Recent content by cleeve51

Sold my S350L a few months ago (for a new C-class) and regretted that decision every day since. Best car I had ever owned. Only one problem: If left facing uphill in the rain the sunroof allowed water to collect in the interior rear roof lights (solution: I never parked facing uphill). Oh, and...

Thanks, Stwat, it looks good. And, for five quid that has to be worth a try (plus the lacquer). If it doesn't look as impressive as yours or if it only lasts five minutes I haven't lost anything.

What I learnt Thanks for all the help. It took a while and I learnt a few things: a) Not all Hirschmann masts have a letter on the top. The new mast (from Hirschmann), just like the old mast, had a plain chrome top. b) If you remove the nut, turn the radio on and the mast doesn't pop-out, and...

Three of the wheels on my 1989 W107 still look good, but one looks like it has been cleaned with wire-wool (photo below). Anyone know how I can fix it? Is it a DIY job or is there a good recommended company near Kingston upon Thames?

ASUS eee Box B202 - not the fastest PC in the world (but it's a couple of years old) and it's very close to totally silent. It's also fastens to the back of a monitor - so almost invisible. Definitely worth looking at (or listening to) the later models.

Found Hirschmann OK, thanks guys. I found the Hirschmann product page and it's clear that Merc have given me the wrong mast. I think I need an 11 instead of an 04 - At least that has the right interface, fastened with a standard hexagonal nut. And it has a "contact clip" which is probably the...

The motor unit is definitely a Hirschmann 5090. The exisiting mast does not have any markings on the top (did they do that in 1989?). The new mast is stamped "h04" on top and is from a Merc dealer (and, from all the tables I've found, appears to be the right part number for the 1989 W107. Even...

The photo on the left is the old antenna and if it were better you would see the rusty bit is a screw thread. I'd slid the retaining nut an inch or so up the aerial and this is a standard nut with the the thread on the inside. On the new mast, the base of the mast has collar with a nut welded...

I have an 1989 300SL (W107) with a Hirschmann Auta 5090 power antenna. All the posts say the old mast just pops out and the new mast feeds in. But that isn't what happens. In fact, it looks wrong. When I loosen the top nut I can see the tube which extends from the motor, which has an external...