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    Full synthetic oil - 6years old/sealed bottle - would you use it?

    A few weeks ago I would have said "old oil...just use it!", but after seeing this thread by a Lotus owner about apparent degradation I would now be rather wary. https://www.thelotusforums.com/forums/topic/115164-mobil-1-1060-contaminated-oil/
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    [SOLD] 2004 R171 SLK200K 62,000 miles, £4650

    We are selling my wife’s SLK200K in Benitoite Blue with Semi-Aniline Nappa leather interior– a lovely car and in super condition – it hasn’t done too many miles (62,500) although it’s been as far as south west France in our ownership. Not many option boxes went unticked when this car was new...
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    R171 Sports Suspension Springs/Dampers

    My wife has decided that the ride quality in her R171 SLK is too hard for her. The car was fitted with the sports suspension option pack from new, so today I spent the morning replacing all the springs and dampers with genuine Merc replacement items for the standard suspension variant...
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    Convertible E250CDI 2014 - 45k miles £16,950

    Now Sold, but I can't update the title to reflect the fact, can I?
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    Convertible E250CDI 2014 - 45k miles £16,950

    Beautiful navy blue car with unusual blue/cream interior. The car has all the usual Merc features plus amongst the options, the car is equipped with DAB Radio, iPod connectivity, a flappy paddle gear change for the 7 speed auto box, 19” AMG alloys, and a reversing camera. We've just come back...
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    W204 C Class Steel Wheels for Winter Tyres

    I’ve got a set of four 7J x 16” ET43 steel wheels in virtually new condition which I bought in January 2015 for my W204 C Class, and are now surplus to requirements as I sold the car some time ago, since when they've sat in the garage gathering dust. They are the standard size steel rim which...
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    Mb star c3 / c4

    That principle may apply again to the C4 units now that the C5 is available to dealers. Beware though that the latest standards of software intended for C5 will not necessarily be backwards compatible to earlier version of hardware such as C3.
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    Set of 7J x 16" steel rims suit W204 £125

    They're still gathering a little dust, and the lady wife requires them to be removed from the dining room...
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    Diagnotic Tool advice please

    I've bought a couple of Star clones for self and friends - sourced from AliExpress so the money is in escrow until the goods have arrived and you're happy with them - and experiences have been good. The price varies but at the moment a Star multiplexer with a full set of interface cables...
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    Set of 7J x 16" steel rims suit W204 £125

    I’ve got a set of four 7J x 16” ET43 steel wheels which I bought in January 2015 for my W204 C Class, and are now surplus to requirements as I’ve sold the car. The winter tyres are now on my wife’s SLK, and the bare rims are in virtually new condition. A new set will set you back the thick...
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    Command DVD player motion disable?

    Albeit off at somewhat of a tangent, but I think this is analogous to some of those old jokes which had a punchline "and you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?". There was also an old quote about being equipped to commit rape, where simply being in possession of the...
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    Command DVD player motion disable?

    Not trying to start a war, but can you quote some case law or precedent for that statement? My reason for asking is that I think there are analogies where simply being in possession of a vehicle which could break C&U Regs is not an offence, but it is the act of doing which causes an offence to...
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    can bus connector problem

    A CAN Bus is treated as a 'transmission line' which means that the signal should propagate along it whilst 'seeing' a consistent load impedance between CAN-High and CAN-Low wires. Wherever the impedance changes, depending on the size of the difference, and the 'sudden-ness' of the change, a...
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    can bus connector problem

    Do bear in mind that if you disconnect CAN Bus modules then the cables must be suitably terminated in order to avoid mismatches which may cause further/different problems. All connector shell and pin/socket part numbers are contained in the M-B Electronic Parts Catalogue - there are plenty of...
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    Command DVD player motion disable?

    Construction and Use Regulations For completeness, here is the appropriate section from 'The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986': "PART IV Section F Avoidance of Danger Regulation 109: Television sets 109.—(1) No person shall drive, or cause or permit to be...
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    SCN Coding

    I fully agree with the point about the potential for misconfiguration and unreliability, but as someone who has worked in driverless vehicles and aviation all my working life, I think that it's slightly emotive to justify some of M-B's behaviour on the grounds of safety. Yes, certain...
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    Kit Cars

    I've built two Westfields over the past 20 years, and still have one: a 200bhp 495kg piece of total sports car which I race/hillclimb/sprint as the mood takes me. I've also raced a Locost, and occasionally rebuild them. There is a distinct league table within the sevenesque kit car range...
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