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    W124 windows not working and wipers dead? Check fuse 2!

    Just a quick one to say that on my 1990 260E the other day, the electric windows stopped working (except that they worked fine when either front door was open, since they're powered that way as well) and the headlight flash and windscreen wiper had died... turned out to be a bit of white...
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    R129 headlight wipers - may have found a source!

    If anyone is looking for new wiper blades for their R129, have a look at this... The early Range Rover L322 headlight wipers look identical, same mounting pin and (I think) same length. Plus the motor Land Rover used is a Bosch unit, so I think it's a common component. Have a look at Land Rover...
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    S124- front windows blowing fuse

    We've had something similar on one of our R129's... lubricated the window regulator, and hey presto, no more blown fuses. Not sure if it will be the same case on your S124, but it's a good reminder to keep the mechanism greased...!
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    R129 (late - 1997) window poltergeist

    Hi all, I've got a puzzling one. MY 1997 SL280 has a habit of closing its passenger window, even when the ignition is off and the keys are out. This seems to be leading to the battery draining (unless there is another fault, but this would seem to be the prime suspect and I'm not aware of...
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    R129 roof ... Fault finding

    Hi Neil, Do you think you might have any 129 820 31 26 [08], or compatible? I remember reading somewhere that some versions are interchangeable, but can't for the life of me remember the details...!! Cheers, Alex.
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    R129 roof ... Fault finding

    Hi Watchcame, You mentioned you're in the South - whereabouts? I'm in Croydon, and my '97 SL280 also has a roof issue. I actually work in Dorking, so will try Cayman Auto Services! How did it go with yours? If you're in the area, there's a very good indie specialist in Caterham - Ian...
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    W124 Parts Clear Out!!

    Hey Billy, do you still have the pre-facelift grille please? It's actually just the star I'm after, since my some thieving **** properly removed (not just broke off, so I'm guessing it was another W124 owner... grrrrr) the bonnet star on my '92 300TE. Cheers! PS I'm in south London, so if...
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    A Brabus with a difference....

    Want!
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    CL500 respray

    Wow. That looks like new - God I wish we had body shops down South of that calibre! Can anyone recommend a good place to help me sort out the W124's front wings? :-)
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    Viscous Coupling

    Careful with keeping the viscous coupling on the work bench - if it's face-down, the fluid will move into the wrong compartment and the coupling may never work properly again. Apparently that's why the boxed originals should always be stored vertically, so the coupling is kept the same way up as...
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    The Single Best Feature Of Your Car

    There's something hypnotic about those double wipers on R107's and W116's...
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    The Single Best Feature Of Your Car

    Hah! I can beat all of you. Best thing on my trio - oddly, it's not something on the R129... it's the middle sun visor on the W124's. EVERY SINGLE CAR EVER BUILT SHOULD HAVE ONE.
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    Potholes bigger than the Isle of Wight

    That's the same kind of logic which suggests that if you fit a 4"-diameter exhaust (only the back box, mind) it'll make your Micra much faster, 'coz more exhausts can flow froo it, innit.
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    Potholes bigger than the Isle of Wight

    ...see, I didn't completely waste the engineering degree I didn't complete... :D
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    UK young 'far behind other nations'

    Not quite what I meant, Will - even I'm not that vain :thumb: Just that I questioned what I was doing there... I left and haven't regretted it since. I enjoyed the subject, but the standard it was being taught to, and the general interest that some of my colleagues were taking, was really...
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    UK young 'far behind other nations'

    ...that's basically what I meant in my earlier post, a large number (not all, obviously) of the other students just seemed to be there to fill time. Horses for courses, I guess.
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    Potholes bigger than the Isle of Wight

    This is why you shouldn't believe everything (sometimes, ANYTHING) that you read in the papers... Nation's potholes are bigger than the Isle of Wight | Metro News Now, I saw the original news release from this, from the PR company for LV (who own Britannia Rescue). The chump got his maths...
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    A hi-fi question..

    Or perhaps find a good, working Bang and Olufsen hifi and turntable? They don't have to be silly money - happy to advise. They're bloody good turntables, too.
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    Flat battery, dash lights on.

    Has anyone fitted a new radio to your car recently? I've seen it before where the ACC-on and main power input have been bridged, leading to the car's ignition effectively staying on...!
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    R129 Intermittant heater

    Was the control unit in the dashboard (guessing you've got the digital one, or is it manual control?) behaving itself... and when was your coolant last flushed?
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