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hi all the upright button of the electric seat control switch is broken and needs replacing. I managed to source a switch but that has memory function which mine does not. The switches are good so i plan to de-solder one and repair my faulty one. I have manged to get the cover off but cant see...

Looking at a set of used alloys however 2 of the wheels have cracks on the inside of the rims. These would be summer wheels only and need a refurb too. What would be the cost of a diamond cut refurb x four wheels including a weld on two wheels More importantly us such a weld recommended Thanks...

I just noticed today that the chrome strip on my front bumper is starting to peel at one corner. Can anyone tell me how easy / difficult it would be to repair or replace this strip, and where I could source another? Cheers.

Whilst removing a sticker from the rear screen I think I've broken a couple of the heating elements as a small section doesn't seem to be working now. I was thinking of using some of this stuff to effect a repair and wonder if anyone has used it or can offer any other advice. Electrically...

Hello fellow merc heads. Bit of a strange one here. About a week ago when I had a full load of 6 people in my 2003 dualiner I noticed the clutch was starting to slip ever so slightly when under heavy load. this has been getting increaseingly worse over the week to the point I had to drive with a...

Hi, wondering if anyone can help with this: I managed to get a W203 steering wheel with paddles which I am going to get fitted to my W203. Steering wheel was pretty cheap but has a couple of very minor tears / cuts in the leather. They are only very minor (the largest is about 2 to 3mm long)...

Should of done a before and after, but this is the wing once it'd be ground back, filled and painted, it looks alot better than it did... not quite perfect but a wet sand and it should look even better. Luckily I removed the bodykit on the driver side and found the back sill starting to...

hi all just wondering if any off yous have a good method of repairing/cleaning the headlamps on w210 cdi . basically mine are looking old and hazey. and i didnt want to pay out for new headlamps when the ones a have work fine, but the plasic lens are looking old, i have read on the...

Hi All, Hoping you can shed some light on this: I was quoted (ball park figure) of £800-900 to respray a lot of my Merc CLK, my girlfriend was quoted £1,500 to respray the rear quarter and bonnet of her A Class. The garage quoting £1500 stated that if any garage was quoting less than that...

DIY: REAR SAM W203(AND MANY OTHERS), LOW COST REPAIRING --------------------------------------------------------------- Few months ago,during a battery replace,my rear SAM gone off, (was an early 0025459701, which are not in production any more).I replace it with the equivelant newer...

TPS W203: failing, testing, repairing TPS: FAILING SYMPTOMS, TESTING, REPAIRING(the most) ------------------------------------------------- W 203 early model 06/2000(M111) TPS, with kickdown switch, 20k miles on. Probably applies to more recent version as well, as other engines(M112, ..)...

hi 2 corners on my R107 have damage to the chrome (rust) on the bumpers and the chrome finish is split. although this will be something i will most probably live with for now (the rear bumper atleast as its the most expensive at over £200 for a new part). The front corner bumper part is...

My drivers side heated seat doesn't appear to work even though the buttons on the door function correctly. I am guessing therefore that its probably the element although it seems odd that both the back and bottom bits have packed up simultaneously. According to the previous owner this happened...

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Hi All, I decided to write this up to show and explain how a Kompressor (supercharger) from a C230 K W202 can be repaired after the bearings from the clutch failed. The total cost of repairs was only £120, other options was to replace the whole of the kompressor with clutch costing about £500...

See this story on BBC News website. 11 year backlog? :crazy: So, where is all the money from road tax etc going to? :mad: Good thing that my warranty covers the airmatic suspension :eek:

Hi, I'm hoping for some guidance regarding making some repairs to rust spots on my W210 myself. I have some real blisters on one panel and I'm having that one panel in for a re-spray at £100 locally..... but there are small rust spots all over the place and I can't imagine I could afford a...

Hi all, the sun roof doesn't work any more, so I checked it out and the cable is coming out of the runner; the cable is bent and the runner is damaged; looks like it had some repairs done on it a while ago. So, I want to replace the runner and cable; but not the motor that seems fine. How...

Yesterday at work I had the afternoon off and walked over to my car - drat - I noticed the back tyre was flat. I spend ten minutes pumping it up and it seemed to hold the pressure. So I took it to the local tyre shop on the way home to see if I could get it repaired. I hoped so as the tyres were...

I've seen a car for sale with a vandal scratch running down both sides and across the boot and bonnet . Seems to be mostly down to the undercoat and I can feel a ridge so I'm wondering how much this would cost on average to repair or would a full respray be required? It's a 2001 silver 7 series...