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Has anyone tried changing the hydraulic rams for an SL (R129) soft top themselves? I've recently had 5 (yes 5!) of the hydraulics spring leaks and have shelled out an obscene amount of money to have them replaced. Having had only 2-3 days of roof enjoyment since then another of the hydraulic...

Hi I went to raise the roof on my SL today and it wouldnt lift I have a feeling that it has overheated. I have raised the roof manually now, however is there a way to reset the computers that control the roof mechanism other than using the star diagnostics machine?? Regards Tan.

A small tear in the rear softop window is causing me a lot of grief... and it seems to be getting worse every time the top goes down. anyone know where i can go to get the glass changed and what it is likely to cost me? The rest of the soft top appears to be in perfect order. I was...

http://www.manualsoft.iberia-space.com/ Can anyone confirm if this supplier exists. Do they deliver on time ? I am reluctant to invest money in any bank transfer when there are so many unrelated Google reports of Iberian fraud. There is no phone number, no name, no contact, no way to...

Hi Firstly I hope that this threa is in the right place?? I removed the Hard top from my 129 series SL today...all fine. Went to raise the soft top and push the switch one way and ro reaction, so tried the other way, the cover that the soft top lives beneath was try to move but would not...

Today after having my rear window mechanism changed,i noticed that my rear door was not self closing..on investigating further i noticed that all the doors plus boot lid is not self closing.I have tried taking the fuse out for few minutes and placing back ..doors works once and then stop working...

Hi, I have noticed that when I close my doors with soft close, they all pop out about 5 milimeteres after 5sec and I can hear an air pressure release noise from the rear of the car. So it is happening on all the doors not just the drivers. any ideas pls? thanks Amolak

I have a '92 500SL, and have had recent difficulty with the soft top ... sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It had been to four different Mercedes mechanics, dealership and independent, who all seemed to have thought they had the problem resolved; they didn't. I took it to a mechanic in...