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I ended up buying from ebay but I matched the pics and they were the same pics from aliexpress. I suspect the ebay seller just purchased from Aliexpress and rebranded. I would recommend finding the aliexpress listing with the most sold and highest rating. I suspect listings are retailers and...

That’s great to know where to look if I suspect the lines are failing. My experience with the bags seem to be common based on forum posts. It sounds like you’ve been lucky!

6 months on, the aliexpress strut I put in seems to be holding up. The remaining Arnott bag has failed after 65000 kms and I’ve just replaced it with the aliexpress bag and strut. First time I’ve had the aliexpress bag in. Let’s see how long it lasts!

I wouldn’t be so quick to pinpoint it to the lines. I’m onto my 3rd set of front bags and each time I have intermittent sagging, it sometimes stays up for days at a time. The bags develop fine pinholes that may or may not seal when parked but they eventually get worse enough to drop...

Hi all, My passenger side (RHD) CV joint is making noise. My local CV specialist says the parts are too expensive from Mercedes to recondition them and he can’t get them aftermarket. So I’m looking for a 2nd hand replacement shaft and had a look on EPC. My questions: Is the left / right...

hahah took me about 3 years before I started but I dropped 26kg!

My first Merc was a w204 c63. After watching a top gear vid comparing the c63, rs4 and m3 I was pretty much sold. I still love the vid! The comment at 3:14 is the funniest! The first one I test drove I bought on the spot even though the bucket seats were a bit tight - I convinced myself I...

Congrats! I love our R and plan to keep it for a long time. Our headlights are fine and I actually find it handles pretty good for what it is. Putting it in sport mode really firms up the handling. I just bought a rack and roof pod so we can load her up to go camping. I also just saw a R63 for...

In case this comes up on anyone’s search with the same problem - I just replaced my Y intake and the sound is mostly muffled now. My old intake was broken so I cut it off where it clamps to the turbo and replaced it with a silicon T piece. I don’t think it was sealing well enough so the...

The cowl was the easier part! My wipers were stuck and I had to go buy a puller. I looked it up on WIS and there are only 2 screws holding it. Once those are undone, you simply lift it up (there is a groove on the bottom of the windscreen that it fits into) after freeing it from the sills on...

im not sure how the Vito is setup but on my R class, I built a platform so I could sit on top of the engine to make it more comfortable. I also removed the windshield/wiper cowls and I also found after removing the pipe off the back of the turbo that a section of the firewall was removable...

It’s mostly soaked in now. What’s left is a sticky gunk which you wash/wipe off. It might not be common in the UK (I’ve never heard of Gliptone) but it’s pretty well regarded in oz and the US. It’s also used in a lot of restoration projects. There are lots of before/after write ups on...

I’ve used leatherique for a few years now. Is a bit of work (you have to leave it to soak in - preferably for a day if not more) but it gives great results. The oil soaks into the leather and pushes out all the gunk. Im currently doing my wife’s car and will do mine next.

Before heading off on a test drive I did a quick visual inspection and saw that the airbag hadn’t inflated correctly... I remembered that when I swapped it over the bag got fully extended and I thought I mustn’t have reinstalled it correctly. I removed/refitted/inflated it 3 times to try and...

I did this job a few months back and it was pretty tough. Just removing the driveshaft nut was a challenge! I’ve got a few photos of how i did it here and a photo of the Mercedes jig they use. https://www.benzworld.org/threads/lower-ball-joint-removal.3051366/#post-17998903 My cv boot was...

As an update - the aliexpress units arrived a few weeks ago however I was doing the infamous oil cooler seals so the car was up on stands for a few weeks. I installed them whilst waiting for parts for the oil cooler and ended up swapping over the airbags on the aliexpress units for the arnott...

Yes the part numbers are the same for all 3 from what I can see. In that photo you have linked I can see some brown material - it looks like it has been cleaned up. It’s midnight here so Mercedes hasn’t said anything ;) The middle section Where the brown stuff is doesn’t contact any fluids so...

If you can hear it when the hood is closed I don’t think it is normal. As to what it is, it sounds a little bit like an injector but I haven’t come across anything like this before.

I have a 2014 E400 with the m276 3.0 V6 TT and it doesn’t make that sound. I’m pretty sure they use the same engine. Is the sound noticeable when the hood is closed?

Hi all, we’re in lockdown here again in Melbourne, Australia and I’m tackling the om642 oil cooler seals in the downtime. I’ve bought the new sealS (from the Mercedes dealer) and have received a purple seal but it looks a little different to the other purple seals I’ve seen online. Mine has a...