What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[Craiglxviii]

A2303200213.

£585 + £115 shipping.

Sorry, mine was $400 USD. The SL struts are all way more costly than those for the CL. No idea why!

Scratch that.

£255 plus shipping. Enjoy!
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[ajlsl600]

View attachment 59916 on roof next week. Lots going on.

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Roof on, in use going to UK next week for bar high chairs. Then it's tile bar top. Job done.

 

[00slk]

55 booked in for retest Monday, tracking and to have new rear brake hoses fitted, that'll be all the advisories sorted

 

[bembo449]

More investigation into the 215s water leak , hose pipe on it with me inside the boot , not a drop of water to be seen , soooo i think the water must have been in there when i got the car and likely due to the misaligned boot lid

 

[Craiglxviii]

More investigation into the 215s water leak , hose pipe on it with me inside the boot , not a drop of water to be seen , soooo i think the water must have been in there when i got the car and likely due to the misaligned boot lid

I had this too on purchase of mine. Also when I discovered that if one opens the boot lid too quickly after a rainy night or a dewey morning, around 700 gallons of nicely beaded water will pour into the boot gutter and neatly overflow it in the centre.

 

[ajlsl600]

Grand design that.benz aint great at keeping water out on a number of models. !!!!

 

[Craiglxviii]

Grand design that.benz aint great at keeping water out on a number of models. !!!!

When I let the lid rise up on its own spring tension... perfect, the water neatly poured into the lip gutter. It was when I wrenched it straight up it soaked the boot. My own fault.

 

[John Laidlaw]

212 saloon loved dumping water in the boot when opened, moreso snow!

 

[Craiglxviii]

212 saloon loved dumping water in the boot when opened, moreso snow!

Didn’t they just!

 

[00slk]

I keep a wide silicone squeegee in the door pockets of the SL's

 

[Blobcat]

212 saloon loved dumping water in the boot when opened, moreso snow!

Same with an R171 if you’re too quick at lifting the boot... the boot separator does a decent job of keeping it off your stuff and down the sides into the electronics...

 

[Nick66]

Managed to change thermostat on my W210 E240,surprisingly easy,and for once it went smoothly for me.Drained about one gallon of anti freeze first,unhooked the serpentine belt and the water hose,only 2 bolts hold it in place,and put the new rubber seal and new thermostat in.If only all my DIYs were as easy as this...

 

[ajlsl600]

When I let the lid rise up on its own spring tension... perfect, the water neatly poured into the lip gutter. It was when I wrenched it straight up it soaked the boot. My own fault.

Get you. Tho number of posts on here ref water in cars generally supports my point. Not just r230.

 

[Craiglxviii]

Get you. Tho number of posts on here ref water in cars generally supports my point. Not just r230.

Oh yes. And not just MB, I’ve seen it first hand. Apparently it is that difficult to keep water out of the damn things.

 

[bembo449]

Drove home from work at 3.30am , i intend to clean the big fella if the rain holds off

 

[Craiglxviii]

Drove home from work at 3.30am , i intend to clean the big fella if the rain holds off

That’s a genuinely horrid time to be up.

 

[00slk]

Yes, I'm usually going to bed at that time

 

[Blobcat]

Yes, I'm usually going to bed at that time

Whether you're home or not...

 

[ajlsl600]

Oh yes. And not just MB, I’ve seen it first hand. Apparently it is that difficult to keep water out of the damn things.

Was lucky never had any in my Vdoz 230 but loads on here have, on a car costing 50 90k!! Never had any in any of my fords. A bit in a mini. But that was a 68 car I believe.

 

[Blobcat]

Was lucky never had any in my Vdoz 230 but loads on here have, on a car costing 50 90k!! Never had any in any of my fords. A bit in a mini. But that was a 68 car I believe.

My Fix Or Repair Daily... leaked like a sieve. Rubbish sunroof drains which lead to quite a lot of rust....