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front offside parking light stopped working, bulb okay, found an open circuit between the connector and the lampholder - turns out to be a small electrical component inline in the +ve grey wire to the bulb. Looks like a resistor but the equivalent component on the passenger side, (which...

had a spare half hour, the car was on the ramp, thought I'd be smart and see to the slight leak from the pilot bush. managed to get the plastic core misaligned as I reinserted it and bent one of the pins when tightening the centre screw. Didn't notice, took a while to figure out why it wouldn't...

Calling all W208 owners - does your car have a working warning light and/or buzzer if you drive without the driver's seatbelt fastened? According to WIS, the alarm (if present) should illuminate/sound when the engine is running and the driver's door is shut. There should be a dedicated...

I had a calamity - I used a windy spanner to tighten the wheel nuts a while ago & must have had it on 'daft' setting. I sheared the McGard key trying to remove them yesterday. The AMG alloys have really deep holes so I had a browse on here and picked up some ideas. I ended up with a...

...has anyone come across this product, or tried one?....ahem (Seriously) fitted one yesterday, and... the name is crass the price of a new one is hilarious it's really really effective

Star shows a duo valve stored fault. No idea what the duo valve (valves?) was/were so I checked this forum and now I'm an expert ready to roll, ahem. Can anyone confirm that the valve operates by pulsing fully open/shut, rather than opening progressively? Also, with ignition on, but engine not...

Three hours! - is this normal ..and if it weren't for my mate's fantastic selection of 3/8 drive extensions, it'd've been impossible. Seriously, I coated the threads with anti-seize, but I've since read that they should be dry - anyone know why? (there's no way I'd want to risk damaging the...

(Moderators please delete this if it infringes the rules.) Just collected my W124 in Bornite (dodgy purple) from a paintshop that was previously recommended on here, and which I then used for my silver W208. Got to recommend the quality of work, again. Well worth considering if you are looking...

Just a quickie - need to replace the front shockers on my mate's 1984 230E saloon - any recommendations for brand/supplier? I'm in Barnsley, but happy to buy over the web. thanks chris

- need help trying to source some replacement bushes for the front lower control arms/wishbones. None of the aftermarket places list them, eurocarparts have none in stock... Would be happy to try non-standard polyurethane bushes, but again, these specialists don't seem to list them for MB. Not...

Been googling for an hour with no real joy, so any advice please for the following: I have just bought a secondhand maple/leather steering wheel for my facelift (buttons on the steering wheel) CLK with orion grey interior. Unfortunately, the steering wheel is not the correct shade of grey: the...

I thought all mercs were supposed to have BAS? car is a my2000 (facelift) CLK320 avantegarde. Definitely has ESP - which works! Recently though, the orange light came on and stayed on for an entire journey. A STAR quick test lists the control module, but there's no module number for it, just an...

Just 3 days to fix this fault! - info posted on here so's no-one else ends up in therapy: (truncated story) at various stages, symptoms included: Driver's window not responding to centre console switch - all other functions e.g. soft closure, fine. Both front windows totally inoperative. Rear...

Can anyone point me towards the location of the control module for the driver's door window please? Cheers chris

Just a quickie really... can anyone recommend a top cover for a CLK - it's the cat, I can cope with the little @*$@# warming her muddy *##$ on the bonnet, but I draw the line at sharpening her %%*@##* claws on the soft top, the little **#@. (wife's pet) Prices seem to vary widely for top covers...

Hello - this is my first post. It's a request for info; I'm very grateful for the tons of information that I've already found on this forum. Can anyone please assist with detailed infomration re. the W208 soft top roof sequence i.e. which limit switches & rams operate in what sequence. I would...