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Hey folks, Was out today and was heading home so we decided to drop the soft top as it was lovely. So the windows dropped, roof stows, and windows go back up, all as per normal, lovely, but as we were crawling along through traffic (immediately after dropping the roof) we decided to drop the...

After reading of your ASR problems on the SL500 I came across this R129 ASR control unit on eBay, no idea if it works or not but it could be what you need? Mercedes R129 ASR control unit | 0075459332 on eBay (end time 08-Mar-11 14:08:42 GMT)

I've been watching the prices of SL55's and SL600's and they now seem to be incredible value for money at the moment. I've just recently found this one for sale.. Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG - Harbour Cars and emailed them with a couple of questions as it's too far for me to go for a quick look...

Some little scrote has nicked the large MB star from the front of the grille over the weekend and I'm looking for a new one. Dealers want £30 for a new one so I was wondering if anyone knows of anywhere else that has them cheaper? The part number I've got is A129 888 0286 but this has...

Hi guys I got a flat battery the other week and had to get the SL500 jump started by the RAC, ever since the auto door locking on ignition start up isn't working (i.e. the doors used to lock when you started the engine but now they don't) does anyone have any ideas on how to reset this? I...

I've been offered some cheap wheels and tyres but can anyone tell me whether a set of four 18" alloy wheels (with 245/45R18 Bridgestone tyres on) off a Mercedes CL500 fit a '96 R129 SL500? Will they need any spacers? The wheels are like these ones on this webpage.. 18" MERCEDES CLS550 CLS500...

I see it's been discussed on here before (I think) but thought I'd give it a heads up as they don't come around that often. £12,750 seems rather reasonable to me but no word on mileage and it seems heated seats are missing.. Still, 380bhp and 0-60 in 5.0 seconds, it's very tempting. Auto Trader...

Thinking of having a quick jaunt to France in a couple of weeks and was wondering if there was any inbuilt way of adjusting the headlights from RHD to LHD on a R129? I don't have the xenon lights, just regular halogen bulbs, and have had a quick look and can't see anything that looks adjustable...

To cut a long story short, last July as I was driving along the M8 to Bathgate (from Edinburgh) I was about to take the Bathgate junction which is a long tight slip road. Just before this slip road is an overhead bridge (that the slip road doubles back to join up to, locals will know where I...

Evening folks, anybody point me in the right direction for a part number please? I'm after the offside (driver) piece of black plastic trim that sits behind the bumper and just ahead of the wheel. It's sort of an 'L' shape and tucks up and is secured to the front of the wheel arch liner and the...

Under £15k.. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-MERCEDES-SL60-AMG-AUTO-BLUE-P-X-Welcome_W0QQitemZ220345972522QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item220345972522&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A2|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Lovely 1997 R129 SL600, in blue for £16,950. Not mine I hasten to add, but thought someone might be interested.. Link to advert No mention of hardtop, but would presume it's there, and it's around the facelift but I can't tell on the interior shot. What do you think to the price? I...

Last night the dashboard warning light for a blown bulb came on and I went round to check them all. Found it was a side repeater that was just a bit loose and fixed this no problem, but I noticed on the rear only the drivers (offside) fog light came on. Went into the clusters and found that...

I'm looking at reshodding the car and have Pirelli P7's (fairly new) on the front and a P7 with a P6000 on the back. The P6000 is almost down to it's last bit of legal tread (the other P7 on the back was a replacement as the previous matching P6000 found flat and unrepairable one morning) What...

The soundproofing 'foam' stuff that is under the bonnet on my car is in a right old state and is crumbling away to dust making the whole engine bay dirty/dusty. Any ideas what it is and where I can get some new stuff? Is it a part in it's own right or do they just have a roll of it? It does seem...

Just got my car back from these guys as it had to go in for an MOT and also I wanted the SRS light that had come on checking out. They have the full Mercedes diagnostics kit and charge a reasonable £45/hour (including any work required for that first hour). Cheaper than MD prices. They did...

I have a 1997 SL500. Can anyone help (or point me in the direction of details) of how the soft top should locate on the 129 SL? It open and closes/engages okish but when it is closing I have to manually help engage the offside with a some forward pressure or the offside will just keep trying to...

Anyone know of any decent, trustworthy independent Mercedes specialist in Edinburgh or nearby? Will travel to Glasgow if I have to, but the closer the better. Also, what are the main dealers like up here? Apart from the expense of course! EDIT: Also any indication of what servicing costs should...

Hi there, Prospective SL500 owner here, narrowed it down from a long list of possible convertibles (Maserati, BMW etc) but finally settled on a 129 SL500 due to the semi-rear seats and hardtop making it truly useable compared to other marques. Anyway, the car I've narrowed down is a 1996 SL500...