Recent content by HamLondon

That's useful thanks!

Oh, and they have some good plates in Iceland (this is a normal car on the road)

Just being a tad self promoting ;) I like cycling and my name really is Ham

Thanks - not sure I'll be around your way by accident in the near future will bear in mind, though

where might I find that please? Rim size "7.5jx18 ET47" seems to be the only info I can find - whatever that means

And here's the other side - you can see the hole from the previous screw on fixing. Sorry for the blur but it's bloody cold out there right now!

Here's the upper side showing the magnet that works the lift switch, under the heatshrink

Update on this, I did form the block to fit into the aluminium runner, as with it screwed on underneath it fouled the body and prevented it from "sitting down" properly with the cover retracted, photos to follow

Ahhhh ... so I have an S213! And a little less ignorance, thanks

I'm thinking about getting a set of winter tyres, basically for my annual (occasionally more) ski run although obvious benefit in winter anyhow. I've got a W213 estate and it looks from the wheel size as if the 17" off a C class would fit - is there any way of finding out definitively? I doubt...

Interested... I have W213 and am thinking about winter wheel and tyres, although I was wondering if I could go to 17" rather than up to 19" (mine are 18") ... any way of confirming suitability (W213 E Estate)? (just seen I'm too much of a noobie to send a pm)

Following on from this W213 Estate load cover woes my next step - regardless of the fact that my own cover is now repaired - is to take this to the Motoring Onbudsman. My complaint is going to be that the design is not fit for purpose. It is absolutely unacceptable to have an easily broken...

OK, instead of resin I ordered a length of thin heatshrink off ebay, and job's a good'un. Better with the heatshrink as it also protects from marking by the aluminium. For the record, the magnet goes on the top. Total cost of repair, £7.36 + about two hours. I may yet re-work to put the bar...

OK, the r/h side tab is not just a bit of plastic! it has a magnet embedded which operates a sensor to make the cover lift. I've got a 12mm x 1mm magnet which, once I'd inset it into the tab, work perfectly. Tested with tape around it, tried heatshrink but that was too thick. Bit of resin should...

Yebbut they are still > £100? Unless you've found somewhere that does just the plastic bits? 150mm of 25x10mm Ally, £5 off ebay and that mother ain't gonna break ;)