like this only help and encourage car owners and enthusiasts that you can do these jobs on your own car for very little cost and effort and be proud of your achievement, whilst not giving a crap what haters think" I love watching things like this, full credit to yourself and keep up the excellent work.

  • @cpollard1981
    @cpollard1981 Před rokem +3

    The poor Daimler, it was left and neglected because the owner bought a merc, you rescued the Daimler and then bought a merc 🤣😂

  • @da-mazing8500
    @da-mazing8500 Před rokem +1

    Loving this. Shows what most people can do on the front drive with limited money and resources. Can't wait to see after the paint. Wheels look of the era to me. Well done

  • @rossodonnell2654
    @rossodonnell2654 Před rokem +1

    Huge huge fan of the W210. I’ve owned 3 including a W210 E36 Amg that sadly succumbed to horrendous rust issues after being abandoned for 5 years. I like those wheels, they stand out. Still a huge fan of Monoblocs on an E class. Great series. Really enjoying it. Thanks

  • @azimuth2142
    @azimuth2142 Před rokem +2

    That turned out quite well Mr Pollitt. The wheels don't look out of place either. Well done that man.

  • @shanewaller2864
    @shanewaller2864 Před rokem +1

    Keep knocking it out of the park chris ,mostly definitely the best fix it up and do it yourself automotive channel on CZcams 👍

  • @forsh3546
    @forsh3546 Před rokem +1

    Lol'ing at the wheel comments! - anyone would think you'd welded them on, never to be changed! - They make a change from Monoblock and I love 'em cos they are different!
    Great vid! Keep it up!

  • @robc5955
    @robc5955 Před rokem +2

    Love it, what a transformation, and the tingle on touching the badge was delightful. I own a 18 plate car and I’m v. Jealous.

  • @kendavies4840
    @kendavies4840 Před rokem +2

    I like the wheels sets it off good probably running in years to come looked after right …

  • @ericzochowski3749
    @ericzochowski3749 Před rokem +1

    Those wheels are stunning and the car looks stunning with them on. The best MB wheel I have ever seen 👌👍

  • @dazt103
    @dazt103 Před rokem +1

    That's a lot of car for not that much money. Those improvements really set the car off. Its looking superb already.
    Great channel Chris 👍

  • @cheharrison7107
    @cheharrison7107 Před rokem +1

    Congratulations on the sponsorship Chris, nice one man. Not normally a big wheel guy but they look bob-on. Cheers mate thanks for the vids.

  • @bloodybrit
    @bloodybrit Před rokem +1

    Looking good, you mentioned the only important fact about the wheels, which is that you like them. Loved the description of the Nielson chemists. A lot of enjoyment bunged in one video.

  • @bandiflip
    @bandiflip Před rokem +1

    Wheels look good… as you said,just needs the altitude sorting now 😁👍🏻

  • @LeoSey
    @LeoSey Před rokem +2

    Lovely stuff! Looking forward to seeing more from the channel. And congrats on the sponsor!

  • @kevinstringer8938
    @kevinstringer8938 Před rokem +2

    Great video.. and for what's it's worth I love the wheels.. sets the car off proper job!

  • @driverfilms
    @driverfilms Před rokem +1

    The wheels look amazeballs as the kids probably dont say.. Brilliant project coming along nicely!

  • @outwrite11
    @outwrite11 Před rokem +1

    Wheels look mint. Never seen any like that before. Nice job on the paint too 👏

  • @LewisCollard
    @LewisCollard Před rokem +2

    I don't understand any hate for those wheels. They're not all that blingy (a bit blingy, not too much) and they look far better-proportioned for the car than the originals. Nice mo'a, as I'm sure I'd say if I lived in Essex.

  • @widemonkeys
    @widemonkeys Před rokem +2

    Wheels look 🔥

  • @_autoverse
    @_autoverse Před rokem +1

    Although I’d seen pics on Instagram and Twitter beforehand, it was neat see this little update video. Which is nice and concise, whilst still conveying your sense of humour.

  • @jamesleeharris
    @jamesleeharris Před rokem +1

    Thank the automotive gods for pollitts projects. Real cars ,real host doing the actual work. Just the tonic we need. Please promise us Chris when ALL the CZcams money trucks turns up you won't buy a crashed Ferrari/Porsche/Lamborghini/McLaren cut the exhaust off it and cover it in a massive chrome purple sticker. Much love keep em coming.

    • @PollittsProjects
      @PollittsProjects  Před rokem +3

      If, and it's a big if, that day ever comes... I'll still buy old, battered junk. Worry not.
      And thank you for the kind words.

  • @Littlemosslad
    @Littlemosslad Před rokem +1

    that looks pretty mint, and your garage looks like you've nicked all my stuff from mine. Top job matey 👍

  • @louisjames1062
    @louisjames1062 Před rokem +1

    Wheels look the dogs.. wings came up great too

  • @notsee494
    @notsee494 Před měsícem +1

    Didnt even looked at benz, give me that Jag any day of the week.

  • @Violet_FireCat
    @Violet_FireCat Před rokem +1

    I absolutely adore this. Not the car, that to me is like Vienna to Midge Ure in that it means nothing to me (really not my kind of car). But seeing something I'm indifferent to become something that looks cool, and has such a awesome ethos behind it is brilliant. Thank you for making really enjoyable & relatable videos! xXx

  • @selsdon7073
    @selsdon7073 Před rokem +1

    Brilliant video Chris, keep up the good work👍👍

  • @karlbenz4925
    @karlbenz4925 Před rokem +1

    Fantastic result! Love the wheels, they look sic... healthy as. You have yourself a beautiful machine mate.

  • @classic_driver
    @classic_driver Před rokem +1

    Nice job, Chris and congrats on the sponsorship. First of many to come, I’m sure! Keep up the great content

  • @crap_car
    @crap_car Před rokem +1

    Nice work Chris. Your "past you" comments reminded me of the IT Crowd episode the haunting Of Bill Crouse. "She reminded me of my age at her age".

  • @richardjohnson3463
    @richardjohnson3463 Před rokem +1

    Great job, big improvements! 👍

  • @andyvarley2
    @andyvarley2 Před rokem +1

    Chris, you deserve a major sponsor for this series. Or something like that. Maybe a small donkey like Colin Farrell's.
    Yes, I'm hooked.

    • @andyvarley2
      @andyvarley2 Před rokem +1

      Send the money to the usual account.

  • @Lot76CARS
    @Lot76CARS Před rokem +1

    Honestly, what a great transformation.. and the wheels look totally sick… sorry great I meant 😂

  • @WestfieldFreshAir
    @WestfieldFreshAir Před rokem +1

    Striped carpet for the win, and yes it is compulsory.

  • @Dor5etViking
    @Dor5etViking Před rokem +1

    Those wheels 😍😍😍😍😍
    Another great episode mate 👏🏻

  • @BrettsJackson
    @BrettsJackson Před rokem +1

    Another brilliant video squire - you're an inspiration for my own folly as you know. Keep up the excellent work

  • @jamesharley6441
    @jamesharley6441 Před rokem +1

    The wheels look great, make it seem a much more premium ride than the £1000 price take would suggest.

  • @hi-ace-daysholidays7303
    @hi-ace-daysholidays7303 Před rokem +1

    Wheels look mint 👌

  • @SA-yb7mt
    @SA-yb7mt Před rokem +3

    Great content. Just one thing. More videos more often please.

  • @charliejohnson4037
    @charliejohnson4037 Před rokem +1

    Superb episode! Keep up the great work.

  • @grahamrobertson103
    @grahamrobertson103 Před rokem +1

    Great content Chris! Keep up the good work it will all come good!!

  • @paulie-Gualtieri.
    @paulie-Gualtieri. Před rokem +1

    The wheels look great, I'd put some Mercedes-Benz centre caps.

  • @automotivetales
    @automotivetales Před rokem +1

    More great content! I wasn’t sure about the wheels but it looks great! 😃 the wing transformation is outrageous- looks a world better!

  • @ManAggelopoulos
    @ManAggelopoulos Před rokem +3

    Beautiful mate. I daily drive a w210 e240 and i bloody love most reliable car ive ever owned.

  • @rossclegg654
    @rossclegg654 Před rokem +1

    Love it. Top work fella

  • @mikem5922
    @mikem5922 Před rokem +1

    The Tinder jokes. Oh my word. I laughed so hard!

  • @mrkssld
    @mrkssld Před rokem +1

    Parents had a 3.0 turbo diesel, went well. Front wings can go rusty though and used to be a fortune.
    Retro cool 😎

  • @jeg1972
    @jeg1972 Před rokem +1

    Another great one Chris!

  • @davidsaunders6880
    @davidsaunders6880 Před rokem +1

    Great episode, Chris

  • @robertjenkinson3360
    @robertjenkinson3360 Před rokem +1

    You come across as a really likeable fella on the video. Also, love what your doing with this car. Keep the videos coming pal! Carpet stripes FTW

  • @mattsbeamer
    @mattsbeamer Před rokem +2

    That looks amazing, I want to buy a w210 now, just so I can fit the same wheels. Lol

  • @MrBeboopman
    @MrBeboopman Před rokem +1

    Love these w210s... brilliant.

  • @danbougourd
    @danbougourd Před rokem +1

    Looks mint on those wheels

  • @paulpobsanderson6219
    @paulpobsanderson6219 Před rokem +1

    Lovely Chris.

  • @therealdojj
    @therealdojj Před rokem +1

    Big wheels ftw 👍

  • @tommyolsen8224
    @tommyolsen8224 Před rokem +2

    Look great!

  • @spirosk7984
    @spirosk7984 Před měsícem

    Bought my 2nd w210 facelift Elegance E200 a couple of weeks ago with 170k miles...a fantastic solid car that still turna heads and it came with driver and passenger fully adjustable electric memory seats and steering wheel ...polished the headlidhts , cleaned it thoroughly, changed the rusty Mercedes emblem and swapped the leather elegance auto gear shift with a matching original wooden one with chrome trim...all and all for less than 2.5 k euros

  • @davidfraser9365
    @davidfraser9365 Před rokem +1

    I am lacking in the knowledge and skills to do this make it shiny again so I’m going to take notes when watching this. Bugger! Anyone got a pen? I’m sure that I had one……Thanks Chris 🤟

  • @jonnny1
    @jonnny1 Před rokem +2

    Wheels look great.

  • @jamesprince4991
    @jamesprince4991 Před rokem +1

    That's a very impressive video, Chris. Nice one. Love the W210.

  • @AlexanderJBarrett
    @AlexanderJBarrett Před rokem

    Brilliant stuff. I am surprised by how much I like the wheels. They really work.

  • @allanriches9381
    @allanriches9381 Před rokem +1

    That paint came up a treat, not a fan of the larger wheels but they look great.

  • @nealr5466
    @nealr5466 Před rokem +1

    Good video, I tried one of those headlight kits on my slk , had reasonable results looks a lot better than it did

  • @4wheelsgood
    @4wheelsgood Před rokem +1

    Great work, loving the content!

  • @rysz42
    @rysz42 Před rokem +1

    Top work Po!

  • @LHRSBN
    @LHRSBN Před rokem +2

    Piece of advice/tip: never, ever neglect the very important automatic transmission/gearbox services.

  • @richardwilson57
    @richardwilson57 Před rokem +1

    i have a 1998 E240 , 125k miles, absolutely brilliant car........ want to upgrade to a E430...... to hold a complete package...... value, comfort, performance, longevity :))

  • @iamher6422
    @iamher6422 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Looks great. I too have a bug-eye Benz (W208). Best body lines on a Benz ever. 🤗

  • @davidmcquiggan7349
    @davidmcquiggan7349 Před rokem +1

    Looks great well done 😂

  • @tiagoscosta
    @tiagoscosta Před rokem +1

    This is lovely!

  • @colinblick4903
    @colinblick4903 Před rokem +1

    Love the willys (Revell)😉mercs a good tub for the money💪🏼😎
    An love the wheels….. gota be a baseball cap back to front jobby 😝👍🏼

  • @TazTweetin
    @TazTweetin Před 11 měsíci +1

    Small dents. Chipsaway can sort out much more than you think for a couple of hundred. I had a caved in rear wheel arch. I chanced it with them because otherwise it was an insurance job for a rear quarter. But the Chipsaway guy said no problem. He sorted it for £250. Great job.

  • @IOAN2ER
    @IOAN2ER Před měsícem +1

    The weels... look great as fresh

  • @marcelcovaci9922
    @marcelcovaci9922 Před 9 měsíci +1

    The wheels are really nice!

  • @user-to5zq5os1j
    @user-to5zq5os1j Před 3 měsíci +1

    Well done tour great wheels..❤🇾🇪

  • @user-tn3qm7pf4i
    @user-tn3qm7pf4i Před 3 měsíci +1

    nice work, nice wheels 👍

  • @foxsake_
    @foxsake_ Před rokem +1

    In a world of bagless vacuum cleaners.. i dont have a clue where to buy a bag from or how to fit it for my vacuum with a bag !! 😂😂😂😂

  • @richardwilson57
    @richardwilson57 Před rokem +1

    wheels look great! i was gonna purchase some wheels off the 1995 s class and attach to my e class but i have to admit that these looks very good

  • @abubakerfarhat9524
    @abubakerfarhat9524 Před 4 měsíci

    The wheels are amazing and perfect

  • @mw6901
    @mw6901 Před rokem +1

    Looks great

  • @marcusspinks5258
    @marcusspinks5258 Před 11 měsíci

    Another interesting & enjoyable episode 👏🏻 I think the wheels look good on the car 🚙 👍🏻

  • @richardsheargold695
    @richardsheargold695 Před rokem +1

    Those wheels look tidy 👍

  • @Charlie4pants
    @Charlie4pants Před rokem +1

    Scrubbed up well, that. Currently have a W124 230 estate on the fleet, which is sloooooow but oh-so-comfortable. Such a pleasure to do long journeys in.
    Spacers... yeah. Even pukka ones are a pain to get right. I tried all the known makes on my beloved-but-long-gone A5, and I could never get rid of the vibration at 110 to 140kph.

  • @paulvallins5994
    @paulvallins5994 Před rokem +1

    Enjoying the channel dude ,keep it up 👊

  • @Daz_Stap
    @Daz_Stap Před rokem +1

    Another great video!

  • @thisiszaphod
    @thisiszaphod Před rokem +1

    I had the idea of replacing the cigarette lighter in one of the fleet, and didn't.
    That 12v socket is handy for power for inflating tyres in an emergency, mini hoovers, and so on.
    So an adapter for USB is inserted when not in use for powering things - this too has a voltmeter.
    Flexibility.

  • @BusThrash
    @BusThrash Před rokem +2

    So are we watching past, present, or future you now?
    Awesome vids, i own a W210 E55 estate fixer upper and X308 XJR, im thrilled by your equisite taste in cars and hopefully looking forward to some hinters in looking after my aging fleet :)

  • @MrAshton75
    @MrAshton75 Před rokem +1

    Love this generation E class, personally if I’d bought what you got I wouldn’t paint it where would you stop, the buff and polish was just enough, they look better with that lived in look. I also love the C class from the same years. A few years ago I got for 2k a one owner 1997 C250 TD auto elegance in white with a blue interior and it was built like Berlin, the only problem ever had with it was the public thinking I was a taxi. Love bargain once coveted motors 👍

    • @PollittsProjects
      @PollittsProjects  Před rokem

      I'm.not going for a show winner, but the wings do need it.