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    Unusual Rattle/Noise - can anyone help please?

    No, don't think it's the Cats failing - suspicion is a mis-diagnosis by the Merc guy, and I've shelled out £800 on 2 cats it probably didn't need! Will know more when I get back to UK from Monte Carlo... Expensive enough place without breaking down here...
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    Unusual Rattle/Noise - can anyone help please?

    Thanks guys - I'll have them both checked out when get back to Blighty! Any other suggestions all very welcome....
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    Unusual Rattle/Noise - can anyone help please?

    Hi all, My beloved SL 500 (2002) has developed a loud rattle/scraping noise when the accelerator is depressed. Not exclusively then, as it also does it when 'freewheeling'. (54,000 miles on the clock - recently had full service. The noise is definitely NOT from the engine block. A Mercedes...
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    SL 500 - panoramic roof, what is the hole for?

    Thanks Reflexboy. Will chase one up. :-)
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    SL 500 - panoramic roof, what is the hole for?

    So a grommet would do, and presumably this is used to 'unwind' if the roof gets stuck in the closed position? Many thanks for your reply. I'm a Merc 'newbie' but after 1-week I am totally converted (no pun intended)
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    Anyone seen any good number plates on cars lately?

    I currently have WAR100K (warlock) on my SL500 ...but previous owner has taken them back onto retention... Replacing with my own W700 HOT (TOO HOT) I used to have YE51 COM (yes I com) which caused my PA huge problems when she used to borrow my car!!
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    SL 500 - panoramic roof, what is the hole for?

    Hope someone can help me please. I recently bought a 2002 SL500 - car is immaculate and totally delighted with it... BUT - it has a panoramic roof and just between the glass roof and the light console on the actual roof element, there is an open hole which is threaded - and seems to be...
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