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Hello, I have a peculiar problem with my SLK R171, driving with the roof up the LCD display constantly changes from dim to bright, (depending on the intensity of the outside light conditions - sunny/bright to overcast/dim etc), but the LCD never actually fails so I am guessing that there is an...

Soon to be moving to Bridlington and wondered if anyone could recommend a couple of reliable independents, my car's now nearly eleven years old and I don't really want to use franchised dealerships. Thanks.

Hi. A couple of days I attempted to bring my SLK out of its slumbers to find that the battery was very low, the starter engaged but would not turn the engine, so I put the battery on charge for a a good few hours and now it is fully charged. This morning I attempted to start the car; all...

Okay, this is the scenario. I have bought from a friend a Golf Plus and in turn he has bought a new Golf Match, the chronography goes like this; He delivered the Plus to my home yesterday, Thursday, on his insurance and his tax and the car is now parked on my drive off the highway and the...

I have 1st refusal on a very well cared for Golf Plus for a silly, (significantly below bottom book), price. It's not going to replace my SLK but rather be run alongside to become my fishing and general day to day runner. If I proceed there are a few upgrades and mods that I want to carry...

Probably a dumb question but here goes..... With a staggered set up where the rear wheels are never going to be put on the steered front axles, is there any detriment to not having those rears balanced?

Hello! Its been a while since I dropped by these parts but the hiatus is over, I still have the SLK but that's about all, no money, no hair, no job, (who cares? - not me), besides my Merc I have a dog and a cat and a couple of Les Pauls, what else do I need???

Any body got some lying around in their lofts or at the back of their cupboards? I've become a bit of a collector of (preferably) TDK-MAXELL-THAT'S-SONY etc either wrapped/sealed NOS or used/good condition (blanks btw-not commercial recordings) and just wondered whats out there gathering...

The time has come, I guess, for a new set of tyres for my SLK 280 R171 '55 model year. Theres plenty of tread left but I have noticed some very minor cracking on the sidewalls-would this be an issue for the MOT or further use do you think? Anyways, she sits presently on 225/45 R17 91Y at...

Mrs P has got herself into a bit of a panic, justified really. She started a new job a couple of weeks ago which involved travelling along a by-pass where the speed limit changes from 40 to 50 to 70 to 40 to 50 etc etc, I'm sure you know where this is going. In keeping her eyes chiefly on...

This Sony laptop that I'm typing this on has thrown a wobbly again. From turning it on all seems to be o k barring a couple of "failed to initialise" messages and I ultimately arrive at an empty desktop, just my desktop picture is portrayed with no icons, no task bars, no start menus of any...

If you've read my profile you will know that a few months ago I left my job, (just simply bored with it - nothing contentious), and became semi-retired. Well, after a bus mans holiday I applied for a couple of jobs at the same company, one is selling new cars and the other is service advisor...

Just lately I noticed another problem, each time I tried to open a PDF file, Adobe Reader being the computers default programme, there was an initial hesitation followed by a strange message then the doc opened. As of this week I cannot get my PDF's to open and instead I get the message...

I was using my laptop on Saturday afternoon with no problems whatsoever, shut it down until teatime, started it up again about six o'clock and whilst surfing I was getting a lot of warnings about un-secure sites with expired security certificates and not to proceed etc. These were sites which I...

OK, it could be a long story but I will try to keep it short and in context. Some of you will know that about six years ago I put a deposit down on what was then the freshly minted SLK R171. There was about a six/nine month waiting list back then but due to finances I opted for a twelve...

Hi all. I'm thinking of investing in one of these sets or maybe just the two tools separately, the thing is I have no experience of impact wrenches other than what I have read spec wise. I know that 10.8 volt is a little lightweight but the kit would only be for small scale DIY / non ferrous...

All the best mate and I hope you have a good 'un. For now, have a couple of these..... :bannana::bannana: Cheers. Portzy.

On the subject of...... I finally sussed out how to do these. I must admit Windows Media Player was a pain / non event so I have been using SonicStage which came built into my Sony laptop and burned a few data discs for my non comand A Class and a couple of DVD data discs for my comand SLK...

Wishing you all the best. Sorry I could not get there on Saturday, I had to play at taxi's for the return trip from the Flately gig (:crazy:). Look forward to seeing you soon though. :bannana::bannana::bannana: Portzy. XXX

Any one know how you go about renewing one of the steering wheel button assemblies? Its my R171 SLK, the left hand side set of 4, 2 for up the menus and 2 for down the menus. It has the gearchange switches on the back of the wheel if that makes it harder? The left hand down button has...