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  1. grumpyoldgit

    Replacing CD player with Bluetooth versio

    Most MB's have the telephone buttons on the audio and steering wheel, but not the all important telephone wiring pre-install. It must have been a cost cutting exercise by the bean counters. If aftermarket kits are out of the equation, it would probably be cheaper and definitely easier to change...
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    E63 2010 indirect or direct injection ?

    More info here. BenzBoost - The M156 / M159 6.2 liter naturally aspirated AMG V8 is officially dead - Twin turbo replacement to debut in New York
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    E63 2010 indirect or direct injection ?

    Not, according to this article. A Eulogy for One of the Best V8s of All Time, the Mercedes-Benz M156 | Complex UK
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    Black & Silver Plates?

    Presume you are aware of the following, unless they are solely for show use. Vehicles that can display black and silver plates Since April 2015 vehicles manufactured before 1 January 1975 can display the older style plates. You must: have applied to DVLA, and be registered within the ‘historic...
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    Even more new jokes... (No UK Politics please)

    Whoever decided to call it a n a l bleaching instead of changing your ringtone really missed out on an opportunity.
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    Further Woe's

    As others have said, getting it diagnosed with STAR is the best course of action. Have you checked to see if you have directional tyres? Marked on the tyre wall with 'Rotation' and an arrow which should point in the direction of forward motion. Just one thought, a wild stab in the dark, could...
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    W203 Steering Fault

    Sounds as though you need the tracking alignment reset, ideally by a company that has a state of the art Hunter 4 wheel, or equivalent, equipment. ^ +1 Basically what Bruce said. Too slow again. lol Think this is one of the nearest to you. http://www.bbbody.co.uk/services.htm
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    Parallel parking... Oops.

    That's going to be expensive. Car-tastrophe: Mercedes-Benz reverses onto Ferrari 458 Speciale
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    To tint or not to tint

    Have a read through this old posting Sarah, especially the pictures of my all round factory tints I've uploaded. http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/general-discussion/142807-window-tinting-silver-cars.html The factory tints include a light tint to the front driver's and passenger's door windows and...
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    Which Bulb

    Quite right Chris, as with most, if not all, they should have a tab that fits into a recess in the housing, ensuring that the filament is positioned correctly in the reflector. :thumb:
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    How to get Google Chrome to update automatically?

    Just checked my version of Chrome which prompted an update from Version 51.0.2704.103 m to Version 52.0.2743.82 m This is the first time that I've used the option in many years of using Chrome, so I assume that previous updates have been automatically installed. Had a quick look at the Help...
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    How to get Google Chrome to update automatically?

    See if this link helps https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2765944?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=3227046 Apologies to BTB 500
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    Help! W203 Tracking after repairs

    Guess he got this sorted or decided he could live with it... :dk:
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    which phone

    Think this is correct, A204 820 10 51 Sony Ericsson K800i Taken from the list in this link, http://www.mercupgrades.com/Mercedes+UHI+and+MHI+Phone+Cradles-article-9.html Edit: Beaten to it. My reply did take an age to upload for some unknown reason though.
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    Data Card Request.

    Checking VIN for Mercedes-Benz WDD1693072J123371 | CARInfo Main data Parameter Value Ident. number (FIN) WDD1693072J123371 WINE WDD1693072J123371 model 169307 Sales name A 180 CDI Permanent link Checking VIN for Mercedes-Benz WDD1693072J123371 | CARInfo Order number 0 5 537 76951...
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    Saw a really scary thing today

    Surprised the rescue van got to the location before the police or highways agency, unless of course the rescue van was being towed by the '15 reg car. :dk::eek:
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    Did You Know...................

    Not once in the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme does it mention that he’s an egg. Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. A strawberry isn’t a berry but a banana is. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum.
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    Did You Know...................

    I think he must be wired back to front somewhere, or he's telling porkies. :confused: A video would of course convince us... :thumb:
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    Did You Know...................

    You can’t hum while holding your nose closed. Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down. The infinity sign is called a lemniscate. The two animals that can see behind itself without turning its head are the rabbit and the parrot.
  20. grumpyoldgit

    Help! W203 Tracking after repairs

    You need someone with Hunter or similar equipment by the sound of it. Print outs of before and after supplied. Edit: Oh... evidently you will need to click on the YouTube icon in the botton right to watch the video. watch?v=CGTHN3G_DR8
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