My First AMG - ridiculously excited !!
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Lovely car that. Great colour combination of red interior too! 
Being a current Merc owner I'm always having a rummage through Autotrader and looking at other models. Was eyeing up the SLK55s as they seem to present a newer or lower mileage option of a proper AMG for around the £15k mark.
I love how it's a small car but with a big engine, like a mini muscle car haha.
If I was in the market for a two seater I'd be looking at these, no question.
Being a current Merc owner I'm always having a rummage through Autotrader and looking at other models. Was eyeing up the SLK55s as they seem to present a newer or lower mileage option of a proper AMG for around the £15k mark.
I love how it's a small car but with a big engine, like a mini muscle car haha.
If I was in the market for a two seater I'd be looking at these, no question.
Just quick update - the car is still fantastic, I'm putting WAY too many miles on it and finding excuses to 'nip out' 
But.....The joys of living in the country...a rock covered with grass on a country lane
And this
I've never been happy with the bumper anyway as it has delamination by the nose
And this massive bleb
So it's been booked into JB Autos at Longwell Green to have the Bumper removed and resprayed and the wheel repaired.
The Car's going in tomorrow to Parkway to have the Transmission fluid changed, as well as the torque/control arm bushes replaced.
For the other bits that were advisories : Sump Gasket, Engine/gearbox mounts and prop donut they are going to inspect themselves, see the state of play and see if anything needs doing. That makes me trust them as they could have quite easily just done the work regardless.
I've also asked them to inspect the rear subframe as I know it's a potential issue. So if this is OK, then I'll get it treated.
Is waxoyl still the 'go to' ?
Lastly are the C pillar 'facings'. They've delaminated again due to sun, quite common on the SLK from reading all the posts on SLK world.
So I ordered these as replacements. Only 35 quid each from MB. The part Numbers are there if anyone needs them
So once it's all sorted mechanically and cosmetically, I might investigate a cheeky X-Pipe at Infinity after hols in Sept.
But.....The joys of living in the country...a rock covered with grass on a country lane
And this
I've never been happy with the bumper anyway as it has delamination by the nose
And this massive bleb
So it's been booked into JB Autos at Longwell Green to have the Bumper removed and resprayed and the wheel repaired.
The Car's going in tomorrow to Parkway to have the Transmission fluid changed, as well as the torque/control arm bushes replaced.
For the other bits that were advisories : Sump Gasket, Engine/gearbox mounts and prop donut they are going to inspect themselves, see the state of play and see if anything needs doing. That makes me trust them as they could have quite easily just done the work regardless.
I've also asked them to inspect the rear subframe as I know it's a potential issue. So if this is OK, then I'll get it treated.
Is waxoyl still the 'go to' ?
Lastly are the C pillar 'facings'. They've delaminated again due to sun, quite common on the SLK from reading all the posts on SLK world.
So I ordered these as replacements. Only 35 quid each from MB. The part Numbers are there if anyone needs them
So once it's all sorted mechanically and cosmetically, I might investigate a cheeky X-Pipe at Infinity after hols in Sept.
OP, there is a good instruction on slkworld for changing the c pillar trim. If you can’t find it let me know and I can send it over.
Getting them off was not the challenge but installing the new ones is an utter b
h of a job. Finally stopped myself after endless cursing and rising worries about breaking them on installation and let the MB dealer handle the installation instead. All in price was about 120 quid for both the parts and installing them. Given they should last about 5 years before potentially starting to delaminate again, that’s reasonable money I’d reckon.
Getting them off was not the challenge but installing the new ones is an utter b
h of a job. Finally stopped myself after endless cursing and rising worries about breaking them on installation and let the MB dealer handle the installation instead. All in price was about 120 quid for both the parts and installing them. Given they should last about 5 years before potentially starting to delaminate again, that’s reasonable money I’d reckon.DamnKraut said:
OP, there is a good instruction on slkworld for changing the c pillar trim. If you can’t find it let me know and I can send it over.
Getting them off was not the challenge but installing the new ones is an utter bh of a job. Finally stopped myself after endless cursing and rising worries about breaking them on installation and let the MB dealer handle the installation instead. All in price was about 120 quid for both the parts and installing them. Given they should last about 5 years before potentially starting to delaminate again, that’s reasonable money I’d reckon.
Yeah I've seen the posts on slkworld on the broomstick and how to replace the pillars. I was going to do it, but as the car's in having the tranny fluid/bushes done I asked them to fit the new ones while it's there. Getting them off was not the challenge but installing the new ones is an utter b
h of a job. Finally stopped myself after endless cursing and rising worries about breaking them on installation and let the MB dealer handle the installation instead. All in price was about 120 quid for both the parts and installing them. Given they should last about 5 years before potentially starting to delaminate again, that’s reasonable money I’d reckon.juice said:
Just quick update - the car is still fantastic, I'm putting WAY too many miles on it and finding excuses to 'nip out'
But.....The joys of living in the country...a rock covered with grass on a country lane
And this
I've never been happy with the bumper anyway as it has delamination by the nose
And this massive bleb
So it's been booked into JB Autos at Longwell Green to have the Bumper removed and resprayed and the wheel repaired.
Picked the car up last Sat, gotta say..JB Autos did a brilliant job !!But.....The joys of living in the country...a rock covered with grass on a country lane
And this
I've never been happy with the bumper anyway as it has delamination by the nose
And this massive bleb
So it's been booked into JB Autos at Longwell Green to have the Bumper removed and resprayed and the wheel repaired.
No road rash anymore
Wheel is now all sorted
And the delamination/bleb has gone
I'm really happy with how it's turned out and luckily there are no cracks in the bumper underneath (as it does bottom out quite easily...stupid non-germanic roads !
)As the weather's starting to turn a bit rubbish and opportunities to drive with the roof down or on dry roads are few and far between, I thought about maybe getting a cheap daily to run over winter and then cover the car once the gritters come out. As the roads are getting greasier, it's ok don't get me wrong but I'd rather be driving on sunny days and dry roads.
So, I just bought this, an 07 Jazz Sport - yes, really
Sport is apparently top of the range - who knew ? It comes with automatic climate control (that was a surprise), alloy wheels, foglights and side-skirts !
I bought a classic additions cover for the SLK and wanted to trial fit it before winter to see how easy it was to fit. So after a good clean....
I need to get a battery conditioner, any suggestions ? C-Tek seems to be quite good ? I have power in the shed so no issues there...
So, I just bought this, an 07 Jazz Sport - yes, really
Sport is apparently top of the range - who knew ? It comes with automatic climate control (that was a surprise), alloy wheels, foglights
and side-skirts ! I bought a classic additions cover for the SLK and wanted to trial fit it before winter to see how easy it was to fit. So after a good clean....
I need to get a battery conditioner, any suggestions ? C-Tek seems to be quite good ? I have power in the shed so no issues there...
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