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Circumstances mean I am selling my 1999 T-reg C43 AMG. Owned and maintained by me for 6 years, lost of drive from gearbox and worryingly expensive sounding noises from the gearbox earlier this week means time has come to say goodbye. I cannot afford to invest the money into the vehicle...

The time has come to sell my C43. I've had it since July 2006 when it had 71,000 miles. It has now just turned 131,000 miles and has been my every day car since then. It has done almost everything I've wanted in a car. Fast when required. Discreet. Comfortable. It is MoT'd until...

I noticed a small fuel leak on my car, so decided to replace the seals. I did both drain plug seal and fuel sender seals on both sides, on the basis if one seal was failing, the others may be close to failure. There is a sender on both sides, the left hand side has a fuel connection, and...

The W202 fuel tank senders are underneath the car on opposing sides. They are retained with a ring nut which is undone by a special tool. Whilst they can be undone without a tool, sometimes they're easy, sometimes the aluminium the nut is made from corrodes to the steel of the fuel tank...

For my 1999 T reg C43 Front foglight, LH side, but would take pair. Front bumper, central spar - the pull out bit on nylon 'strings' between the two fog lights. Steering wheel, black/silver Designo type in good condition. If not, time to contact Glyptone. Heater fan motor...

Some dozy mare in a Mondeo used my C43 to help her stop over the weekend. Damage not too serious on the face of things but its pushed the rear panel in by about an inch and has bent one of the rear chassis legs. Bumper has mostly sprung back into shape although cracked and scuffed. Rear...

For the last few days, my radio reception has been awful with lots of crackles and static. My wife tells me this morning that the rear demister has stopped working. I'm wondering if the two are related? Any thoughts before I delve in waving spanners.

Mine has started making a funny noise when opening and closing - any common problems with them? Sounds as if its coming from inside the door.

Wish list Front bumper (complete with skeleton). Mine is starting to break up in places. I can probably effect a good repair but I'd like a backup Front fogs - one of mine has a cracked lens Steering wheel - Black with Silver designo trim (or I can repaint the silver bit) Gear knob...

How to: Replace steering wheel / combination switch / airbag sensor / airbag / cruise control switch Done by myself 02.12.08 on 1999 C43 (facelift W202) Similar on all W202 cars. In order to replace the combination switch, here is how I did it. 1. Disconnect battery - do not shut bootlid...

Where is it? My wipers are playing silly buggers with me. On intermittent they are variable. One sweep, two sweep, 10 sweeps. Turn wipers off and they continue wiping... It felt like a switch problem, so I've just spent a fun hour and a half changing switches, but the problem still...

Coming home from Silverstone last night I noticed my headlamps are stuck in the low position. Neither do their little dance. Any suggestions on what to check first?

My C43's wiper suddenly stopped in the vertical position, so reading the forum decided to strip it down. Pretty easy. 1. remove wiper arm (remove plastic cover - 2 clips either side) undo allen bolt - 5mm key required. Should then pull off. Can be stiff so wrap an old towel under wiper...

My parents have just bought an 2004 E-Class estate E220. It seems to be missing the Comand manual and I was wondering if there was an online source for it. If not I'll go and pester the dealer. Previous car was an Audi A4 Avant, but the dog outgrew the back (Bernese Mountain Dog)

Changed my radiator today. Fairly straightforward for the DIY mechanic, although time consuming. This is based upon my 1999 C43 AMG, but I guess much will be relevant to other W202's. I have some pictures which I'll be adding in due course. Some of this will require access from underneath. If...

1 Open bonnet to the vertical position 2 Remove top engine cover (clips) 3 Remove engine undertray (4 screws, 8mm socket, 2 clips) (from underneath) 4 Drain coolant (remove header tank cap), coolant drain point under LH side, use wide screwdriver and have something to...

Just completed my radiator swap (W202 C43). Will do a write up shortly. If anyone is planning to do this on their car, or some other job that requires removing the viscous fan for any reason, and doesn't want to buy the tools outright, they could hire them from me if needed.

Wanted s/h compressor or new seal kit for above.

Mercedes Norwich want £ 3200 to fix all the things on my C43. Gulp... Took it in for a B service and to track down a water leak... Also due:- -coolant change (will do this myself) -brake fluid change (ditto) -spark plug change (ditto) - my price £ 3.58 per plug for the same bosch part...

I think I have a very small water leak. Have had to top coolant level up now twice in 3 weeks. Engine temperature remains consistant, can't see any obvious leaks or the sort of crystalline antifreeze type deposits anywhere. Car not steaming up or suffering from condensation. Do these...