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Hi I discovered my rear wheel bolts have been tightened REALLY tight by the garage that put on the new tyres. I tried last weekend to remove but couldnt with the standard wheel wrench with a small bar on the end. They are just tight rather than siezed as they were only fitted about 2...

driving me mad. on my pc ive an onboard graphics with a hdmi and a dvi inputs,i also run a better quality graphics card with dual dvi inputs.i run two 24" monitors on the additional card in extended mode and they work fine. ive just wired my 47" led tv with a hdmi cable to the pc which I...

Hi all I opened up my key, (opens and locks the doors but will not turn in the ignition), to find a little button loose in there. I have a two button key (lock / unlock) and the circuit board has two buttons on it . The button that is loose appears to have come from where a third button...

I have a 6L V12 - m120.980. I want to join the two intake manifold inlets into one, so that I have one tb one iac one maf one map. Will this disturb the airflow? I'm thinking of either having the tb on top of the engine or maybe on the back of it - two hoses wrapped around and joined...

Hello I am planning to buy CDI220 sport 2012 for my wife. I have taken finance (agility) for 36months for a sum of £18,305. I have been quoted at £323/month(9.4%APR) and balloon of £10,500. at the end as payoff. Please advise if i am paying too much. If so how much APR would be a better deal to...

Hi there, My wife recently bought a Mercedes CLK320 Elegance, 04 plate with 40,000 miles on the clock. I believe i need to change the cambelt after 100k miles or 10 years, so next year — it will be due. We live in West London, by Ealing and having never owned a Mercedes before i was hoping...

Hi, I'm new to the forum and I hope to become MB owner in next few days. Although nothing to compare, but to present myself. I'm 30 years old, long Astra driver and I was actually looking for get Civic 06/07, but then a friend of mine gave me this brilliant idea - to look for MB 03/04 plate...

Hi there, I am new to the world of Mercedes and I have always had a soft spot for the SL55's so I have finally bit the bullet and decided to get one. I am off to see this one tomorrow afternoon.* Mercedes-Benz SL Class SL 55 AMG 2dr Auto 5.4 SUPERB EXAMPLE - FULL MERC S/H 2003 but...

Hey guys, spotted little oil coming through front engine area (image bellow) Now oil leak is not major leak, i have no signs of oil drips on my drive. Dont have to top up oil. What do you think it can be? Do I need to get it sorted asap or nothing major? Thanks in advance

best clay bar? / Clay kits / advice please :) Hello Guys, Ive just got a used CLC in Tenorite Grey. The paintwork has a few stone chips, small scratches etc.. so I'm gonna get them taken care of (prob use 'Chips Away'-Are they any good??). Anyway, once I have had the chips taken care of...

Hi I was thinking of another project to keep the fingers busy. I was thinking about upgrading the H7 headlight bulbs with a HID kit. I have seen some on ebay and also euro car parts. I would like to know if - Anyone has had any experience using these kits -you recommend a...

Hi to all need some advise if possible I changed my brake fluid sometime ago put in ATE super blue racing fluid dot 4 .my abs & brake assist lights are now coming on [not all the time] had it checked out on star and is pointing to ABS pump .fitter says it could be brake fluid that has caused...

Picked up my brand new W212 last Saturday. Went to use it Sunday morning and the Dash did'nt work I then called out mercedes who came and rebooted a few things and got it working again. Next morning came to use it same fault this time they towed the car away and gave me a hire car. They...

I considering buying either a C230K (auto or man) or a C280, Sport versions ideally. I've been having a scout around on and off for a few weeks and really can't decide which to go hunting for. Now I've owned W202's , a 180 & a 200 and both had the usual spots of rust and between them they...

'advice' needed! I'm picking up my new purchase in a couple of weeks from Aberdeen and wondered if anyone who has experience of the route or area could give me some advise on the journey back to London. Advice needed: 1. Disregarding what Google Maps says is it best to take the East or...

Hello to you all. I have been running a W211 E320 CDI Sport, September 07 (57) for the last two and a half years as a chauffeur car. It has covered 186K miles with full history, and is still in lovely condition. I decided recently that it was time to consider a change just to keep up to date...

Hi, I have just got my first Mercedes, a 1999 C240 Sport Auto. I was wondering if anybody has advise for anything I should look out for mechanicly, or keep an eye on. Thanks

Hi, my car is MB W211 E220 CDI 2002. I do have an ELM327 Bluethooth OBDII interface, and wonder what software i need to be able to read error codes etc? Is ELM327 limited to only engine module? I would like to scan the car for error codes. Thank you very much in advance!

Hi all I am looking for a C220 or C270 estate, but I have just found a 2006 C320 CDI Avantgarde SE 7G-Tronic with 90k for sale locally Which ticks all my boxes I am going to look at the car today is there anything I should be looking out for? Or should I forget it and keep looking for a 220/270...

Engine starts just for a second then cuts out....Please HELP!! Hey guys I just brought my W124 e220 today, drove brilliantly back home and I was very happy!! Just went to start it again after it sitting there in the drive, i must add it's a little cold!! The engine started up for a second...