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  1. PhantomF4

    R230 issue

    Has anyone replaced these filler pieces either side of the rear window? Mine seem to be delaminating and are letting the look of the car down.
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    Wet garage

    I’m looking for suggestions on how to prevent flooding into our garage during really heavy rain showers. We have a double garage with a full width drain in front of the door which usually works fine but can get overwhelmed at times. As the door drops into a slot in the concrete I have...
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    My R230 speaks Gaelic!

    I noticed today that my wife’s car now shows my phone, which should read as “Richard’s iPhone” into something resembling Gaelic. In my car the display reads as normal so I guess it’s not the phone. Does anyone have the slightest idea what’s going on and how to fix it?
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    Weird wiper behaviour R230

    First time in serious rain today and the wipers on my 2007 R230 started misbehaving. No issues on low or high speed, but on auto sensing wipe they started off normally then after maybe five or six sweeps went into overdrive. I know from experience of other Mercs that they respond to vehicle...
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    C Tek installing Comfort indicator panel

    I've been using my CTek charger to keep my SL battery in good health and have bought the extension cable with indicator panel to make connecting up easier. I had originally considered cutting into the side trim panel inside the boot to mount the indicator panel but as the extension lead is...
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    Mercedes on TV

    I’ve been watching re-runs of Spooks on TV and a recent episode featured a shift away from the usual fleet of Lexus motors to an immaculate 54 reg Black S class like this one. It looked fabulous, inside and out. Just as I’d commented to SWMBO how cool the Merc was looking, a group of baddies...
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    Choices

    So we have decided our CLK Convertible is nearing the end of its stay with us. We’ve enjoyed its comfort, performance and practicality for almost ten years. On those days when the sun has visited our wee part of the country, it’s given us many happy miles of top down motoring. Now we have our...
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    Advice requested

    Hi everyone, just got SWIMBO’s car back after a service with the advice that the rear subframe is getting a bit “crusty”. Its a 2003 CLK 200 Elegance convertible in rude health apart from the subframe so we’re at a crossroads here. on the plus side it’s pretty tidy overall with a very...
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    Cocktails at sunset

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    Meanwhile in the garage...

    I had planned an outdoor photo shoot but the weather had other ideas, so after some frantic tidying we stayed inside. Hope you like them?
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    Auto fluid change

    Hi everyone. Apart from the obvious step of checking the service booklet, is there any easy way to check if the gearbox fluid has been changed? The service history is patchy in that it has been done, but after the first few years at a main dealer, services were done at a variety of different...
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    Rear window trim, replace or vinyl wrap?

    So my SL was suffering from discolouration on the rear window trim. Before buying replacement trim pieces I thought I’d try a cheaper option. They’re not perfect, but not too bad for a first attempt with plenty of vinyl wrap left for another couple of goes!
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    Rush hour in Argyll

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    Hi from sunny Greenock

    We're picking up our first SL on Monday. It'll join our A209 CLK convertible for the time being which will give us 2/4 seat options. Here's to this great weather continuing so we can experience some of that SL magic...
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