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    C43/CLK55 Conversion

    I've been eyeing up this project for years now hoping a damaged rhd one would turn up locally but no luck ,UK is usually rusty,to many miles and to far to ship, Finally one(actually two at once with A-pillar damage and similar millage) turned up across the ditch in Melbourne Australia,I had to get one of them...but which one to get?.

    Of the two Australian registered MY2000's available one was 05/00(MY2000 code 800) and the other 09/00(which is actually a code 801(2001)),I didnt realize this at the time, but looking at the EPC and WIS wiring diagrams the CLK55 changed from ME2.0 to ME2.8 at 06/00 along with wiring changes to the CAN and various other modules. With VERY limited info on the condition of the two I made a call to pick the one with a dusty engine bay(possibly from a dry less rusty location), Green coolant instead of pink(possibly newer MB,or approved stuff) and the one with lower km's, which just so happened to be the 05/00, which on the surface looks to be a more suitable donor than ME2.8 as all C43 including tiptronic are ME2.0.


    Onto the good stuff...

    By the time everyone clips the ticket it really does cost arms and legs to import but still much cheaper than a non damage one locally.
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    A quick check with SDS reveals regular service history through Mercedes, all modules without fault except sunroof hall sensors. Once we installed a working battery and fresh gas the engine runs smoother than my current 4.3
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    Extremely happy there is next to no rust anywhere. +1 Aussi weather/desert.
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