07-10-17, 12:46 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-10-17, 12:47 AM by tommyardin.)
Drivers side door refused to lock on the fob over the last 5 days or so.
Spent a while trying to find out where the power and wiring for the actuators comes form spent ages looking into it, NO POWER, NO WIRES, fucking things work on a pneumatic system has a small compressor in the side of the boot, it transpired that a air line connector had broken as it attaches to the base of the drivers door actuator. Quick search on the tube found me a video of repair, shame I don't speak Italian, another quick search and found a Mercedes forum where a guy had done a very comprehensive post of how to fix it with little to no costs incurred, took a couple of hours, brilliant post, worked a treat and the connector is now stronger than it was when new.
SLK now 100% up together again, jobs-a-Goodun
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[size=1em]Quick trip down to Halfords this evening to buy some bits and pieces to replenish my stock of useful stuff, feeling really pleased that the Merc is 100% and looking good, about 1/2 mile off the A3 heading towards Halfords at Waterloovile there is a very loud snap/bang, what the f--k, I stopped could not see anything (7-30 pm) and dark carried on to my destination looked around the car in the light from the shops, nothing ???? [/size]
[size=1em]Got home and looked again under the light of a very bright military LED torch and low and behold, [/size]
[size=1em]See 1st picture drivers side mirror indicator repeater £59.99 thank you very much.[/size]
[size=1em]2nd picture how she looked before the broken indicator[/size]
[size=1em]3rd Picture made me smile again.[/size]
[size=1em]Lifes not so bad [/size] :lol
Spent a while trying to find out where the power and wiring for the actuators comes form spent ages looking into it, NO POWER, NO WIRES, fucking things work on a pneumatic system has a small compressor in the side of the boot, it transpired that a air line connector had broken as it attaches to the base of the drivers door actuator. Quick search on the tube found me a video of repair, shame I don't speak Italian, another quick search and found a Mercedes forum where a guy had done a very comprehensive post of how to fix it with little to no costs incurred, took a couple of hours, brilliant post, worked a treat and the connector is now stronger than it was when new.
SLK now 100% up together again, jobs-a-Goodun
.[size=1em]Quick trip down to Halfords this evening to buy some bits and pieces to replenish my stock of useful stuff, feeling really pleased that the Merc is 100% and looking good, about 1/2 mile off the A3 heading towards Halfords at Waterloovile there is a very loud snap/bang, what the f--k, I stopped could not see anything (7-30 pm) and dark carried on to my destination looked around the car in the light from the shops, nothing ???? [/size]
[size=1em]Got home and looked again under the light of a very bright military LED torch and low and behold, [/size]
[size=1em]See 1st picture drivers side mirror indicator repeater £59.99 thank you very much.[/size]
[size=1em]2nd picture how she looked before the broken indicator[/size]
[size=1em]3rd Picture made me smile again.[/size]
[size=1em]Lifes not so bad [/size] :lol