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    Clear Coat

    Having spent half a Day cleaning up the Alloys on my new Toy, C Class 250 including applying Silver Wheel paint. I wonder if there is any merit in applying a clear top coat to retard the build up of the Black Brake Dust. ??????:confused:
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    Internet advice

    Without some great sites on the net from more knowledgeably People where would we be... especially me ! After a lot of searching I now know exactly how to repair and Paint Mag Wheels, simply and effectively. I have only one wheel on my new acquisition.... Left Rear. Little Wifey parks by ear...
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    Glass polishing

    Low sun shows up all the sand blast marks on the screen. Is it possible to have them polished out ? Claying just cleans out the ingrained dirt. A new screen would be nice, but i think insurance would not cover this unless the screen was cracked ???:(
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    Reverse camera

    Adam from Auto Accessories to the rescue ! He fitted a new Camera and now I have a perfect Picture. Mercedes had told me nothing could be done as it was old Technology in the 2010 W204 C Class. :D Adam had said , lets try a new camera before we proceed any further. . He is knowledgeable and...
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    Re setting the ECU

    From the Internet I learned to re-set the ECU and the Transmission on both our W204 c Class cars. Brings the settings back to where they were when car was new. Even so, apparently the settings drift over time as well. A quick run up the street proved the point . much livelery.. Mr Google,:D you...
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    Gen 4 toyota Hybrid

    Here are the photos of my newest baby :) 204 C Class Elegance Turbo 2010 I had to install my portable Garmin sat nav as the factory pop-up unit cannot be upgraded after 2012. Even if a factor upgrade was available it is a ridiculous price. Thank you Number One granddaughter, Emily.
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    Mercs v the Rest

    Perhaps I should remind myself of the old Mercedes ad which said that a used Mercedes was better than a new anything else.... Dollar for Dollar. There are a number of low Ks 204 C Class for less than the Price of a New Golf. All in the 60,000/ 70,000 Ks brackets........
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    Best Tires in the Wet

    WE are never too old to learn ! Best tires for our 204 C class Turbo ???? Current Tires look ok, but I notice in the wet that they break traction on acceleration way to easily. So breaking on the front tires must also be questioned. It is little Wifey's Car and as she drives like a Hearse...
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    Flat Battery

    Here we go again,,continual flat battery was eventually sorted by Mercedes when the 2010 C Class was 3.5 years old. Been ok:eek: for the past 5 years. currant battery is less than 2 years old. There is a currant draw with everything off over night. Heater fan motor was running once with...
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    America is not Trump !

    Just watched a program from Wheeler Dealers featuring an '82 500 Mercedes Coupe. Brought up to AMG specs.. The workshop skills in America have to be seen to be believed. The scan tools and bending tools in the workshop to make a complete copy of the factory exhaust, plus the skill of the men...
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    Who you know

    For Brian..... Peugeot 207 faulty Light control $1000 to replace !! Usually this type of item fails because of small components. e.g., an Electrolytic Capacitor, a 20 cent piece. Do you know of anyone who can repair these Light Controls. I used to have a Home run business repairing early BMW...
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    Mpg Hybrid

    To Canberra and back 5lts/100 K ==== 56.5 MPG. Fascinating to watch the Hybrid at work.. charging needle up and down like a Fiddlers Elbow , as the driving conditions dictated, on the fluctuation of the Road. Down Hill and on the Float Charging... Up Hill and on Power Battery, boosting the...
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    More Hybrid

    http://prius.ecrostech.com/original/Understanding/WhatsGoingOnAsIDrive.htm If you can understand this very, very detailed explanation of the intreciates of the 4th Generation of Toyotas Planetary Gear CVT please tell me !!!! Lots of things are a mystery to me in my declining Years !!!:o
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    Late uo shifts

    And again I say, that no Automatic Transmission will work properly unless the Engine is in Tune. Just sorted another one for a friend by checking the Vacuum at the Inlet Manifold. Reading 14 , advance the Timing to max at idle 19 , retard 2 inches to 17 . Problem solved. But now the...
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    Air Bag Replacement

    After a year of denials about Faulty Airbags in our 2010 C Class 204 . Mercedes replaced both Front Airbags last month. A welcome move, as I understand that Airbags have a reliable life of 10 years. Then they should be replaced.
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    Neutral handling

    Speaking to a Ford Engineer (ex UK) about the neutral handling of old British Cars in particular, he advised me to decrease the Camber and add pressure to the Front Tires of my "56 MGA. It lightened the Steering and improved the turn in when cornering. As there is no provision for Camber...
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    Auto Trans demise

    It has occured to me the reason why my old Transmission Shop founded in 1967, has folded it's tent. There is no more maintenance on Transmissions. Our C Class is sealed for life, At 70,000 Ks the oil still looks like new. Last of the 5 speeds Our Camry Hybrid has no moving Parts.. no Torque...
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    Wiring Factory Problem

    Where would we be without the Internet..... Our 204 C Class 2010 70ks car had a modified Rear Light Cluster wiring replaced under Warranty, a known issue back in 2010. Problem has returned as the Mercedes fix was a band aid. They will still repair it, as the plastic of the connectors melts. The...
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    60th Birthday

    I can't believe it Fords 105E is 60 today. I worked on them when they were new !! It was at a Ford dealer on the Pacific Hwy in North Sydney. Now long gone , i cannot recognise the place now. E,g., Chatswood had a milk bar and a cinema, now it is Hong Kong ! Stop the World I want to get off.
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    Paint quality

    Okey.. okey I heard you say.... The Paint on my new Hybrid Camry is tissue Paper thin and scratches if I look at it sideways. Where as our nine year old C Class comess:( up like a new Car when Hand Washed by local Car Wash. This I find very annoying .. so I will look at selling the Toyota to a...
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