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    slk roof :(

    When that happened on the wife's R170 just had to tighten up the cables going to the cams a bit - remove head lining to see adjusters :)
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    2 year old C Class Coupe paint problem!

    They are aluminium I believe, and my R172 had all metal parts taken back to metal and fully re-sprayed when it was done. Solid roof panel was also replaced with a 'glass' one as well after the re-spray - by the MB garage on return from bodywork company :thumb:
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    Sealant / wax after respray

    Asked the same question today after my cars re-spray, and was advised to leave it 6 weeks before putting a sealant on it.
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    2 year old C Class Coupe paint problem!

    Have had a quick look around and can only find 2 popper fixings missing from the front window rubber moulding by the wipers - will just pop into dealer sometime and get them replaced :) It was carried out by MB at their repair centre near Southampton - Pleased with how I was updated regularly...
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    2 year old C Class Coupe paint problem!

    Well the wife's SLK arrived back from the garage today after having had its full rub down and re-spray, and very happy with how it looks. Must admit that the local MB garage have been very helpful throughout this process, and it has been totally painless getting this fixed :thumb:
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    2 year old C Class Coupe paint problem!

    Robin, as a matter of interest where are you located and what Body shop did they use??? Just hoping I might also get a Bentley paint job!! :D Andy
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    2 year old C Class Coupe paint problem!

    Well, all confirmed for the 9th for the car to go and get re-sprayed - when I asked how long it would be the response was "Quite a while, we have booked you a replacement car out for a month! but it may be shorter" :eek: No information on how many they have done, but will ask the question if...
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    2 year old C Class Coupe paint problem!

    Well further to my previous posts, I had some good news today - MB are going to be re-spraying my car which is provisionally booked in for the 9th Feb (Body shop to confirm date with me) :thumb:
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    2 year old C Class Coupe paint problem!

    Well took the car into my local dealer - MB Chichester (Ridgeway Group) and once again my problems were dealt with in an efficient and courteous manner - previous visit just a few weeks ago with leaking SLK roof joint. The Service Manager (Shaun) came out and had a look at the car and agreed...
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    2 year old C Class Coupe paint problem!

    Add another suspected case to this - Fire Opal Red - Just had the roof rubbers replaced on our SLK before warranty runs out end of December, and noticed this on mine when it came back tonight :( Off to see the dealer tomorrow, so fingers crossed!
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    Comand Online

    To be honest, I wouldn't bother - Took ages to set up, and very slow :rolleyes: A lot easier to just use your mobile phone!
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    First time deep clean on SWMBO R172

    Managed today to do a proper clean on the 'Swmbo' R172 after finally getting some decent weather :thumb: This was the result after snow foam, wash, clay barring and a dash over with supagard (ex Ebay!). This being my first attempt, I'm quite pleased with the result :D Andy
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    Any members live in Sussex

    Couple of miles North of Chichester.
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    Refurbing red leather

    oooops :doh: Old age creeping up! here you go - Leather Repair Hull, Leather Repair Kit, Leather Repair Training :D
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    Refurbing red leather

    Have a look at this site - I have used their products and did a great job on our slk seats. They also have useful videos on the site.
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