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Hi everyone, my car has started to sag recently ever so slightly more so on the OSF and there are no leaks anywhere so am putting it down to the front valve block is sticking so gonna give a full clean and replace the o rings while there out. I have been trying to find high and low where I...

Hi all, after finding a few hints on carrying out this repair I though I would take a few pics as I went to help others. As Im usually useless at diy stuff like this I figured this thread would give others like me confidence to carry out what is a very simple job to rectify what must be a common...

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Does anyone know to a good accident repair shop in west midlands that will come out and give a rough estimate to repair This 2013 a180

Hi anybody know of anybody to repair the back windscreen of a sl320 soft top, the plastic bit at the back in the Cotswolds area? Best alan

Hi, a bad hair day today! My MB SL320 back window has snapped in half, unusual. Does anybody know where I can get in mended in the Cheltenham / Oxford area i.e. Cotswolds. Not a good day but at least the car feels more airy today. Thanks. Alan

Thinking about part-exchanging my wife's 20 month old Ford. Car had a bash at the back last summer - quite an expensive insurance job - and I'm wondering if this will show up on some sort of car history check by the purchasing dealer. Car is absolutely fine so this is not information I will...

Hello I am negotiating to purchase a CLK cabriolet (with FMBSH) and the dealer is offering the car with a Repair Warranty by a company called Vehicle Guarantee Services (VGS) Ltd. From everything I know about these types of warranties and especially that I have read about VGS these...

Hi All, Does anyone know if there is a replacement heat pad for the clk drivers seat bottom? I have tried Europarts and they don't do a replacement. Merc main dealer says they can't get the part anymore as they come as part of the leather cover. Any help would be great. Thanks

Vito 639 Gearbox repair advice wanted. Hi guys, I am looking for some advice please. I have a 2007 Vito which I love (galvanised, so none of the tin-worm issues my previous 638 suffered from). However it does have one major problem; It jumps out of first gear. I need to sort this, and am...

Hi, I have the problem of my 1998 SLK roof disengaging from the windscreen but not retracting. I have googled quite a bit and there appear to be various fixes - all of which beyond any capabilities of my own!! I have a great and reliable mechanical garage but they won't touch the roof. Can...

Hi has anyone had a work carried out by a mobile dent specailist, as i have not previously i am unsure as to weather they could help me the dent its self is not very big smaller than ur fist but its right on the crease line of the body can this be removed totaly { maybe not scrathes } back...

Hi, Sadly, some careless driver managed to end the life of the wing mirror on my 54-plate facelift C180 Kompressor. I took it to my local MB dealership, and they told me the repair would cost £415 in PARTS ALONE, with extra costs added for labour. After I had recovered from the minor...

As i was looking on google for 4 jacking point repair panels ,that i could not find .I thought about my friend ,who works with power presses .He said it was possible to make some but he must have the dimensions. These parts will come in for all members that need them in the future. Can anyone...

Hi, I've just purchased a high mileage SLK230 and it seems to have lead a hard life in the trim department. It's like the DPO would get bored and pick the leather console whilst parked, or he had a fetish for keys on his left hand side. That and the worn door handle are all that lets the...

At last My Sat Nav command system is all working perfectly. I was quoted £2,095 by the main dealers in Northampton so I looked into having it repaired and found a repair service in Croydon, London that offered to repair the head unit at a fraction of what Mercedes would charge for a new unit. I...

does anybody know of a good reairer of alloys in the aberdeen area? I have come up to ellon from norfolk for a family funeral and managed to crack an alloy on the way so now have the spacesaver on. really looking forward to the drive back at 50mph max!!! and the cracked alloy doesnt fit in the...

I have two Mercedes vehicles which are down on performance and have mpg's 25-45% lower than when I first purchased them and I believe the issue is down to the DPF factory fitted to both. The C220 '09 Blueefficiency has been to Mercedes for a forced ReGen of the DPF after an engine management...

Hi I have a 2001 SLK 230. Owned it for quite some years now and it's been my favourite car. It's only done 60k so I'm planning on keeping it (after considering leasing a new SLK). Right, now I'm interested in some different opinions and recommendations on repairing some bodywork, some chav...

Can any member please recommend an Alloy wheel repairist, near Preston Lancashire? I have at least 2 wheels on my car that are a bugger to balance, been like it for years, I have been driving 40 miles to a 'good' place (Nigel Langs Bolton), to get then balanced very close to true.