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My wife has a 205GTI, both front wheels needed new tyres but my tyre dealer pointed out that one wheel had a "dent" on the inside and the other wheel was in poor condition with the finish flaking off. He recommended I go to "Wheel Works" in Crawley (RH10 9NX). I received friendly service on the...

Hi Guys in addition to my bent wishbone and blown out Catalyst i need pads all round. I don't want cheap pads but is the main dealer the best option given the prices are similar to that of premium brand pads from say ECP or GSF? I know ECP offer ATE pads which are about £113 for the fronts I...

It looks like Mrs DJP's laptop may be terminally ill. It's at 2.5 years old, and the CD drive has stopped working. To me it's not a major problem - to her it is apparently, and as I normally replace pc's at 3 years old, it does not seem worth repairing. We need something to replace it. Tends...

Hi all, I would like to have heated rear seats in my W140, I was toying with the idea of buying an original seat with the elements already installed, then making up a loom etc., until someone suggested that I consider going down the route of an aftermarket seat pad kit; now I have looked...

I hope to receive my newly reconditioned wheels soon. I presume after the painting they will be lacquered/sealed too (or not ?). Is there also a liquid I can manually apply to them to help preserve their new condition as long as possible? Thanks.

Hi All, My ML350 Sport is coming up to a year old now, and theService indicator has suddenly jumped from about 10K miles to go, to 30 days to go - so I presume that it has decided that as it's almost it's birthday, it is time for a service.... Anyway - I don't really want to get raped by a...

I'm hoping someone can recommend a place in the Hampshire area that'll do a proper job at balancing my wheels. I had Michelin Primacy HP tyres fitted by eTyres with their wobbly wheel balancer on the van and felt vibration at speed. Having had bad luck in the past I decided to take the car...

I am looking to work away from my office on a regular basis and so will need a laptop that can link into the office server remotely. I know very little about laptops, so could do with some advice. Ideally I would like it to be fast, have 500gb(Although could be persuaded by Less if solid state)...

Can someone recommend a good book so that I can read up on turbochargers please? The last one I read was the Vizard book but I suspect there must be a more up to date one by now. Specifically, I want to know more about the turbine side of things (theory and practice), and how to read a...

I had my windscreen replaced by this throughly nice chap last week, Mr. Chip. He covers most of the NW area. Good job, clean and cheap. Here's a few pics and wee video. My old screen had bad scratches and 1000's of tiny stone/grit chips (I think). I lived with it for 2 years and then bit the...

Hi, I have managed to bend the door on my beautiful mint 560SEL by reversing it with the door open (don't even ask!!!). Can anyone recommend a reliable mercedes body shop in London that you would trust your prize classic to? Thanks!

Just a quickie - need to replace the front shockers on my mate's 1984 230E saloon - any recommendations for brand/supplier? I'm in Barnsley, but happy to buy over the web. thanks chris

I've recently discovered this very useful software called 'TYRE' for linking Google Maps to your TomTom/Garmin device. Tyre It enables you to plan routes easily on your home PC then upload them on to your GPS device. I find the TomTom itinerary planner difficult and slow to use, so seldom...

I'm undertaking a restoration project for my MB e220 a124 Cabriolet. I need to source a lot of parts. I would therefore would like to ask the club member to suggest me the part supplier that is willing to send the part oversea to Thailand with tracking postal service and does except PayPal...

Hi, My new iPhone 4 arrives on Monday :D - ... . Car is W215 CL500, 2004 model facelift, widescreen COMAND with DVD Navigation in the boot. It currently has the fixed Nokia phone cradle. Believe I need to replace this with a Bluetooth module. Question to esteemed forum members is - which...

Hello, I have just fallen victim to a pothole and I need an alloy wheel to be refurbished (and the car is less than 1 week old :( ). Does anyone have a recommendation for a good alloy refurbisher in Guildford / Surrey area? Thanks Philip

Going under the banner of Mercedes Independent, PCS are based in the Ibrox Business Park, Govan, Glasgow. I am sure a few of the boys local to the area know David and the lads all to well. This indy came recommended to me from a friend of my wife's the minute I embarked on my MB journey with...

Last week my drivers side front spring top support parted company from the bodywork in the approved manner by rusting through. This forum provided much information about the common nature of this and made the solution reasonably painless. Mercedes were very helpful in sourcing the part...

Ok so this is not for a Merc but always good opinions on here. I need to change the front discs and pads on a new shape Polo tdi. The VW stealer wants £125 altogether for the parts. I dont want to buy cheap parts but wondered if there are any recommendations of a particular manufacturer that...

Well they did all of the wood in the widebody and you can see pics of that in my gallery. I also just had the gearshift surround redone for the other SEC... came out better than new..