r230

In London at the weekend, I had a conversation with a good (non-petrolhead) friend that turned to cars. This is someone who once devastated an acquaintance who drives an Aston-Martin by not realising that the marque is a car, not a motorbike (‘a hyphenated name like Harley-Davidson’). As the...

good afternoon guys, my 2006 Sl350 seems to make a slight whirring noise at speed coming from behind me? Maybe as I’ve recently got it I’m picking up on anything.. possible the cheap tyres! Only seems to happen after 40mph and it’s not loud I just know it’s there.. Sounds like it’s coming from...

Good morning Guys, Can’t find a thread with my issue! Noticed this morning that my right wing mirror indicator stays on very faint 24/7? Does anyone have any idea what the issue is? When I unlock the car obviously the indicators flash.. then when I open the door it all goes off as normal...

Good morning, As you can see the roof of my 2006 SL doesn’t look great! It’s not leaking one bit.. but looks horrendous, anything I can do as a novice? (When it comes to cars all I can do is drive them) or should I take it too an indie? On a side note has anyone had read arches resprayed...

Good morning everyone, I’m sure this thread has been done to the death but I either can’t find anything or I’m searching the wrong info etc. I have just acquired an 2006 SL350 obsidian black with the works added pan roof etc etc for weekends/summers to go alongside my 2018 GLC220 PP for...

Evening everyone, I arrived home this evening in my W204 coupe (needed more seats) and saw my R230 SL500 sitting like this. I last drove it on a Friday (with no issues) and it’s now like this (Sunday). There are no leaks under the car, it’s had new struts in the last year and until about a...

I’m sure it doesn’t surprise anyone here, but my 2002 R230 SL500 has developed rust around the rear arches. It’s not noticeable but it definitely needs doing before it develops and gets worse! Has anyone got any experience with a body shop who are happy to deal with rust? I know rust seems to...

When you find a good thing its worth sharing... I have 2005 SL55, with all the niggles It has been one of my favourite cars. For any of you suffering with a leaking roof onto the drivers chairs (Knees) this is what I use... I think the addition of Krytech softens the rubber seal. You don't...

Hi all, I’ve recently become a member of this awesome forum (my introduction thread can be found here: https://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/index.php?threads/new-member.175078/ I’m the recent owner a 2002 SL500 R230(picture in the other thread) which has been in the family for many years. This...

Hi, I have an R230 that today has started to emit a short squeal occasionally when braking. I tried braking when stationary with the engine running but in 'Park', and it still makes the noise as the pedal movement passes a certain point. If I hold it at the point where it squeals, it...

Thought I would join up and see if any of the learned chaps on here can diagnose a R230 SL350 cluster problem. Every time I press the left hand buttons on the steering wheel, it causes a reset of the instrument cluster and then cruise becomes inoperative. Every press causes the instruments...

On a couple occasions recently my SL500 has lost power. The car appears to have gone into some sort of 'Limp Home' function. I was able to drive the car up to a max speed of about 20 mph.On both occasions the roof was folded away and unfortunately due to the glare of the sun I couldn't see...

My R230 has a section of glass on either side of the rear window. It seems to have some surface material that's deteriorated - as though a tint was once applied and has worn away over the years. It's the only thing marring a very clean, shiny car. I've read elsewhere on the forum that glass can...

I'm thinking that when the exhaust needs replacing on my R230, I might buy a stainless steel one. I intend to keep the car long-term and imagine it's the most durable option. I have no desire to get away from standard spec. No noise ambitions. No performance issues. Just durability. Any advice...

My SL500 has recently developed a metallic rattle/tinkle which rises and falls with engine speed. I've taken it into my local exhaust specialist who has identified the problem as being the cat which is located midway along the system on the nearside pipe branch. Whilst the car is 15 years old...

Can anyone please suggest a solution to my problem. - I have an intermittent issue with my Left dipped headlight. There are times when them the lamp does not illuminate when switched on, and I also get a fault message on the multi function display. In the past this has eventually rectified...

Hi. Am currently replacing the seals & O rings on my ABC tandem pump. Have taken one of the 7 Allen bolts out that hold the spring & piston in. The bolts thread has broken in two for some reason. The other six bolts are fine. Does anyone know if the bolt cap can be purchased individually?

On my R230, the right side varioroof flap has developed somewhat of a play - no longer stays tight in the folded position. The play motion, though, is small enough that the limit switch remains OK actuated. This condition bothers me however because the end position of the flap with open roof...

I hope this is the right place to to post this topic, please let me know if it should be reloacted. About a week ago, I drove my SL into a solid pole, no one else was involved or hurt, I am fine too, air bags didnt go off. I do feel really stupid and sad that I've done this to a car, but it's...

Hi lads, Time to say goodbye to my R230 2003, it isn’t advertised yet, I got some pictures with, not so great pictures but enough to figure out. My intention is to advertise starting from middle of February beginning of March but now I starting here. I was couple of time to some meetings...