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I have a genuine Avantgarde/AMG grill for a W202 C-Class on E-bay just now starting at £50.00. I'm happy to end the auction early if I get a 'sensible' offer or if you'd like to bid that'd be great! Mercedes Benz C Class (W202) Avantgarde/AMG grill on eBay (end time 26-Nov-09 20:00:27 GMT)...

Thanks for your responses... I'm gonna wait for the headlight to fail completely before attempting the fix and will try and swap over the ballasts before spending any money. Since my OP the headlight now goes out when I turn the engine off... the strangest thing!

I have OEM Xenons fitted to my W202 Sport however an intermittent fault is becoming more annoying and I've decided it's time to replace the faulty part. When I turn the headlights on the nearside headlight blinks twice and then fails to ignite. I can always get the headlight to come on but...

Big thumbs up!!! I thought Ep III was excellent and definitely the best of the 3 in the latest trilogy. Great effects great fight scenes and at last a decent story which held my attention throughout although I'm not too sure about the BBFC's rating as it was a bit gory in places? I can't...

Mine pops open fully either by fob or console button. It struggles a bit if there's rain water collected on the boot-lid but still manages a 90 degree opening. I find it quite a useful feature... especially if your hands are full and you need to load the boot. It must be the weight of your...

I saw my first one in the flesh a couple of days ago and have to say it was absolutely beautiful. I thought the BMW 645CL was a lovely looking car but the CLS is just stunning... no matter what angle you view it from.

I've just made my second warranty claim last week after spotting some rust under my boot lid handle. At the end of last year MB replaced both front wings and the drivers door, treated both rear arches and resprayed them along with both rear wings, resprayed all 4 doors to colour match both front...

Going back a few years now I often saw a red 911 with the no. - 69ER and a Rolls or a Bentley with the no. 50BER driving round the town.

Mobile again Well I’ve been driving the car since lunch time yesterday and I’m delighted to say it’s like a driving a new car. The gearbox is quieter than it’s ever been, the gear changes are slicker and smoother and the car seems more responsive. When I went to pick it up I was shown a...

Gearbox repaired Well I got the call this afternoon that the gearbox has been repaired. The car's still to have a lengthy test drive before I can uplift it tomorrow afternoon but the two short test drives today were both okay. I'll get a break down of exactly what's been done when I get the car...

Dieselman... your post echoes what the specialist told me and like you I was a bit suspicious of the dealer wanting to replace the gearbox so quickly. Initially I didn't think the problem was that serious due to drive being fully restored after a quick 'reboot'. I'm expecting a phonecall over...

I’m feeling just a wee bit deflated today after hearing from the dealers that my pride and joy “needs a new gearbox”… a snip at £3,200!!! After the car warmed up last Thursday it developed a strange whine during acceleration and I booked it into my local mechanic to get it checked out. When...

A 30 second video clip (with sound) takes up approx. 20mb of space on my 256mb Compact Flash Card. To be honest when I first got my camera I didn't think I would use the video feature that much but now I use it just as much as stills!!! I checked a couple of forums regarding MMC brand...

Using one in a Nokia 6230 I bought a 20x 512mb MMC on E-bay for my Nokia 6230 which arrived from the States in 5 days. Only cost me £31 (incl. P&P) which I thought was an excellent price and you can purchase them up to 1GB in size. The card is very small but is accessed quite quickly by the...

Could noise be my tensioner??? I developed a noise a couple of days ago and on searching the forum for possible causes/fixes I quickly came upon this thread. I'm getting a whining/whirring noise after the vehicle has warmed up (not when cold) and it seems to be coming from the belt area at...