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  1. Hal Adams

    Retrofit W202 rain sensor

    Shude - Did Autoglass fit a Mercedes screen or was it one from their own stock or own brand? I ask as I had terrible trouble on my C43 sensor after Autoglass fitted a cheaper screen, it never worked properly. In the end they volunteered to fit a Mercedes one, after which the sensor wipers were...
  2. Hal Adams

    Who is a whizz on radio codes??

    Thanks - does it have to be done on the original Vito, or can I put it into any MB? I ask as the Vito is up in Scotland.... But, once coded, does this mean that I can then move it to another car?
  3. Hal Adams

    Who is a whizz on radio codes??

    I wish to remove a Sound5 Becker radio from a Vito and build it into my MGB. Trouble is that in the MG when I switch the radio on, it plays fine, then after a minute stops with the word PROD in the screen. I am told that newer Becker radios are coded to the type of car - ie my radio wishes to...
  4. Hal Adams

    Please Help: Accidently change comand aps version from Euro to US

    I do not have the answer on how to get out of your mess - I will leave that to the experts. I am very surprised that driver's TV in motion is legal in Malaysia. I have made a note not to go there if it involves me being ferried anywhere on the road thanks very much! The reason TV in motion...
  5. Hal Adams

    Smart-Nav UK

    I had forgotten about Smart Nav! I do not think it is money grabbing as such - it offers an individual service for which there is a rental. With the plethora of satnavs on the market now, I would have thought they have had their day. If you are interested in a 4.3'' screen satnav, thumb...
  6. Hal Adams

    SD card Comand centre

    I seem to remember having this myself on a head unit in my R129 - then someone told me about switching off the protection in WMA - there is a check-box on the WMA set up that you click on.
  7. Hal Adams

    W203 LED sidelights

    Sorry - I missed the embedded link. It is all covered in the thread. i do like the idea of relocating the original light bulb - maybe the cheapest option too! Thanks, I will file it in brain...!
  8. Hal Adams

    W203 LED sidelights

    The car does not like them! Very common on modern cars. Go back to where you bought the bulbs and ask them for a resistor to bring the resistence up to the std bulb (check in your book what the wattage is and the dealer will calculate what resistor you need).. Wire this in as the instructions...
  9. Hal Adams

    Comand - live with what you have?

    You will be fine if the new car is post April 2008. Suddenly MB woke up then and all satnavs from then have the HDD system with full postcode and house number. But not cameras, i believe...
  10. Hal Adams

    Anyone seen any good number plates on cars lately?

    My favourite, if not mentioned before by anone, is a Guernsey plate (they do not have letters there) 911. Last I knew it was on an MR2, and the owner on record saying he is too cussed to sell it to a Porsche !
  11. Hal Adams

    Comand - live with what you have?

    I am baffled by everyone who thinks the cd/dvd MB satnav is satisfactory! Sorry, but it is total rubbish! It is not enough to defend it saying it is 1999 technology. I had a Philips Carin in by C43 in 1998 which gave me house number. I had a VDO PN6000 purpose built into my last car a 2001...
  12. Hal Adams

    warning light for brakes on

    It does not matter how hard or light you brake - brake pads by their nature wear out! if your message says brake wear, then that is what it means! you are down to the sensors - a few mm of pad left. Forgive me, but why are you worried about front or rear - for the little it costs and does, I...
  13. Hal Adams

    What's my car worth?

    I have a theory which i put to the test today. Take 30% off the price you think your car is worth and then start bargaining... Cruel, but these things are dropping like stones. On the upside, you get a lot of new car for your money - see the C63 for sale on another thread, silly money! Today, i...
  14. Hal Adams

    xenons on a w220 (i've done the search!)

    Yes, when I said wash-wipe, I am living in the past! Pressure wipe is of course the thing. Interesting what you say about the 'regulation' not applying to retrofit lights. I was under the impression of it being otherwise from a story from an MOT tester who failed a Xenon set-up as he noticed...
  15. Hal Adams

    slk failed mot

    I'd use 25 - 30lbs, as they are nylocs, they need only be very tight as the nylon ring should stop them unscrewing. You will need a taper joint splitter, and if i remember from one I did, the joint is placed in such a way that it was a nuisance to get the splitter in position. Otherwise as...
  16. Hal Adams

    Alternator spacer sleeve

    You will need a hydraulic press ideally and the correct size drift. If you can get a correctly sized drift, you could use a heavy duty vice instead, by putting an over sized socket between the alternator flange and vice jaw. Why do you want to remove it?
  17. Hal Adams

    C63 Amg

    This is on ebay as well: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mercedes-Benz-C63-AMG-7Gtronic-4dr-Saloon_W0QQitemZ320326593312QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item320326593312&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4%7C65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 If anyone is interested, I can vouche for the trader...
  18. Hal Adams

    xenons on a w220 (i've done the search!)

    John, you may have read the thread above on this subject. The UK regulation is that Xenons must have wash-wipe and self levelling fitted. They must also have an auto cutout in the event of an accident. The wipe-wash is to clean the dirt from the lens which allegedly causes refraction and sends a...
  19. Hal Adams

    Electrical Consumers Switched Off ...?

    BigJon - you appear to be shouldering a lot of problems with such a fine car. Echoing a previous post, you are doing well in taking the extended warranty. BUT, I would be very upset if a dealer told me that my battery was fine, only to go home and find the terminal loose (obviously your...
  20. Hal Adams

    Xenons on W211 Elegance

    Ah, let's be careful here! Make sure we are talking like for like. It is my opinion that my 6k HIDS4U bulb in my MGB is too blue (ie completely subjective), but 6k may not be too blue on a proper OE Xenon setup, which is a different installation than a straight bulb swap and I imagine might not...
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