carat 3.6
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- S124 E300d wagon, W124 om606 monster, E46 v8 coupe
What car are we talking about?
jefrs
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Is the window right the way up?
Is it the window seal or the door seal?
For door seal -
An old dodge is to lower the window and bash the frame with the palm of you hand in towards the car, with the door open.
Another is to go around the tongue of metal under the rubber seal of the door frame with a soft hammer and bash it out towards the door.
After a few thousand slammings of the car door, especially the driver's one, the seals deform and require gentle readjustment.
Is it the window seal or the door seal?
For door seal -
An old dodge is to lower the window and bash the frame with the palm of you hand in towards the car, with the door open.
Another is to go around the tongue of metal under the rubber seal of the door frame with a soft hammer and bash it out towards the door.
After a few thousand slammings of the car door, especially the driver's one, the seals deform and require gentle readjustment.
RichAJ
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- 2012 W207 E350cdi 265bhp Edition. 2001 W208 CLK 230K Tip Avantgarde-Brabus K3 Modified - UP FOR SALE
Hi Bryce, i get a bit on my W208 CLK but they are pillarless after all. The seals both window and doors are prone to going on the 208 which causes both sticking of windows when winding up or down and little more noise, merc scandalously charge £1600 to replace all windows and door seals, £800 for seals and 8hours work (£100 an hour). Worth getting local specialist garage to quote too!! ive not asked my guys yet as its not as bad on my new one as my old one (terrible on that) but i have a 3rd party warranty too so might try and claim 
Rich
Rich
jefrs
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What? - £800 labour to biff the tongue on the door frame with a rubber mallet?
My mate showed me and did my old Volvo 245 in about 10 minutes whilst we were hanging around in a car park waiting for the wife. The tongue on the merc is well concealed and harder to pull the seal off, but it is still there.
My mate showed me and did my old Volvo 245 in about 10 minutes whilst we were hanging around in a car park waiting for the wife. The tongue on the merc is well concealed and harder to pull the seal off, but it is still there.
RichAJ
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quite a scary figure really, would be interesting to see all the different door and window seals but not sure it justifies £1600 price tag!!
woudl the CLS not be under warranty Bryce? be worth getting that single seal checked.
woudl the CLS not be under warranty Bryce? be worth getting that single seal checked.
RichAJ
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- 2012 W207 E350cdi 265bhp Edition. 2001 W208 CLK 230K Tip Avantgarde-Brabus K3 Modified - UP FOR SALE
Ah maybe it will be then didnt realise. There are different periods for different parts of the car as we know like paint being longer etc so cant hurt calling can it i suppose.