Electrical services required for Mercedes SL55 2005 plate (R230)

[Jagga]

Hello all,

My Mercedes has had a fire in the boot which I believe is a common fault on these and therefore has caused the rear bit of the wiring loom to be burnt on the drivers side mainly by the split unit module, will upload pics later.

I have all the parts for the repair but need someone to carry out the actual repair.

The car is based in Birmingham and there will be cash, a bottle of JD and a pizza waiting

Cheers

 

[Wighty]

Hello all,

My Mercedes has had a fire in the boot which I believe is a common fault on these and therefore has caused the rear bit of the wiring loom to be burnt on the drivers side mainly by the split unit module, will upload pics later.

I have all the parts for the repair but need someone to carry out the actual repair.

The car is based in Birmingham and there will be cash, a bottle of JD and a pizza waiting

Cheers

Welcome to the forum buddy . I've never soldered or fixed a wiring loom but for cash,booze and pizza I'm willing to give it a go

 

[Jagga]

I appreciate your honesty Wighty lol

your experience in electrics doesn't exactly fill me will confidence unfortunately mate, Nice try though

 

[ajlsl600]

a common fault.fire in boot ,blxxdy hell i hope not. thats where i keep my star system and the piles of files collected,on how to deal with other r230 dramas, that really would be sods law.........maybe i need remove one dumper fire suppresion system and fit that in boot as well....

 

[LostKiwi]

Whilst I wouldn't be averse to helping you out I have a couple of issues...
1. JD? No thanks!
2. Winters coming.... and I'm seriously busy with my own fleet!

Not heard of a 'common issue' with fire on the 230s but I suspect it must be due water ingress into the boot (which there is an excellent guide for on the site).

 

[Jagga]

That's fine i understand, I've been told by local Merc specialist that its a common fault he didnt mention the reason for it though.

I would much appreciate it if you can provide a link for the guide in regards to the water ingress, can seem to find it.

Would you or anybody else know of anyone who can assist with the repair by any chance?

 

[Jagga]

 

[LostKiwi]

Its about halfway down the page here:
http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/i...-fix-230-boot-leaks-new-version.142371/page-4

 

[LostKiwi]

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How much of the loom do you have as a repair section? Is it new or is it a chunk cut from another vehicle?

 

[Jagga]

Thanks for the link, that's a nice set of SL's you got there.

Its a decent chunk cut from a 2005 sl500, they cut it off from the drivers seat area.

 

[LostKiwi]

Thanks for the link, that's a nice set of SL's you got there.

Its a decent chunk cut from a 2005 sl500, they cut it off from the drivers seat area.

Seat area? As opposed to the boot section?
Looking at your image you also need to repair the vacuum line for the central locking (yellow in the pics).

The large high current feeds from the alternator also look a bit knackered. If they are as bad as they look they'll need replacing. Joining them would not be an option in my view.

 

[John Laidlaw]

Interesting- never heard of boot fires being commonplace in 230’s ! Every other ****** thing but not that!

 

[Jagga]

Seat area? As opposed to the boot section?
Looking at your image you also need to repair the vacuum line for the central locking (yellow in the pics).

The large high current feeds from the alternator also look a bit knackered. If they are as bad as they look they'll need replacing. Joining them would not be an option in my view.

I have the whole rear end of the wiring loom running up to the seat area, I got them to chop it off there to be on the safe side.

Ill upload some pics of what I have a little later. I've basically got everything that goes into the boot from the SL500 I found breaking.

 

[ajlsl600]

lk

Whilst I wouldn't be averse to helping you out I have a couple of issues...
1. JD? No thanks!
2. Winters coming.... and I'm seriously busy with my own fleet!

Not heard of a 'common issue' with fire on the 230s but I suspect it must be due water ingress into the boot (which there is an excellent guide for on the site).

lk maybe water ingress is mb mod to suppress possible fire.an we all been busy bees fixing dat leak!!!

 

[JohnnySBC]

lk


lk maybe water ingress is mb mod to suppress possible fire.an we all been busy bees fixing dat leak!!!

Most likely was a short circut caused by an electric issue. Verry unlikely as water.ingrease to be the cause. I would help you if you were closer to London. Hope you will fix it

Regards

 

[98Dynaglide]

Tricky repair that, good luck!

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