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    SLK 350 Noisy heater blower motor removal?

    All fitted successfully and I now have a quiet, efficient blower again. The new regulator simply didn't work. With it in place the fan operated at full speed unconditionally - with the ignition off!!! It nearly took my fingers off when I plugged it all together. Although the old regulator...
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    SLK 350 Noisy heater blower motor removal?

    Having since had the old fan assembly completely to pieces it is definitely non-repairable. I ordered the genuine MB part - all others were LHD - also at a slight discount from list as you did (£240 vs £265 dealer list). The secondary market LHD fans can be made to work RHD in the old fan casing...
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    Aircon blower fan for SLK R171

    Hi all. Does anyone have a recommended source for MB parts such as the aircon blower fan for an SLK? I've found two websites that appear to have the part except that I strongly suspect they are the same organisation and are not a UK source...
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    SLK 350 Noisy heater blower motor removal?

    Thanks for your instructions further up - I used them to remove the noisy blower in my SLK R171 and oil the thing, but I didn't expect it to last long and it has since stopped working. I appreciate it is 3 years since you replaced yours, but would you have any advice on where to buy the...
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    New SLK owner in Hampshire

    Hello all. About a month ago a friend pointed out an open top sports car for sale near us both as he knew I missed my old Saab Convertible, but it was a 10 year old car and £20K+ so out of the question as a third household car just for the summer. So I started looking at Mazda MX-5s but...
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