R129 Roof Repairs

[MarkyC71]

The roof on my 1992 R129 has started to be temperamental. Whilst I can lower it manually,( It always seems to shut ok) does anyone know of someone in the Leeds area that is knowledgeable on the workings of the roof and can give me a honest appraisal of what's required and whether it is worth doing. Or failing that links to where I can research any basic DIY maintenance etc.

Thanks in advance

Mark

 

[rorf]

Try a Google search - wealth of information out there on the web.

 

[Stegel]

It may be worthwhile making yourself a blink-box code reader - an LED and a few wires, lots of diagrams on the web - and reading the codes associated with the roof (see page 62 on this link - http://www.mbslk.de/files/artikel/r170_fehlercodes.pdf - I hope it's ok to post this here).

 

[DSB SL AMG]

Some bedtime reading pal...

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/r12...-roadster-soft-top-electrical-controller.html

R129 soft top 'Hydraulic System' ultimate thread - Mercedes-Benz Forum

The roof on my 1992 R129 has started to be temperamental. Whilst I can lower it manually,( It always seems to shut ok) does anyone know of someone in the Leeds area that is knowledgeable on the workings of the roof and can give me a honest appraisal of what's required and whether it is worth doing. Or failing that links to where I can research any basic DIY maintenance etc.

Thanks in advance

Mark