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    W216 CL500 advice needed for front tyres - Michelins or cheap imports

    Very low mileage (>2000 miles - all city driving) and I've kerbed - at speed - front nearside wheel. Small rip in the rubber but no chord showing. Currently Michelin Super Sports Tyre Size 255/40Y19. (Rears are Michelin 285/40ZR19) Looking at £440+ for two and wondering if I really need to...
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    CL 500 W216 change ambient lighting colour?

    Just finding my way around 2008 CL 500. (W216 i think lots of similarities with same generation S- class) Minor issue is can I change or brighten default ambient lighting? It’s currently a very weak orange
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    ML500 and ULEZ exemption

    Just drafting text for ad to put my black ML500 (84k/2006 FSH) up for sale. Only 3 or so for sale in UK (30.09.20) and approx 8 sold in last 10 weeks. Realising (but unsurprised) how much of an impact mileage has on price. Once 100k+, price drops dramatically. Would value input on something I...
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    Pause for thought before buying my next ML63

    Been scouring listings for another ML63 (2006-2008). Replaced my last one with an ML500 - which paid for the school fees! To confess, the ML500 is even insured with Saga so that shows how lacking in oomph we both are. Miss my ML63 very much but need to be sensible so not rushing back in without...
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    Durley Garage, Wirral - huge recommendation

    Forgive the exuberant praise, but a wonderful experience with a new garage and happy to share. My ML500 power steering completely failed when engine warm and at 3-point turn speed. (Cold start and at speed, no problems.) Baffled RAC patrol. No PAS at all. I've got the RAC Repairs & Breakdown...
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    Lowering suspension on ML500 W164 2007

    I know I have to get used to the styling differences with former ML63, but I can't get used to the high off the ground fixed suspension. It gives what I keep thinking of as a tractor appearance. The car doesn't have Airmatic suspension so it's fixed in what looks like the highest position. I've...
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    Brake caliper covers (ML500 W164)

    Trying to tweak looks of recently acquired 2007 ML500. Can't quite believe how ugly the calipers are but I can't seem to locate a viable cover (i.e. not the red plastic stick-ons and the like). Can anyone point me in the right direction? Doesn't matter about colour/branding, just anything that...
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    "Refresh" frayed suede(?) seat base on ML500

    Changed cars and now have leather with what seems to be like suede insets. The seating area of the driver's seat is showing wear and has 'pitted' in the way wool pullovers sometimes do. Can't think of an obvious fix. Perhaps a cover of some sort just for the affected area?
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    Looking for W164 ML "B Pillar" Trim Covers in black

    Can't find the stick on trim anywhere in usual UK/EU outlets. Most have chrome finish and some offer complete OEM replacement units, but just trying to clean up appearance. Ten years of fingerprints and sunshine are unforgiving. Posted below is the listing from the USA for the black trim and...
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    Add TV to Comand on 2007 ML500

    I know this has been dealt with many times but I have confused myself. New ML500 has identical Comand to my old ML63 but no TV function. Trying to find a cheap and painless add-on but can't see what actually works. Alternatively, and very much subject to price, can anyone recommend a complete...
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    Wheel spacers for 2007 ML500

    Wanting to make my newly acquired ML500 look closer to the ground. Need two tyres and will fit 285 45 19 on my rears to replace 255 50 19. More concerned with looks than comfort. Will also add 'fender flares' (will post separately about this.) Is it folly or possible when changing rear tyres...
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    Off to the ML500 forum

    I felt less of a sense of loss after my three divorces than I did watching my ML63 being driven off last week. Up for sale for eons, then four calls in two days and chap arrives at 4pm Friday, pays full asking price and off it went. Hankies at the ready. So.... on Tuesday bought a black ML500...
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    W164 AMG engine "ticking time bomb" (!!??)

    Just had a buyer pull out of buying my 2007 ML63 AMG the night before collection. He's done a fair bit of research (I think first time buyer of AMGs) but had a very troubling conversation with someone from Mercedes (I think senior but unsure who or where from). Essence was that the AMG 6.3...
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    ML63 discs and pads and skimming

    Just an update to a 2014 thread suggesting MB for brake pads and discs for ml63. I think mine is the standard with oversized 390mm front discs. MB Temple Fortune just quoted £760 for the front disks and £400 or so for the rears, including vat but not the pads nor the fitting. Budget guidance...
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    Dual fuel Petrol/LPG and ML

    Looking to downgrade to another petrol ML, but cheaper models few and far between. Came across an 2005 ML500 with LPG and petrol. I admit I've no knowledge or experience of LPG whatsoever. Don't think I've ever even seen one. My mileage is almost solely 2-4 miles a day in Central London...
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    ML diesels for very short journeys

    No greater love hath a man than he is selling his ML63 AMG to pay bloody school fees. Anyway, I'm loyal to ML range and will downgrade to a basic ML from about 2006-07 with hopefully under 100k. My problem is that I'm only looking at petrol versions and that means the Ml350 or ML500 from...
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    "Faulty" brand-new battery for ML63

    AA replaced my flat battery five days ago with (their own brand?) AGM 900amp. Service is great - they come to house and 2 hours later it's all done. (Don't forget driver's seat has to be dealt with to install battery.) Added bonus is that I have AA repair cover so only paid £35 for £300 battery...
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    Best way to sell ML63

    Heartbroken but have to sell my 99k miles 2007 ML63 after 1100 miles (in five months) since upgrading from ML55. Can't justify 6.9mpg (90 litres full tank range of 150 miles maximum). Still haven't been out for a proper drive and all trips are 20 minutes within Central London. Have to be...
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    W164 ML63 Rear monitors "TV Error" and nothing else

    Settling in with my recently bought 2007 ML63 and world apart from my old ML55. Frustration is that for 2 weeks the kid's rear headrest installed monitors happily played TV (I choose the channel on the dashboard Comand). Then suddenly both monitors stopped and display "TV Error". Don't think...
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    ML55 tank capacity

    I'm sure we owners know better than the handbook etc the true petrol capacity of our cars. I've only used Shell petrol stations twice recently and on both occasions iI've clocked uunbelievable fills. The last one shows 98.91 litres with the estimated mileage remaining showing 38 miles...
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