What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[LostKiwi]

Star type check revealed left front sensor fault.
Hopefully they are available separately from the strut

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Sadly not as far as I'm aware.....

 

[00slk]

Sadly not as far as I'm aware.....

Typical, that was a new reconditioned strut 2 years ago, and just out of warranty.

 

[Craiglxviii]

Star type check revealed left front sensor fault.
Hopefully they are available separately from the strut

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Which sensor? What was the code pls?

 

[Craiglxviii]

Typical, that was a new reconditioned strut 2 years ago, and just out of warranty.

Get a part number for the strut and I’ll see if my tame Chinese supplier has them available... remember mine was £300 delivered for a new unit.

 

[00slk]

Which sensor? What was the code pls?

Craig I actually didn't go with the mechanic, I left him to it while I talked to Giles in the showroom. I don't think there was any codes showing, just left sensor. Steve did say when he came back, 'that was easy, no codes just straight to the source'
It did say first left front plunge sensor, after checking the electrical connection it was rechecked, this next showed left front sensor, and after a check on height measure on the scanner it pointed to the left front sensor on top of the strut.

 

[Craiglxviii]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/32501381661.html

This is where I went...

 

[bembo449]

it simply wasn't very nice up this way this morning

 

[flowrider]

Just put a Sandisk 128GB SD card in my Blackvue dashcam , replacing the 15GB card Blackvue card . Hope it works , because Blackvue says third party SD cards may not work ? Hopefully it's just a protectionist statement .
Never really watched it before , but at 4x speed some of the overtakes look very professional

That's weird because Blackvue dont make memory cards so all the cards are from a third party.

 

[Wighty]

That's weird because Blackvue dont make memory cards so all the cards are from a third party.

I was only quoting the SD card , my knowledge of SD cards is smaller than the object in the photo

 

[00slk]

Get a part number for the strut and I’ll see if my tame Chinese supplier has them available... remember mine was £300 delivered for a new unit.

Many thanks Craig.
I also have a supplier who I have dealt with for the ABC parts.
So this could be a good comparison
Part number for my left front strut is MA2303204513/80

 

[Dean Fletcher]

Cleaned it inside and out, it was filthy and the detritus fron 2 kids had to be removed, half a digestive found under ones booster seat!!!!

Did you finish it off? Waste not want not

 

[Craiglxviii]

Many thanks Craig.
I also have a supplier who I have dealt with for the ABC parts.
So this could be a good comparison
Part number for my left front strut is MA2303204513/80

A2303204513 is the correct part number...

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/32719798200.html

This looks to be the cheapest going.

 

[flowrider]

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I was only quoting the SD card , my knowledge of SD cards is smaller than the object in the photo

Blackvue do not manufacture memory cards. I presume they have a supply agreement with Samsung or Sandisk or some cheap Chinese manufacturer to provide memory cards with Blackvue's name printed on them so they can sell them for a premium.

 

[LostKiwi]

Or a used one:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/173946723651

 

[John Laidlaw]

Many thanks Craig.
I also have a supplier who I have dealt with for the ABC parts.
So this could be a good comparison
Part number for my left front strut is MA2303204513/80

Don’t forget these folk as a comparison
http://www.abcspecialist.nl/en/artikelen/abc-mercedes-benz/page/2
I’ll be visiting them some time late August all being well...

 

[John Laidlaw]

Or a used one:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/173946723651

Snap! That’s from the ABC Specialists in Sittard , Holland

 

[LostKiwi]

There's also these guys
https://rebuildmastertech.com/merce...s/sl-class-2003-2006-r230-amg-abc-suspension/

 

[00slk]

Thanks Guys, sure seems a waste to replace a reconditioned strut for and reconditioned strut just for one small sensor.
I will contact MB and see if there is another option floating around.

 

[JBell]

Did you finish it off? Waste not want not

The Miele Vacuum ate it

 

[Wighty]

Blackvue do not manufacture memory cards. I presume they have a supply agreement with Samsung or Sandisk or some cheap Chinese manufacturer to provide memory cards with Blackvue's name printed on them so they can sell them for a premium.

Good stuff thanks , hopefully that means my new Sandisk one will work seamlessly