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At 35k steering began to feel loose with odd clunks over bumps. Additionally it started to creek when manoeuvring. I figured a rubber somewhere has had it. After not thinking very long I got a set of control arms (4) and pair of ball joints. What a timely decision that was! On the way to a...

Tie rods are new, like the rest of front suspension. Steering doesn’t vibrate at all. You can let go of steering wheel at 150 and it will drive straight. The car body shakes though. will need to fix that under-tray I just posted a picture of. Could be all there is to it!

Nope, the roof is totally stock.

Front under trays are rock solid. However driver side rear is missing a fixture! this may or may not be it. I will have wheels balanced anyway.

thank you! I did not know of this method of tyre balancing! Definitely sounds like the first thing to try. Issue is that I’m currently in the middle of nowhere in Slovakia and finding one of those machine would be a challenge. But I’ll try for sure. It would be good to see if problem is solved...

i have mixed feeling regarding indie garages. I had few things done at a very well respected one. First - the battery. I asked for main battery to be replaced and with MB one specifically. All good, but only 6 months after I had “aux battery fault” - dealer diagnosed it to main battery, which I...

how is the tyre wear at these pressures?

I should have asked but at the time I did not know I had to. Acid said he can do it when I’m there next time!

Thank you guys, a lot of interesting ideas! - prop shaft bearing is something I read about too. I’m unsure how to proceed with diagnosis though. - undertray are a possibility. This is not the first run we had and car has been to dealer couple of times. Once for service once for cooling system...

I am talking more about the vibration. It definitely is not linked to any particular road surface.

It is a long shot, but I hope to get some ideas. We are on a euro trip. Two adult and two kids. Boot full of travel things - it’s an estate. I had a chance to open E63 up on autobahn. She’s been to MSL before and pushes nearly 600bhp to the rear wheels so I thought it would be crime not to...

Is there a guide on how and where to lubricate sunroof mechanism. My dealer made right mess with their yellow grease and sunroof still clicks and judders sometimes

I use Ring RAC900. Having previously used Ring RAC635 (or something similar) I cannot recommed RAC900 highly enough. Inflates tyre from flat in couple of minutes, quiet, easy to get in and out of bag. Tyre pressure gauge on this compressor is quite bad; very inaccurate. I use this gauge instead...

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My only “experience” was comand software knocking itself out. I also suspected hardware failure, but dealer proved me wrong beyond any doubt by re-flashing software for handsome sum no less. For my sins I interrupted one of those lengthy comand startup sequences by switching off ignition. Next...