My turn to be ridiculously excited - my first AMG!
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Two steps forward...
During the week I bought new wheel bolts for all the wheels and snagged an unused set of original Mercedes locking wheel nuts for £15 on eBay - absolute bargain as used sets normally seem to go for around £40! Lovely...
Went to my local garage, run by an old neighbour and his son this morning and they got the car onto the ramp.
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Luckily, they were able to tap the stripped thread on the rear hub and then cleaned up all the threads on every corner before refitting the wheels with the new bolts. All the bolts took the right torque so that problem is solved.
Also managed to get the exhausts better aligned at the rear of the bumper which looks much better.
One step back...
Once the car was off the ramp, they went to start it and the starter was really sluggish, but did manage to start the engine, ignition had been left on whilst it was on the ramp, so battery voltage must have dropped. For some reason, the roof module didn’t like this and the instrument pack was displaying ‘Vario Roof Fault. Visit workshop’.
I said I’d take it away and suspected the error would recover once the battery was charged up, but it is stubbornly remaining. We’ve discussed and I’ll drop in one day next week so they can connect it to their diagnostics and see if it can be reset. We decided against a battery disconnect in case this causes further issues. Bugger!
Got it washed this afternoon and fitted the new wipers. Had to take it out for the obligatory ‘drying the brakes’ blast... it does go well
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During the week I bought new wheel bolts for all the wheels and snagged an unused set of original Mercedes locking wheel nuts for £15 on eBay - absolute bargain as used sets normally seem to go for around £40! Lovely...
Went to my local garage, run by an old neighbour and his son this morning and they got the car onto the ramp.
|https://thumbsnap.com/AWTkdwbx[/url]Luckily, they were able to tap the stripped thread on the rear hub and then cleaned up all the threads on every corner before refitting the wheels with the new bolts. All the bolts took the right torque so that problem is solved.
Also managed to get the exhausts better aligned at the rear of the bumper which looks much better.
One step back...
Once the car was off the ramp, they went to start it and the starter was really sluggish, but did manage to start the engine, ignition had been left on whilst it was on the ramp, so battery voltage must have dropped. For some reason, the roof module didn’t like this and the instrument pack was displaying ‘Vario Roof Fault. Visit workshop’.
I said I’d take it away and suspected the error would recover once the battery was charged up, but it is stubbornly remaining. We’ve discussed and I’ll drop in one day next week so they can connect it to their diagnostics and see if it can be reset. We decided against a battery disconnect in case this causes further issues. Bugger!
Got it washed this afternoon and fitted the new wipers. Had to take it out for the obligatory ‘drying the brakes’ blast... it does go well
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Mr lestat said:
It might be worth posting on SLK world or the MB forum to see if there is a standard quick fix for the roof issue
Thanks. I’d already done that. Consensus seems to be that a battery reset (disconnection) will fix it. I tried pulling just the related fuses for the roof system but no change, so will try this next.Have to say, whilst I normally have the roof down, it makes quite a cosy coupe with it up!
The battery disconnect fixed the roof issue which was great news.
I've also finally sourced a new aerial for the car, so I can now listen to the radio, as well as being able to lock / unlock the car with the fob from more than a couple of feet away! The old aerial had corroded at the connector between the aerial itself and the base on the car, so the only actual 'aerial' was the 5" coax lead from the antenna amp to the base, which is inside the rear wing. Been waiting patiently for one to come up on eBay for weeks, and two popped up last week! Five minute job to fix the new base and aerial on the car and it transformed things...
I may look at adding a Pure DAB adaptor to the car as well - the Highway 600 looks pretty good as it allows Bluetooth streaming as well as handsfree calling, all delivered to the car audio via either FM or 3.5mm plug. I've already got a Bluetooth to 3.5mm receiver which is good, and my car has the high end Harmon Kardon Logic 7 Surround audio, so sounds brilliant. However, as all the components communicate over a MOST (fibre optic) network, it is not easy to upgrade to a new head unit, so the Pure unit will deliver pretty much everything I want other than CarPlay for not much money...
I've also finally sourced a new aerial for the car, so I can now listen to the radio, as well as being able to lock / unlock the car with the fob from more than a couple of feet away! The old aerial had corroded at the connector between the aerial itself and the base on the car, so the only actual 'aerial' was the 5" coax lead from the antenna amp to the base, which is inside the rear wing. Been waiting patiently for one to come up on eBay for weeks, and two popped up last week! Five minute job to fix the new base and aerial on the car and it transformed things...
I may look at adding a Pure DAB adaptor to the car as well - the Highway 600 looks pretty good as it allows Bluetooth streaming as well as handsfree calling, all delivered to the car audio via either FM or 3.5mm plug. I've already got a Bluetooth to 3.5mm receiver which is good, and my car has the high end Harmon Kardon Logic 7 Surround audio, so sounds brilliant. However, as all the components communicate over a MOST (fibre optic) network, it is not easy to upgrade to a new head unit, so the Pure unit will deliver pretty much everything I want other than CarPlay for not much money...
Alex L said:
Accelebrate said:
I was just flicking through this thread and was thinking the same thing about Waitrose. Small world, I'm also in Bloxham and I've seen your Chim around. Looks great! (as does the AMG)
I’m only a couple of villages away and frequent Caffeine and Machine so will keep an eye out for all of you. I’ve got friends who live opposite the petrol station in Bloxham and my other half uses “The Loft” every Saturday.
At last, I'm at home at the weekend and it is not blowing a gale and throwing it down with rain!
Managed to get the sensor changed in just under two hours. I'd be a lot quicker next time, and would hopefully have less scratches and gouges on my right arm!
When I took the engine cover off, I knocked the dipstick cover (the red plastic part) off, and it tinkled it's way down behind the engine, very deep - could only just see it. After cursing and trying to reach it from above, I got the torch out and realised it was sitting on the drive! D'oh...
The access is so tight, and once your arm is in the gap between engine and bulkhead, you can’t see where you are aiming for. Have to do it by feel. It’s somewhere down here.
Once I’d moved the grey sleeving out of the way, I could see the top of the sensor and removed the connector.
Once I'd got the old sensor out, realised it had a different part number. It was a Bosch part, but with Mercedes Benz moulded into it. Bosch part number was 0 261 210 171, but the one I bought was 0 261 210 170... Double checked, and I'm confident it is the right part, so not sure what the difference is?
The new one was a really tight fit, and the lack of access meant I coudn't put much pressure on it - I was also nervous I'd never get it back out of I needed to! I ended up very lightly sanding it and with a bit of 3-in-1 oil round the body it went back in fine.
As the car has been sat for so long, the battery was completely flat, so it's on charge before I can try to start it back up. I'm not confident in the battery anyway, so may decide to replace it soon.
Managed to get the sensor changed in just under two hours. I'd be a lot quicker next time, and would hopefully have less scratches and gouges on my right arm!
When I took the engine cover off, I knocked the dipstick cover (the red plastic part) off, and it tinkled it's way down behind the engine, very deep - could only just see it. After cursing and trying to reach it from above, I got the torch out and realised it was sitting on the drive! D'oh...
The access is so tight, and once your arm is in the gap between engine and bulkhead, you can’t see where you are aiming for. Have to do it by feel. It’s somewhere down here.
Once I’d moved the grey sleeving out of the way, I could see the top of the sensor and removed the connector.
Once I'd got the old sensor out, realised it had a different part number. It was a Bosch part, but with Mercedes Benz moulded into it. Bosch part number was 0 261 210 171, but the one I bought was 0 261 210 170... Double checked, and I'm confident it is the right part, so not sure what the difference is?
The new one was a really tight fit, and the lack of access meant I coudn't put much pressure on it - I was also nervous I'd never get it back out of I needed to! I ended up very lightly sanding it and with a bit of 3-in-1 oil round the body it went back in fine.
As the car has been sat for so long, the battery was completely flat, so it's on charge before I can try to start it back up. I'm not confident in the battery anyway, so may decide to replace it soon.
Edited by 595Heaven on Saturday 7th March 13:32
Spent a couple of hours today removing the squeak from the fan blower. Went out in the car yesterday and it drove me mad.
Fairly easy to remove the blower assembly from behind the glovebox area, with help from a really useful YouTube video https://youtu.be/HrUnr_hhEl8
Mine had a few signs of water ingress but. I where near as bad as the one on the video. A really good clean and lubricate of all the moving parts and a ‘fun’ time reassembling the fan to the housing (Grommet hell!) and it was silent
Also fitted a new cabin filter that I bought a while ago and it is so much quieter and seemed to blow a bit more keenly that before.
All in all, a most enjoyable couple of hours...
Fairly easy to remove the blower assembly from behind the glovebox area, with help from a really useful YouTube video https://youtu.be/HrUnr_hhEl8
Mine had a few signs of water ingress but. I where near as bad as the one on the video. A really good clean and lubricate of all the moving parts and a ‘fun’ time reassembling the fan to the housing (Grommet hell!) and it was silent
Also fitted a new cabin filter that I bought a while ago and it is so much quieter and seemed to blow a bit more keenly that before.
All in all, a most enjoyable couple of hours...
Edited by 595Heaven on Saturday 30th May 21:05
Rob-c33sg said:
Love the colour. MOT pass always a winner!
Thanks - it looks great when clean and in the sun!pidsy said:
Very much looking forward to getting into one of these one things get a bit easier.
Seen a red one in Teesside that I like the look of.
Do it! They are great fun. Longing to get over to Europe in mine but I am doubtful it can happen until 2022...Seen a red one in Teesside that I like the look of.
595Heaven said:
Thanks. If you think it looks good, you really need to hear it 
I think the colour helps. I went to the classifieds after and they were all the usual black/grey/silver, its very refreshing to see such a nice blue! Yes, a guy in work has a CLS 55 and it is just lovely to listen to.
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