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  1. Herishi

    Tips for buying from an independent dealer

    Guys as you have probably seen from all my recent posts im about to buy my first mb any tips on getting the best price? Ive gotta go 170 miles each way and parkers/ what car say car worth about £7.5k dealer advertising for £8.5k Average miles and reported as excellent condition. Any tips...
  2. Optimus prime

    How to de-carbonise chrome exhaust tips?

    Does anyone no or use a decent product to de-carbonise there exhausts tips to make them nice & shiny again :?: :) Thanks
  3. rucas

    c240 v.6 tricks and tips?

    Hello everyone im new obvisiously. Stoked to find these forums. Can anyone give me any tricks or tips for upping the performance on my c240. Got it lowered already got dual cold intakes and full exhaust. Thanks!!
  4. clk208

    Applying protective film to CLS wheelarch - any tips?

    Hi folks, My CLS being prefacelift had the 4 pieces of clear plastic film on it as standard (2 on rear wheel arches, 2 on rear doors) to protect against stonechips. At some point in the car's history one of these (nearside wheel arch piece) was removed and it has picked up a couple of...
  5. A

    Tips on buying 2005 '55' 209 CLK280

    Hi, I am going to view with the intention of buying the car in the link below on Saturday. However although I know a little bit about cars I generally always take someone that is more knowledgable with me but this time no one is available. Can any one give me some tips on things to look for...
  6. poormansporsche

    F/S Brand New Lorinser Weld on Exhaust Tips !!

    Like it says - For a W202 but as weld on could be fitted to pretty much anything with a bit of fettling I should imagine Looking for £40 collected from South East London SE6 Pics to follow Regards Brett
  7. Jakerook

    Bumper restoration tips

    Hi folks. The bumper on the rear of my car is looking a bit sorry for itself. It looks as if there's plastic that's kind of peeling. Any tips for aDIY restoration? Ps , tried to post this on the bodywork forum but it wouldn't let me for some reason. Thanks Michael
  8. M

    Fake Exhaust Tips on C200?

    I'm on the market for a new W205 so just doing a lot of reading before I put some money down. I have a question for the UK members in here that have a petrol AMG trim C200 W204. Are your exhaust tips active? I saw something interesting on YouTube, the owner of the C200 was showing the...
  9. K

    2008 sprinter 311 winter service tips? new owner

    Evening people, Merry Christmas! I'm new to this forum as of today, So be easy on me :-) I have just brought myself a 2008 mercedes sprinter 311 mwb. It's done 218,000 and drives like it's done 40k. Most importantly it has no rust. Found this one after travelling over 700miles! It's got full...
  10. O

    Purchasing tips for 2011 5.5TT W212

    Am looking to purchase a late 2011 E63 5.5TT estate. Want to know what I should look out for on a 4 year old car like this and what to look for in terms of warranty. Will be buying from a dealer but not necessarily MB (although it would be preferable). Understand the risk of buying something...
  11. mickl

    CLS W219 buying tips

    I'm looking to buy a CLS 320CDI, probably a 2006-7 model, maybe 08 if I stretch the budget a bit. I want something comfy to do motorway miles in and not particularly keen on the equivalent E Class. Just wondering if there's anything in particular to look out for in these? I believe...
  12. DSB SL AMG

    C63 buying tips...

    Hi Guys, One of my mates is thinking about getting a C63, not new but a few years old, of course he's come to me for advice but I am not that upto speed on them, from memory I seem to remember early examples had potential engine probs, 7g issues, and dash rattles...I think mostly fixed on...
  13. P

    Purchasing an SL55...inspection tips!

    Hi everyone, first post so go easy on me! I am in the throws of purchasing an SL55. I'm past the umming and erring stage about it...the potential financial ruin...the potential confrontations with Her Majesty's police force and the potential mockery for driving a topless two seater. I currently...
  14. M

    Tips needed as to what to look out for on ML270 inlet manifold again (Sorry)

    Hi Guy's, For various reason I have decided against the car I was seriously looking at, and am looking elsewhere. The car I was looking at did give some peace of mind in that it had had its inlet manifold changed recently so I wasn't really worried about it. Now I have decided against that one...
  15. BIG_G_1979

    Exhaust tips

    Hi guys just bought a e280 cdi sport which has 2 exhausts one each side at rear i have seen other sports to which these tips are chrome mine look black did these come in black to? Or are mine just really dirty? If so how can i take these off to clean thanks
  16. M

    Paint overspray from exhaust tips

    Hi guys. Any suggestions would be most welcome on how to remove overspray from the tips on my amg exhaust? The previous owner had some areas painted, and the 'professional' outfit seemed to have forgotten to mask off the areas around where they were spraying. It's all over one of the wheels...
  17. M

    Quad exhaust tips on S320 - Fitting advise

    Hi Guys, I purchased the following exhaust tips to fit onto my S320 - I have a genuine S63 rear diffusers which will fit right onto my exisiting rear AMG bumper so that is all fine. I went to a local well known custom exhaust fitter today for them to have a look and quote the work and was...
  18. D

    W123 300 emmissions tips?

    Hi there, MOT time again and I was wondering what tips you all have to get smoke levels down. After fixing all the issues from the first MOT it missed the retest cut off and so 140 miles later failed its second full test on emmissions. It failed at 4.93 M -1 with 3.00 M -1 being the...
  19. Fryingpan78

    Le Mans tips anyone?

    Hey all, I'm looking to take my first trip to Le Mans 24hrs next year. Does anyone have any tips? Best campsite, best way to get there, best place to get tickets etc etc etc. Any info gratefully received. -t
  20. rossy

    AMG Quad exhaust tips

    Any got a set of original Quad (Twin each side) exhaust Tips? Idealy for a CL 55 K but others considered Thanks
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