exterior

I'm thinking of replacing or covering the rendered sections between upstairs and downstairs bay windows with timber cladding, along with the gable end directly above. If I go for it then it seems logical to replace the front door and garage doors to match. Anyone done something similar, and...

I have a facelift W212, prior to that a W212. What I would like to know, is it possible to isolate the exterior boot release so that it can only be opened from inside the car or from the key fob? I am getting really fed up with people opening my boot and scratching the paintwork on the bumper. I...

I'm taking a punt that this is the most appropriate location for this query. :confused:When washing my 210 (S210) a few weeks back, I accidentally folded the exterior N/S mirror and then folded it back, not giving it a moments thought. Now, when I try to fold it from the interior switch, it...

Dieselman kindly put me on to Vince, a fellow Citroen XM owner, who does exterior detailing in his spare time via Pallas. He hails from Oldham so he came down for a weekend and did the Cosworth too. The XM had been long neglected while the Cosworth had been repainted just before I bought it...

I just noticed, that since having my car, it has had the exterior lighting delay feature activated through the OBC and set to on, but it doesn't work. its supposed to leave the lights on for 15secs (factory default) once ign is switched off and car exited. reading the owners manual, this...

Does anyone know if the RHD passenger side exterior mirror is heated, if so, does it have a fuse (can't find one on the fuse layout diagram) the drivers side works. Also how do you fix it, is it a heated bit behind the mirror, is it easy to get to, do you have to take the door apart? Many thanks...

Hiya All My Exterior Temp Guage is Massively incorrect, I have noticed it for a While but today was the Worse, My Local Area was 6oC yet My Screen was 13.5oC Please help with what the problem is

To anyone else who has an A210, I've noticed mine has chrome trim other A210's dont. There are rings that go around the headights and tail lights, and the scoop of the door handles are chromed too. Were these an optional extra from MB or tacky aftermarket stuff? This is my car. 2002...

At night, on my exterior lights switch panel, the knob itself and the foglights button are illuminated, whilst the half-circle section showing the different knob position symbols is not. It looks odd to me as it is the only part of the dash that is not lit, and I think I'm noticing it for that...

Hi, I bought my c63 from dealers with the exterior pack on it but I noticed that it hasn't got a front carbon lip.To complete the cars look, should I look for a carbon genuine lip for it? If someone here recommends it, I will defo go for it as i thought it would look well.So far I have done a...

I've just collected my new factory order e220 sport estate that i'm super pleased with but i'm sure when I had a demo car for a weekend about 6 months ago, that car had lights in the door handles on the outside but my new car doesn't..... Was I imagining it or have I missed something..I see no...

Hello, Could someone help me with the part numbers and where I would be able to buy the following. I'm looking for the chrome tailpipe tip from my A180 cdi, Secondly, can you buy the lower bumper reflectors. ( My cars a Classic Se, which doesn't have them). I think for a safety point of...

:(For many years I have gained access to my left-hand drive 300SE by unlocking the passenger door, leaning across to the interior handle of the opposite door and opening the drivers door. This weird performance is due to the fact that the key will not turn in the door lock cylinder on the door...

Hello Everyone! I got the above as a Birthday present from my Brother. I tried out all of the products over the weekend and was really pleased with the results. The polish and preserver worked well and were easy to buff in by hand. I've included some photos I took today while we were at...

Huge title, but I'm in the dark! The exterior light switch, which controls the headlamps, foglamps and suchlike is no illuminated when the switch is on. I realise there is a small mini wedge bulb in the centre of the switch, which presumably should illuminate when the fod lamps are selected...

2014 Mercedes C-Class W205 full body prototype first spy photos Wowzers, it doesnt seem that long since I posted up the very 1st W204 photo The shape of the panel covering the grille on the front fascia hints that this aspect may be a little more oval than on its predecessor. Of what we...

W208 Silver CLK Cabriolet Exterior Detail Just completed this lovely CLK. People always ask "Is Silver worth Detailing?" Hopefully this shows that it is, as any colour is worth detailing. It brings out the true colour of the paint and shows off the metallic sparkle. Time was limited and took...

I read earlier about someone who was having trouble removing part of a broken badge without damaging the paintwork. I use a length of fishing line, it slides under the trim/badge and cuts through the 'sticky pad' somewhat similar to a cheese cutter. Adding a little WD40 to the line helps. For a...

Here is a quick picture and caption guide on how to keep the outside of your car looking tip top. What You'll Need I have mainly listed the cheaper options to show that you don't have to spend £££'s on single products that would do the same job. Please click on the hyperlinks to see...

A lot of the black trim on the exterior of my W124 estate (Roof rails, windscreen surround, rear window surround and wiper arm cam cover) are looking a bit sorry for themselves and starting to turn white. Is there anyway to bring them back to their former glory, short of a coat of satin black...