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£125 collected anyone?

4 x Mercedes S-Class 17” alloy wheels (A221 401 02 02) which were fitted to my 2007 Mercedes S-Class. They are 8J x 17H2 ET43 and will fit other Mercedes models but please check with a dealer before buying to confirm. They are in good condition however do have some kerbing and lacquer peel...

Hi, Not sure if this is the correct place to post this or not - I am wanting to check the "legalities" of selling my Star C3 and Dell laptop setup. I purchased it a couple of years ago but don't have a Merc any more and when I get another, it is likely to be a newer one so this won't work on...

Hi, The serpentine belt on my 2006 S320 is loking pretty cracked so I plan to change it. There seems to be a fair bit in the way and I am wondering what I need to remove to access it. Does anyone have a guide or can give me some pointers? Thanks, Andy

Super thanks for that! Will give it a clean tonight and hopefully it will be that rather than something more expensive!! Andy

Hi, I was having filling up the screen wash on my W221 S320 (2006) and I noticed some oil over the opposite side of the engine bay (circled red in picture borrowed from another site). It appears to be a thin coating just below the expansion tank and is over the cables etc that go into the...

I cant find the exact one - will see if I have a link at home but it was from Aliexpress. The speed is fantastic. The hard drive only has Star on it so boots up pretty quick and opens/runs pretty quickly too!

Dan, I went with a £140 unit straight from China with a Dell D630 HDD. Bought the laptop from Ebay for £50 and was up and running in 20mins. They loaded all the software i.e Star, WIS, price lists etc so saves a bit of time doing all that!! Andy

Just want to say a massive thanks to Darnott for spending the time with me talking me through Star, how to run it etc. He was very helpful and really knows a great deal about Mercedes electrical systems!! I now have my Star system and it all appears to be working well (for now). Thanks...

Hi, Following on from my recent Star posts, I now have a Mercedes Star unit and am wondering if it possible to update the command/telematics firmware on my W221 myself? The current details are : Software Version 2214429460 , 2214426260 Software Status 32/2006 Version Internal...

Hi, I put my 2006 Mercedes S320CDi into Mercedes dealer and paid to have the engine and gearbox software updated. I have since got Star and have looked at the software that is installed and am not convinced it will be the latest version. Can anyone confirm? ETC Software Status 17/10...

Hi, The best Merc specialist I know is Craig and the team at Deutschtek near the Charing Cross! Andy

Some great advice here thanks. I will drop you a message tomorrow Darnott and maybe meet up with you when suits - thanks for the very kind offer!! Andy

Ahh thats good to know. I am more worried about them loading viruses/bugs onto the laptop and when you connect to the wifi it infects others on the network - not sure if thats possible/happens or not though?

I ordered it form aliexpress. I have been looking at them for months so went for one with good feedback and the photos showing the components ok. I am sure they will be all made in the same place anyway. I also went with a HDD for a Dell 630 rather than the USB HDD. Will buy a laptop...