A Day In The Life Of Monkey Wrench Mike! Join Me As I Search For Parts!

The people have asked, so here it is! Here's a video showing what my day is typically like. Join me as I go parts hunting at several salvage yards. We'll find parts and then put them on the 1995 Mercedes E320 Wagon I call the "Wonder Wagon." I'll show you what to do when your turn signals don't work and your antenna won't go up. This Mercedes S124 estate is one of my most popular cars, but there's lots of work to be done!
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[@carguy4658]

Going to junkyards on parts searches for a guy, is like an Easter Egg hunt to a child.

[@andrewobrien90]

Nailed it

[@just4kicks950]

I have fond memories of me & my dad going to the junkyards 🙂 RIP Pop's 😔. Thanks 🐵🔧Mike for the trip to the parts yard 🎬🙆👍. Salute 😎✌️

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Yeah, they were special times indeed

[@just4kicks950]

@@paulie-Gualtieri. I was hoping to share them kind of memories with my son . I ended up with 3 girls though 🤔 lol. Go figure 🙂

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

​@just4kicks950 I know what you mean, you might have a grandson one day, that's if we still have the yards in the future, to walk around and pick parts from.

[@Scotts23]

Your videos are never ever lame Mike i personally don't mind or care if they're 5mins or 50mins long i shall be watching and enjoying them 👍🏼

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Thank you!

[@chrislambert2889]

Like the yard walk around 🎉

[@tmulder2157]

Like the search of parts in the junkyard, and a nice intro.

[@howardjacobs1325]

Hi Mike glad the work in the Escalade is paying off I love love the wagons nice fix on the signals and turn signals Hello to Lola and the ducks the wagons videos are great I was skeptical of the Escalade but it’s coming together nicely as well thanks and enjoy your weekend 😊

[@billinsa9752]

I like junk yard visits as a nice change from Copart walk arounds

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

I love the new intro Mike 👍🙂👍

[@kevinwright1551]

Nice job on getting parts for the other car and getting it fixed up too. Keep up the great work.

[@keithvallance219]

Any videos you do are brilliant Mike

[@hamishcruden7623]

Good on you... For us Benz and BMW guys a trip to find parts is even more interesting than a wander around the auction yard, which we also enjoy. The video is not lame... thanks for taking us on this trip!

[@whistlingdiesel]

"It's simply too much for me too screw out!" Excellent new intro!

[@bk_goatkim679]

Oooo I love this! I want to see a day in the life of AAR too! Keep it up Mike! Nice new intro thing!! Also love how you stopped the esclade, hope you fix it!

[@hakanhellgren]

Nice to see you picking up parts for the cars, where i live in Sweden it´s very rare you can pick the parts from the cars by your own.

[@maverickflint1991]

Hello Lola and duckies. Be safe and careful.🙂👍🙏

[@robertf4540]

Great video Mike! Hi to Lola and the Duckies! Stay safe.

[@Mr.Worf63]

You’re doing a great job on your wagon. I don’t doubt you’ll have her running well at some time. Very good parts picking 👍😎 Happy Thanksgiving 🇨🇦

[@maverickflint1991]

Going to the junkyard with you is cool.🙂

[@BigJon22091]

Love the new intro, Mike! Also the junkyard walk arounds are awesome.

[@PatientXero607]

Love the new intro Mike! I haven't been able to browse junk yards for a long time. My local town has a few, but they don't allow people to browse or pull their own parts.

[@maverickflint1991]

Good morning Sir. Good to see you again.🙂👍

[@bentbentbar6269]

Hey I am new to your channel and been enjoying it very much just wish they were longer anyway keep up the great work

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Thanks!!

[@dave11686]

Happy Saturday Mike!

[@leescales5216]

This brings up fond memories of going to the junkyard with my dad (RIP), and in later years with my son.

[@rossfield8850]

Love a junk yard walk round. I’ve also become slightly obsessed with pick n pull runs into Washington from Vancouver 😮

[@JUST_ONE_ID10T]

i like the soldering heat shrink ones better that you can use a torch or heat gun until the solder melts.

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

I bought those but I’m worried heat from the engine would make them let go!

[@JUST_ONE_ID10T]

@@MonkeyWrenchMike If you check the specs they are only rated for temperatures to 257° and the solder melts at 280°. so unless they are getting close to that temp it would be fine.

[@marcusspicer2676]

Mike! I like your new intro! 🙂

[@rustysuperbeetle3064]

I love going to the junkyard because it is a treasure trove of parts and cars that you hardly seen on the road today.

[@chrislambert2889]

Really like the new intro🎉

[@errickadavis2161]

Hello Mike i love how you invent new words and sayings.

[@maverickflint1991]

Blinkers and antenna work. Woo hoo🙂👍

[@ThriftMachine]

Combo Relays were a common fail point, many folks kept a spare in tje glovebox or spare tire area. Just an FYI to look in those areas

[@tommyhall2768]

Good luck buddy

[@KeiNovak]

Thanks for letting us know why you hadn't released a car fix/rebuild video in awhile.

[@maverickflint1991]

All good take your time.👍

[@soelenny]

Must be nice to see it when up , Mike 😂😂😂

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Glad you got that SOB rat in the end.

[@kirkacola7942]

Great video like always Mike!🤠👍🏻🍻

[@Burning-ru7ht]

The intro is killing me ding ding ding😆😅

[@2003cobramustang]

Slow progress but baby steps is good. A lot of work but you have patience.

[@edwardmartinez9459]

A day at the junk yard outstanding.

[@ewanstewart8011]

Great result Mike you really have those Mercedes sussed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@danielulz1640]

You can post rewiring videos, just bleep out the cuss words. LOL. I would even watch videos of Lola frolicking in the back yard! Good luck with all your many projects.

[@southernslipping4225]

Hey hey Mike

[@georgeborrero2783]

I'm in the car lol 😂 u need to do more junk yard videos

[@lindseythaemert4053]

Now you got to do is change the bulb in the rear and you'll have the turn signal on that left side again

[@Markustajahoyrylaiva]

great new intro!

[@peterkwok9608]

Nice score Mike 😎😎👍👍

[@robertvance1873]

I figured that wiring was going to take awhile.

[@maverickflint1991]

Yes sir anytime. Great video.

[@richardgreene3460]

Love videos like this! Hate bike videos! I agree 1000%, LKQ is NOW extraordinarily expensive! I hate you have to now buy any warranty! Much respect from NC!

[@edwardkamenar1493]

Yay, you changed your intro!!! HEY MIKEY, when a bulb is burned out the signal flashes faster so you can know one of them is out. You said "it's up for the first time".... Sounds like a personal issue to me lol.

[@jasonbucher5622]

New intro is awesome!

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Cool 😀

[@haskellburks]

Hello Mike aka Monkey Wrench Mike. Taking the Cadillac Escalade to the salvage yards for parts for the Wonder Wagon and Rat Wagon.

[@micahbush3877]

Good video Mike. Keep up the great work

[@damonwade9476]

Nice 💯💯

[@theresadavis7440]

You are doing great. Love your videos. Huggs ❤❤

[@yoelmarquez7835]

Nice Day Mickie l hope you fixit both Mercedes. The look in good condición good cara.

[@yoelmarquez7835]

Cars good cars.

[@jeffmac3071]

You can always fill time forvthe Lola fan club. 50,000 subs soon.

[@dinispaulino7512]

You might have some grounds missing, if you notice the oil pressure gauge goes straight to 3 whith the ignition on and engine off, which of course isn't right.

[@southernslipping4225]

Them seats basically are covers they come off

[@paulmason8357]

👍

[@rudypernas7962]

nice mike glsd u got it working😀😀

[@ralphadams4478]

Looks like a ground issue in turn signals

[@robertclubs9908]

Hey my friend

[@thenaturecreater8906]

Great to finally have a proper monkey video again! Please take us with you to the pull apart again! Much better than those tragic walk around videos and bike videos

[@joansimko7206]

Yes enjoy the trips to get parts would enjoy those walk arounds as much if you showed removal from the donor vehicles

[@BuildTheSandbox]

Some walk around vids are fun.@@joansimko7206

[@dianab3827]

You appear to have that truly rare item - a rat rod with actual rats. 😁

[@Hypergreenjeepman]

U got that rat great job mike 😂❤

[@josephwilkerson4731]

“Lame ducks” I get it

[@tayobrian]

💯💯💯💥💥

[@derekbush1815]

First!

[@bigalsbikeandauto]

Mike my 87 grey market 300E is still waiting for you free of charge!

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Would she make the drive home?? Lol!! 😅😅😅

[@bigalsbikeandauto]

@@MonkeyWrenchMike absolutely not 😂 but I have connections I can probably get it shipped to you for under $500. Give it some thought, I really hate to scrap it there are very few grey market W124s in the US as far as I know. Red cloth heated seat interior super rare!

[@inovahightechltd]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@justmatt930]

What Mike your dog didn't take drivers ed my did and got there cdl too lol

[@Oyvind88]

First, great video😀👏

[@christophermason3191]

Ask Randy to come help

[@EuroprisPluss]

maybe you have a bad oil pressure sensor or wiring problem because oil pressure gauge is at 3 bar before starting engine

[@bobber22]

Mike, I think you might have gotten a hair cut on that Escalade!!!

[@cjmarsh504]

I'm glad you got that rat out of the benz

[@whateverrobert]

I have seizures so they take away my license gets taken away and my cars sit at times I chased rats and got em before the wires got screwed up.

[@planetwisconsin9901]

D'awww 🐶

[@michaellian6554]

X on the parts car that you just took parts off of what the headlights and grill fit the Disco inferno is that front end look for me as the same headlights in better?

[@dworsak79]

Hey Mike, do you still have Monkey Wrench Mike stickers? If so I'd like to get one.

[@theappalachianrambler]

Do you always get cheers when you finally get it up?

[@trbstang]

Tell me about LKQ. Nickel and dime you like crazy.

[@tomtheraton3058]

Im trying to restoring my 300d turbo 1992 sportline im from france and to be honest not simple and not cheap to find parts :)

[@Jsellers1965]

Janice, Janice, Janice, Janice, Janice, Janice, Janice, Janice, Janice, Janice, Janice,

[@roydavis2242]

I once heard that a junkyard to a man is like a fabric shop to a woman. I like the walk-throughs but won't watch either your or Randy's bike videos.

[@budledbetter7457]

Good videos as long as you keep better than you Randy out of your videos !!!

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Randy will always be welcome to appear in any of my videos.

[@bigbellyrebuilds2778]

Let's see the word of the day is LAME...