Recent content by Jamesie

Just to let you know this was indeed caused by heavily corroded rear discs. For replacement of the rear discs, pads and handbrake I paid £209.10 GBP in total inclusive of parts and labour to my local independent mechanic. Quite happy with that, particularly as I had a 200 mile round trip this...

Thanks everyone for your feedback - it went away for a while but seemed to return pretty badly today - so much so that I made a call for roadside assistance - the mechanic indicated it was likely caused by corrosion on the rear brake discs; granted, they were pretty rusted. I'll take it into my...

Hi guys - grateful for views - I have a noise coming from the wheel(s) in my 1995 W202 C180 - which sounds like this: https://youtu.be/o7UpHcFAqe0 Only really prevalent at slow speeds. Do I need a replacement wheel bearing or does it sound like something else? Thanks! Jamesie

Hoping to get this welded tomorrow - can someone tell me if I need a new bracket (having never seen this complete I can't tell if a part is missing) and if so, what it is called in order that I can source it? Cheers Jamesie

Cheers for the quick response Trevor - any idea what the bracket is called so I can make sure I source the right part?

Heard a creaking noise on my 1995 C180 W202 last week and took it into a high street chain garage to see it there was any problem with the exhaust - on putting it on the ramp it became apparent that one of the exhaust fixings had broken (see attached picture taken under the vehicle facing...

I am having some difficulties with the wiper over-extending and buckling when it got to the edge of the windscreen. I thought the problem was related to lubrication and I have tried the fix on this link: 202Tech - Hesitating Wiper Fix But to no avail. If anything, the application of white...

How much does he charge for A / B services?

Is e-bay the best place to pick up an avantgarde grill these days?

Thanks dw124. If I get a rust free, same colour version would it be a difficult job to remove and re-fit without involving a bodyshop?

E-mailed quite a few locals yesterday and the first to come back is quoting wings at £59 each (I presume that these are the "tin" ones to avoid), labour would be £360, materials £120 therefore total including vat would be £702.65. Seems quite steep for labour if they're just a bolt-on affair...

Hi Will Thanks for your response - good to know re the copy parts. I spoke with a local bodyshop last year and they were wanting roughly £1k to put new wings on and tidy up the rust, which I don't think is *that* bad - hence I want to test the water a bit more before proceeding. As the car...

Was thinking about changing the grill on my 1995 C180 Espirit to an avant garde one. Anyone done this and was it difficult?

The rust on my wheel arches is starting to get quite heavy and I was thinking about getting a pair of new wings fitted. I see you can pick them up for about £35 each + pp from various outlets. What would you say would be a reasonable price for fitting these? Cheers Jamesie

Certainly is a learning curve mate! Problem solved today by adding roughly 1.5 litres of coolant to the radiator. That such a volume was missing obviously raised concerns that I had a leak, but went for a good spin and no problems at all. There must have been a lot of air!! Thanks once again...