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    Post-2008 lights into a 2003 SL55

    I would be VERY grateful if anyone can offer any help with regards to a post-2008 conversion on a 2003 SL55 I am in the middle of. All the body parts have been ordered (full Black Series kit arrives next week!), however I have been told that the kit needs the following parts to work: -...
  2. BRABUS R230

    Intermittent Power Loss!

    Hi all, I am trying to find out if anybody can shed some light in to the cause of one of my many, and long standing problems, this problem was very, very intermittent at first but seems to have got really bad all of a sudden, I believe its in the list of my problems. Under brisk acceleration or...
  3. M

    SL55 Pace car performance upgrade

    Hello there, I am new here and considering swapping my 911 for an SL55 (2004 ish I think). Can someone please explain exactly what the above consists of, whether it is worth having and how rare these cars are. Was it a factory option? And possible in all colours? How much extra does it add to...
  4. BRABUS R230

    My (BRABUS) SL55 K8 Ol Leak!

    My (BRABUS) SL55 K8 Oil Leak! Hi All I am so sad :(, I took my pride and joy out for a drive at the weekend as it has been parked up for a while during the bad weather, anyway all was well until I hit the motorway, I kicked down at around 50 MPH and as i looked through my rear view mirror all i...
  5. T

    Diamond cut wheels SL55

    Hi, Made a big mistake of refurbing my SL55 (03) multispoke alloys. The job is great, however the original diamond cut is gone and the wheels have been sprayed. I wanted the original diamond cut finish back. Anyone know of a cheap local place around Heathrow airport? I was thinking of...
  6. T

    Leaky seal 2003 SL55

    Hi, With all the recent weather a mediorce problem has turned into a larger one resulting with a wet bum after any long night with consistant rain! The SL has a leaky roof, with water coming in from the driver side roof where the hard top touches the top of corner of the windscreen. I...
  7. BRABUS R230

    Creaking ABC Suspension Leg!

    Hi all, I have an SL55 AMG with ABC, my problem is that since the near side suspension leg has been changed about 6 weeks ago, I have now noticed that when I raise then lower the height of the car or even at times just drive along a quite smooth road I can hear it but it seems to more noticable...
  8. Alex Crow

    sl55amg TPC faults

    hello peoples, how you are. we have a beautiful SL55AMG in at the moment with the beru tyre pressure monitoring. it came to us unable to initialise and warning 'visit workshop' - like they do. with the aid of star we found 1x sensor not working and 1x sensor beyond it's programmed service...
  9. BRABUS R230

    ECU Remapping or is it Madness!!!

    Hi All, I know that some of you may think that I am crazy for even considering this but I will explain, I have a very rare BRABUS modified SL55, one of only six made in right hand drive for UK, it produces 550HP and 780Nm of Torque which I know may of you will say "thats more that enough" but I...
  10. BRABUS R230

    £4,000 to Replace SL, R230 Fuel Tank!!!

    Hi All, I have recently been getting an annoying noise which sounds like something swinging like pendulum from the rear boot area of my 03 R230 SL, I asked Yoda (Malcolm) and he said it was something inside the fuel tank, on further investigation I have found out that it's not an inherent...
  11. BRABUS R230

    Assembly of an SL55 AMG

    Here is a clip I came across on YouTube, it shows the Assembly of a SL55 AMG in a MB Factory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adzwAn0yC8Q
  12. BRABUS R230

    SL55 Selector Lever Troubles

    Hi All, I am having trouble with the gear selector lever on my car!:( when it is in "park" mode it now takes a while for me to take it out from the park position, when I press the brake pedal I can hear a relay or solenoid click and I can just about feel a click while my had is on the gear...
  13. BRABUS R230

    Raw Polished Alloys (un laquered)

    Hi All, I am having the lip and rim of my alloy wheels stripped and highly polished (raw) as I cannot have them diamond cut as there is not enough metal on them, I wanted to know if having "raw" highly polished alloy's are very high maintenance or is it just a case of putting something on them...
  14. BRABUS R230

    At Last!!!!

    Hi all,:p over the last few months I have been trying make a post on this site without any joy so i have had to start over again with a new user name, I had not posted previously as I was not able to for some reason, so I used to just view other posts without being able to make a comment or...

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