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Maybe a silly thread but my 2005 W211 CDI estate ..inline 6 still drives well , especially after last service with engine mounts replaced, but paintwork is hard to keep looking good and overall it´s showing some age (340k km) ...what on earth do I replace it with at reasonable money to offer...

Hi, looking for set LED bulbs for H7 Fit in the 2005 W211 ...can anyone recommend a set of bulbs that are direct fit and canbus with no issues ...the variety on Amazon is confusingly large and I am unsure about the correct fit ...yes some say Canbus but I worry about the holder for the original...

Hello members, I am changing the damaged leather on my lhd 2005 w211 estate drivers seat and bought a UK rhd passenger seat. I had to buy the whole seat complete and to my knowledge the seat covers if removed will fit perfectly. That being said, as I have bought the whole seat I am considering...

Hi, my garage charged me 11 hrs to change the seals and whatever else they are called in the rear transmission diff for my E320 W211 ..as it had started a small oil leak on one side of the diff. I paid Euro480 to get it fixed a after market specialist not Mercedes as is 2005 car . Did I pay too...

Hi, I just recently had the batteries, the small SBC one and the main battery replaced ..... now the glow plug light is staying on for about 40 sec when I first start the engine in the morning. It is not always coming on, when the car has been driven and restarted later after a drive it doesnt...

Hi, the engine wasn´t starting smoothly and a little smoke from the engine cover so went into the local Merc independant here in Valencia. They said it was the injector seat and that an injector would need replaced , the others cleaned. I may have driven it 500km from noticing this fault but...

Can someone confirm if the wiper blades are the same item for LHD vs RHD for the W211 front wipers . I require a LHD set and was trying to get the cheaper Ebay ones , I guess the quality is not bad for the price difference . Thanks, T.

Over the past year I have to replace the rear hatch struts (280euro inc fitting) and apparently this is rare ... also the previous owner damaged the locking rear seat catch .. I thought it would be a cable but no.. it cost 570euro to fit & supply the new Merc part in the seat... . I complained...

Hi, I recently got a garage to do the alignment on the W211 E320 estate (18´s Amg replicas on the car when bought it) . The steering wheel is crooked and it is not driving well at all, seems unprecise and like the steering is vague . I went back and the guy said ,oh right I had to leave the...

Hi, my 2005 W211 LHD tail struts have failed as the hatch falls closed . How does one get at the strut to change it without damaged the interior of the boot area as I have no idea but imagine its the head cloth area. I also rang Mercedes to price them but they are very expensive 98euro per...

When driving home the display suddenly lit up ( e320 cdi 2005 ) in red with a battery symbol and GO TO GARAGE !, I continued to drive on with no apparent failures. When I stopped the car at my house I turned off the engine and restarted it but the warning symbol still appeared. The next day on...

Can someone tell me the correct tyre pressure for the 245x40x18 on a w211 2005 320cdi estate , the wheels are not the standard but I bought it with set of AMG Replicas 18,s . thks Tony

I recently bought an E class W211 2005 estate cdi320, it came with replica AMG 18´s which seem to be new also with set of new (but cheap) Rotalla tyres. I have had them balanced back and front twice but at 100kmh or more the steering vibrates quite a bit. I thought it might be the tyres being...

I wondered why the w211 didn´t have the monowipe like the previous w210, i liked it , it was cool and worked ok and a had cleanerless cluttered design for the scuttle panel. Any ideas why it changed ....

Hi, anyone have a list of the w211 2005 option codes so I could check what i have actually bought . thks T

How does one know if the wheels are genuine AMG , on the inside the size and some numbers are stamped but no AMG or Mercedes star nor particularly obvious numbers. They seem good quality the wheels in question are in the link to the car I just bought MERCEDES-BENZ Clase E E 320 CDI Elegance Auto...

Hi, the w211 estate rear seat release on one side seems broken , or should I say the cable is not working . How does one fix this ,never had this problem before ! thks

Selling a set of outstanding condition Genuine Mercedes Algenib 16´´ rims with genuine centre caps with Kumho Ecsta 215x55x16zr 97w xl tyres .The rims were stored for some time and are in amazing original condition, not repainted and been traeted with Permanon . The tyres have done 300km as I...

Hi all, I have just sold my 2002 W210 CDI220 Classic Estate (lhd) & going to view a W211 cdi320 2005 Elegance near Barcelona. Is this a v6 or inline 6 engine , did they have variants v vs inline ? I know nothing about this motor and am bit worried it may not be that economical or have more...

Hi, my W210 220cdi estate 6 speed manual is notchy in 2nd and 4th .Its now got 238k KM , and I wondered is an expensive gearbox to repair/restore to new shifting feel . Is it possible to fix individual gear positions or am I talking nonsense? I have not a clue about gearboxes but fear spending...