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On such occasions, tend to talk to my local indie he may know a mainland Europe supplier.

This afternoon i'm having both the suspension Arms on my S tank replaced (air strut support) lemforder is my German manufacture of choice. Never mentioned previously as i don't want to get into a opinion chat. SL 2-4 k & old work car S 4 K (not 20- 24 K any more) Cant see the value of merc...

Often wonder who is the supplier of parts to Mercedes. I would add i tend not to buy from uk dealership. Unless forced too. A point re recent replacement parts on the R230 which has Mercedes service history till 6 years old when i bought it. Last year replaced the original front ball Joints...

Thanks for your reply, I notice on the reservoir it is still at the middle level mark, Is it pentosin fluid the same as the abc system?

Every 10K I replace the pentocin in my ABC system, but never replaced my fluid in the reservoir for the hydraulic roof. Is there a process for replacement of the fluid? All advice appreciated.

As mentioned earlier ultraviolet dye, is the way forward, I had a fine leak which took 6 months to fail. Leak found by the dye/indie..

Will add add a bit more history from my thread 2022/23 Cut and pasted a old thread below to give more detail: Just want to pass on my experience re what turned out to be a Maf error. My CEL came on and my local indie spotted that i had fitted the wrong turbo seal when i had replaced the air...

Hello went through this frustration 16 months ago went to the extent of buying Maf's from Germany, Maf service gmb . Fitted and then returned Talked to a local tuner who said Bosch Mafs are more sensitive and the cars ecu expects it (ergo amber light) So bought a complete hose assembly from...

In these cases as the car ages, tend to rely on my indie who knows the Stuttgart suppliers pretty well. Merc UK are no good for old cars i have found.

Personally from experience, my first W220 was a early one, my second one was one of the last ones. Latter one was more reliable. Subsequently bought a W221 second hand at 2.5 years old which was registered 7 months before W222 started, if i wanted to buy a W222 it would a late 2019 age or early...

Last year i replaced all four batteries across both cars with Varta which i sourced myself and fitted. Tanya batteries is a good start point.

Interesting. why do you want this SL ? is it to tour countries ? do you think the design is special and attractive ? Personally falls into function, attractiveness, your long term intentions, costing and for me beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Everyone has a choice.

Suggestion would be find a reputable indie who can advise. Abc on a 20 year old car is always a challenge.

I could be the window motor, I'm guessing the roof has stopped retracting? surprised not the drivers side as that door gets used more. Not sure re the functionality of the roof of a SLK. be aware that due to age Mercedes uk may not stock parts. I needed a drivers side quarter window motor which...

Tend to keep quiet re vehicles two & four wheel taxation. Less of a thought when i worked. Tend to view it as Paye +. :)

Thanks for the Comments, thinking on i think i will change the engine mounts (3) , transmission mount or mounts (unsure re quantity) plus doughnuts. Done 86k But first in the spring the S tank needs its front axle lower suspension arms replacing ( air strut support) can't get rid of my ex...

Hello all, Last autumn i noticed a jump on the drive under the car when set at S,, power was applied but a jump was noticed in the cabin Yesterday in the winter setting C. The jump / misalignment was still noticeable when the right pedal is pressed. (only in strenuous pedal pushing) As we are...

Thanks for the comments, i agree buying second hand is a fools errand. For the moment i shall see how my epoxy resin lasts. Found a supplier in the US (MotorKing) which makes copies. As cars age and you want to keep, spares become more challenging. Last summer needed a new drivers side 1/4...

Simple question re ; braking, suspension. When a vehicle has so much acceleration and weight. For safety reasons to protect the incumbent and surrounding population braking and suspension must be something akin to super car safety ?.

Hello all, If you have a old merc that has the air system soft closing boot air system, they wear and crack being plastic. The picture on the left is from my SL the one on the right is from a ebay sale. My picture just shows the start of cracking, the other side had cracked totally and was...