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    124 Cabriolet - who can fix?

    My 1995 cabriolet roof was working perfectly. Then (is this relevant?) I took it for some underfloor rust treatment, including welding and under sealing. On the way home, I found that the roof action gets interrupted. For ease of discussion, the normal stages are: 1. Release catches...
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    124 coupe/cabriolet - adjusting door windows

    The glass in both my doors comes too high: if I close the windows, then lower them slightly, all is fine. They seem correct in "tilt" and in how far out from the door seals they are. The top and rear edges are nicely parallel with their respective rubber seals. I've read up what I can...
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    The power of the "gunsight"

    Back in 1982/83, my daily driver was a W116 450SE ... and I loved it. The warm memory was one of the reasons why I came to buy my present A124 Cabriolet (as a prototype classic car) a few months ago. So much of the styling and detail (though not the power ... ) was still the same. I found...
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    Later 124 series - what kind of bonnet badge is correct?

    I have a 1995 (built late 1994) E220 Cabriolet - a "second facelift" A124. On Christmas Day I managed to chamois the bonnet and catch my coat sleeve on the "gunsight" type Mercedes-Benz star badge, and break it off. Got a fake version for £11.49 on eBay. The parts visible above the bonnet...
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    124 series - switch next to cigar lighter

    The cigar lighter is inside the front ashtray on my 1995 124-series cabriolet. Right underneath it is a "slider" - see pic. It's not mentioned in the handbook, so what does this do, please? The socket comes live only with the ignition switch into the accessory or drive positions ... and the...
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