What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[pmcgsmurf]

W204 and the dreaded brake pipe over the rear sub frame.

 

[HappytalkAgain]

Fitted AMG steering wheel badge to ma Vito van. In homage to Rory.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Fitted AMG steering wheel badge to ma Vito van. In homage to Rory.

You know what I’m going to say…

 

[TeddyRuxpin]

W204 and the dreaded brake pipe over the rear sub frame.

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Cars are pain

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Fitted AMG steering wheel badge to ma Vito van. In homage to Rory.

Took me an age to peel off the red plastic .

 

[HappytalkAgain]

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It was a good few hours from start to finish. Had to prep the area, set out all tools required, fill out risk assessment forms, plan out set break times and the big tidy up when the job was completed.

If I’d have known what was involved beforehand I’d most certainly have booked it in at main dealer.

 

[SpikyMikey]

W204 and the dreaded brake pipe over the rear sub frame.

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What age is your C Class?

 

[SpikyMikey]

It was a good few hours from start to finish. Had to prep the area, set out all tools required, fill out risk assessment forms, plan out set break times and the big tidy up when the job was completed.

If I’d have known what was involved beforehand I’d most certainly have booked it in at main dealer.

I trust you wore the relevant items of PPE? Work gloves, steelies, hard hat, high viz (Class 3), safety goggles and anti static wristband/grounding strap.

 

[HappytalkAgain]

I trust you wore the relevant items of PPE? Work gloves, steelies, hard hat, high viz (Class 3), safety goggles and anti static wristband/grounding strap.

Absolutely Mikey. All done by the book. The scaffolding was the biggest challenge.

 

[SpikyMikey]

Absolutely Mikey. All done by the book. The scaffolding was the biggest challenge.

Couldn't be done from a cherry picker then?

 

[pmcgsmurf]

What age is your C Class?

That one is a 2012 with 16k miles on it.

 

[HappytalkAgain]

Couldn't be done from a cherry picker then?

Unfortunately not. Access was tight so cantilevered scaffolding from the roof down.

 

[SpikyMikey]

That one is a 2012 with 16k miles on it.

I only asked as there seems to be a fair amount of general surface corrosion on it. I never did a 'deep dive' on the underside of mine so I'm not sure if that is typical of a 204 of that vintage; mine was 2013.

 

[SpikyMikey]

Unfortunately not. Access was tight so cantilevered scaffolding from the roof down.

It's a PITA when you need to do that; but at least you didn't have to resort to abseiling in through the sunroof.

 

[OneForTheRoad]

That one is a 2012 with 16k miles on it.

Lack of use maybe ?? ,always wet . Low mileage is sometimes worse than high mileage.

 

[HappytalkAgain]

It's a PITA when you need to do that; but at least you didn't have to resort to abseiling in through the sunroof.

 

[pmcgsmurf]

Lack of use maybe ?? ,always wet . Low mileage is sometimes worse than high mileage.

Sorry, 106k miles, most of them I see are similar up here.

 

[pmcgsmurf]

I only asked as there seems to be a fair amount of general surface corrosion on it. I never did a 'deep dive' on the underside of mine so I'm not sure if that is typical of a 204 of that vintage; mine was 2013.

Seems typical of them from what I see.

 

[SpikyMikey]

Seems typical of them from what I see.

Maybe as well I traded mine when I did then.....

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Fitted these to add some contrast to the interior.