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I recently bought a 2000 SL 600 AMG all black (black repaint over original black) with black AMG wheels. Suspension Questions: 1) The front goes up and down with the dash switch as intended but "settles" to the down position when the car sits overnight; pumps up quickly when car starts. Air...

I live in Tucson, AZ where the summer temps often exceed 100 degrees F. I have an 1991 300 SL which has an excellent A/C system (you could freeze meat in my car!) including 2 aux fans set to turn on automatically at slow or fast speed depending on the coolant temperature. This system works as...

To my knowledge, the transmission in my car is a 722.5, but maybe it is a later unit. It is a used transmission that replaced a failed unit. The module from the replacement transmission was also transferred into my car. Although the transmission bolted right in, it did shift like an old...

I'm grateful for all of the help I've received on this site for the various issues I've had on my 1991 300 SL. My transmission shifts hard when starting easy from a stop; but shifts fine if I give it slightly more gas than normal. I was told that the dealer had software enabling them to...

Kiwi, Thanks for your suggestion. When I had the hardtop off to repair the hydraulic system (hydraulics now work perfectly!), I had the soft top up, removed the tape and the remains of the plastic windows and attempted to remove the adhesive as described in my original post. I placed the...

The black canvas soft top on my 1991 SL is in excellent shape EXCEPT the rear curtain. When the plastic rear window and two triangle windows turned brown and cracked, one of the previous owners used black plastic tape on the window AND on the surrounding canvas. I have removed the remains of...