What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[StMarks]

MOT time for my little old Vito ( not today actually, Thursday).

Washed her, in preparation, and went over all the usual's as you do (in expectation of the usual PASS with begrudging advisorys that express the tester's frustration at having to give a pass to a ratty old 270k miles van).

FAIL. !!!

A broken rear spring (these dam things seem to be a "consumable" on Vitos, and it's not like it gets laden. Mostly almost empty & occasionally with a motorbike or two & trackday kit).
Oh, and a corroded brake pipe. To be fair, that was a good spot on the part of the tester. I'd missed it (and I had/do check). In mitigation, it was located where it would be much easier to see on a ramp than when I'm laying on my crawler)

So yesterday I was sorting the brake pipe, and ordering 2x more springs.!
Email this morning from the courier to say the springs will be delivered today, should be a swift return for my re-test.!

 

[Londonscottish]

I haven't done anything since getting the seats refinished except driving it around in the sun.

I keep making excuses to use it as (a) the air con + seat cooler make it a much better option than my wife's Fiat 500 and (b) the driver's seat looks and feels a billion times better - it had gone really shiny and therefore a bit slippery; now it's nicely grippy again. As the fitters told me, it's quality leather. The refinish has been worth every penny.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I haven't done anything since getting the seats refinished except driving it around in the sun.

I keep making excuses to use it as (a) the air con + seat cooler make it a much better option than my wife's Fiat 500 and (b) the driver's seat looks and feels a billion times better - it had gone really shiny and therefore a bit slippery; now it's nicely grippy again. As the fitters told me, it's quality leather. The refinish has been worth every penny.

 

[Abzynthe]

Changed the wipers on the GLE. Needed a step ladder

 

[Londonscottish]

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

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That looks wonderful

 

[Londonscottish]

Quite hard to get a decent picture - best I can do. They look and feel fantastic.

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[Londonscottish]

That looks wonderful

Thanks. I like the light seats and headlining. Makes up for the lack of sunroof.

 

[ALFAitalia]

Mine has light seats.....but still has a black headlining....always seemed a bit odd.....possibly a Sport spec thing??

 

[ALFAitalia]

I washed it early this morning before the sun got on it.... then it rained sand....twice. Only short sharp showers but enough to do this. It will stay like that until Friday now!

 

[Abzynthe]

I washed it early this morning before the sun got on it.... then it rained sand....twice. Only short sharp showers but enough to do this. It will stay like that until Friday now!
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My E53 looks awful being black with dust similar to that.

 

[OneForTheRoad]

I washed it early this morning before the sun got on it.... then it rained sand....twice. Only short sharp showers but enough to do this. It will stay like that until Friday now!
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Mines the same . Was gorgeous beforehand. Fuming !!

 

[WilliamMaldivess211]

Same here, mine with the added annoyance of bird poop on the edge of the bonnet

 

[HappytalkAgain]

Mines the same . Was gorgeous beforehand. Fuming !!

About bl00dy time ya washed that old thing!!!

 

[Abzynthe]

I’m feeling quite accomplished. The GLE had an annoying squeak from the rear centre armrest whenever it was down, which, with the kids in the car is all the time. It was getting on my nerves! So, I removed it, thinking the hinges needed greasing or something, but once removed, neither it or the seat squeaked. So, I just put some foam tape over the mounting bracket where it attaches to the seat, and it’s fixed it! So maybe the screws were a tiny bit loose and the two metal parts were rubbing together.

 

[OneForTheRoad]

I’m feeling quite accomplished. The GLE had an annoying squeak from the rear centre armrest whenever it was down, which, with the kids in the car is all the time. It was getting on my nerves! So, I removed it, thinking the hinges needed greasing or something, but once removed, neither it or the seat squeaked. So, I just put some foam tape over the mounting bracket where it attaches to the seat, and it’s fixed it! So maybe the screws were a tiny bit loose and the two metal parts were rubbing together.

Nowt worse than an annoying squeak or rattle.

 

[Abzynthe]

Nowt worse than an annoying squeak or rattle.

I agree. It was really doing my head in.

Also, as a plus. I found some McDonalds Pokemon cards from 2023 that had fallen down the back Previous owners kids must have lost them. My son was happy.

 

[Abzynthe]

Nice day to fit a racechip lol

 

[OneForTheRoad]

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Nice day to fit a racechip lol

Mine took 15 mins to fit on the GLC 350 . That looks more complex ..

 

[HappytalkAgain]

Mine took 15 mins to fit on the GLC 350 . That looks more complex ..

When you fitting one to the SQ5?