Needed - W208 Cabriolet Wind deflector (or repair of same)
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2001 CLK-430
Needed - W208 Cabriolet Wind deflector (or repair of same)
Through a series of misadventures, the cloth in my wind deflector (in the frame, not the roll up part) has been badly torn. It looks like *** now, and besides won't do much deflectin'
So...anyone got any tips on replacing the cloth in one of these, or have a one they want to sell?
So...anyone got any tips on replacing the cloth in one of these, or have a one they want to sell?
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2019 GLA 2000 SLK230
Here is one for sale.
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale...creen-oem.html
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale...creen-oem.html
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Through a series of misadventures, the cloth in my wind deflector (in the frame, not the roll up part) has been badly torn. It looks like *** now, and besides won't do much deflectin'
So...anyone got any tips on replacing the cloth in one of these, or have a one they want to sell?
So...anyone got any tips on replacing the cloth in one of these, or have a one they want to sell?
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R171 SLK350, W209 CLK350, SoCalBeachRunner on SLKWorld
Repair how to?
I'm in the same situation, vertical mesh ripped to h*ll. Has anyone created a "how to" or have experience with how to dismantle this ingenious contraption? I'm not interested in buying one and want to fix mine, but the engineering of the frame is a brilliant mystery.
BTW, if anybody wants to buy it as-is, I'm down with selling it cheap. It's been in the garage for a couple years, that's where it got ripped, so my plan is to restore it then sell it fixed for the next person. I'm handy, figure it's (more) sellable fixed. But I really just want to get rid of it.
Over the years I've dismantled and fixed a lot of "tricky" parts on a lot of cars and haven't seen an assembly so deceptively seamless, save for Apple devices. The screws and screw covers do not lead to any obvious next steps for dismantling this, at least far enough to gain access to the portions of the trapezoid frame that holds the mesh. I removed the 4 screw caps inside the frame - but there's nothing really under them; they apparently are not there to hide screws, maybe an artifact of manufacturing/assembling the frame. The 2 screws in the main portion - out - still no clue what or how to make it come apart.
Are these salvaged from the Roswell wreckage?
By now somebody must have figured this out before I go all "experimental" with mine. Of if you know the secret and want to fix it just make me an offer. I'll pack it up real nice.
BTW, if anybody wants to buy it as-is, I'm down with selling it cheap. It's been in the garage for a couple years, that's where it got ripped, so my plan is to restore it then sell it fixed for the next person. I'm handy, figure it's (more) sellable fixed. But I really just want to get rid of it.
Over the years I've dismantled and fixed a lot of "tricky" parts on a lot of cars and haven't seen an assembly so deceptively seamless, save for Apple devices. The screws and screw covers do not lead to any obvious next steps for dismantling this, at least far enough to gain access to the portions of the trapezoid frame that holds the mesh. I removed the 4 screw caps inside the frame - but there's nothing really under them; they apparently are not there to hide screws, maybe an artifact of manufacturing/assembling the frame. The 2 screws in the main portion - out - still no clue what or how to make it come apart.
Are these salvaged from the Roswell wreckage?
By now somebody must have figured this out before I go all "experimental" with mine. Of if you know the secret and want to fix it just make me an offer. I'll pack it up real nice.
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CLK 320 Wind Deflector
Hello, I have a wind deflector off a 2003 CLK320 convertible in excellent condition in original case. It's yours for US$150 plus shipping.
Through a series of misadventures, the cloth in my wind deflector (in the frame, not the roll up part) has been badly torn. It looks like *** now, and besides won't do much deflectin'
So...anyone got any tips on replacing the cloth in one of these, or have a one they want to sell?
So...anyone got any tips on replacing the cloth in one of these, or have a one they want to sell?
