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Hi The passenger side rear electric window has broken on my C Class W202 C230 Kompressor. V REG 2000 (Facelift) Mercedes wants £214 + VAT for a new part, so looking for a cheaper part online / eBay but not sure exactly which is the correct part number I should be buying? Anyone able to...

Hi The suspension on my W202 is showing its age now and is feeling tired. Car has just passed an MOT with no advisories to my surprise, as there was loads of play in both front wheels. There was lots of knocking noises at the front and the car generally feels unstable and not tight like it...

Hi Has anyone had a Merc with a catastrophic failure? Which caused a crash or could have been very serious? A front suspension arm on my W202 sheered in half luckily at low speed. At high speed it could have been fatal. Whole left side of the car sunk down and the wheel was hanging off...

Hi I need to buy some new tyres for my W202 C230K it has standard 15" alloys the current tyres say 205/60R15 91V. Its usually had BF-Goodrich tyres on it which have been OK I guess. Local tyre place can supply BF-Goodrich again for 60 quid each fitted. I am mainly wondering about the speed...

Hello After reading many positive reviews online about the Wurth German Silver Alloy Wheel paint products I ordered some. However I am finding the paint to be terrible. The paint doesn't cover evenly at all and there is filament like strands of stringy bits coming out of the can. The...

Hello I bought some "tailored" floor mats for my Mercedes W202 C-Class off ebay but they were no good and were not the right size / fit so I had to send them back. Now looking at genuine Mercedes mats. Merc dealer said I wanted part number B66293151 90 quid + VAT and he wasn't sure if they...

Hi Not sure if the factory fitted alarm is working properly on my car? I had it jacked up yesterday to Waxoyl under the wheel arches and as I was jacking up the car all the indicator lights started flashing, which is the towing alarm thing, but no alarm sound / siren could be heard...

Hi Been reading some of the old threads I have seen mentioned a few times about a 30 year bodywork warranty? My car (W202 230K) is 14 years old now and when it was about 7 years old Merc replaced the front two wings and re-sprayed the rear quarter panels. I didn't buy the car new it was about...

Hi Anyone know what this lever does? I've only had the car 12 years LOL. Can't see it mentioned in the Car Manual. Just been fixing my bonnet catch lever and wondered what this other lever does. It also has a cable connected to the back of it and goes off in to the engine bay...

Hi Thinking about replacing my leather steering wheel as its ripped at the top. My current steering wheel looks like this one: I quite like the look of the Sports steering wheels like this one: I've just seen a C240 breaking here and there is a picture of the steering wheel...

Hello I am wanting to replace the manual gear knob / shifter in my car as its looking tatty and worn. However the gear knob / shifter and the leather gaiter are all one thing and attached together. Been looking on eBay for a replacement, ideally with the Esprit text and gear select...

Hi The heating blower in my car seems to have developed a mind of its own. I have the manual dials and the fan speed will change on it own sometimes, or if I select a low number like 2 the fan sounds like its going at speed 5. The speed numbers no longer seem to work fully as expected...

Hi I got an MOT advisory AUXILIARY BELTS perished, what belts are these? I am assuming fan belt and air con belt ? Car is a Mercedes W202 C230 Kompressor. Looking for correct part numbers / online supplier etc. Many thanks.

Hello The sidelight on my W202 C-Class 230 Kompressor (Year 2000) has gone. I could just replace the bulb like for like, but maybe now is a good time to replace all the head light bulbs with some better ones. This is what the side light bulb looks like that I just pulled out. Looking on...

Hello My C230 W202 Year 2000 model has developed a fault where the electronic key stopped turning in the ignition. We have removed the ignition unit where the key goes in and there is a little plastic flap that can be seen inside this is meant to move up and down presumably by the electric...