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A quick update as I near the century mark in my CLK. Aside from the usual wear items I did have a power steering hose, pt # A 209 466 02 81 start to leak from inside the heat padding. Had to order it from Germany and they said it was the last one. Tried to save mine to re-crimp or something but that was not an option.
Would like to also formally apologize to the folks in North Raleigh near Hwy 540/50 on-ramp for my wide open 630am departures to work.
I will be at the Cars and Coffee at Lowes Food in Wake Forest tomorrow from 8am-1100am if anyone would care to catch up.
Great! Thanks for posting. I'm always interested to know how well these BS hold in the long run. Car looks great! Was there any engine issues such as the dreaded headbolt problem?
Mine only has 1/10th your miles but has already suffered a fuel system problem that took 3 months to sort out (now ok). Also the vanity mirror lights stopped working. I can only wish it'll hold up as well as yours.
Looking back at the service history from previous owner (all at MB dealer) there were a few items;
repair & Mileage
Cam solenoid 3,024
Valve block, code 05141 24,261
Struts 28,920
CD changer not working 29,675
Ac compressor 29,675
Intake seal 50,039
Rear axle wear 83,640
Motor mounts, 95,211
4 wheel alignment after every set of tires. It has had 4 sets.
The previous owner was meticulous about the A and B service intervals where it appears the dealership did a pretty thorough job with inspecting.
I have all the codes & parts for the above work if you want any for reference.
Enjoy your CLK!
2008 CLK63 Black Series; 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser; 2015 BMW R1200GSA; 2003 Porsche 996 Turbo (gone)
Originally Posted by RAL15
Looking back at the service history from previous owner (all at MB dealer) there were a few items;
repair & Mileage
Cam solenoid 3,024
Valve block, code 05141 24,261
Struts 28,920
CD changer not working 29,675
Ac compressor 29,675
Intake seal 50,039
Rear axle wear 83,640
Motor mounts, 95,211
4 wheel alignment after every set of tires. It has had 4 sets.
The previous owner was meticulous about the A and B service intervals where it appears the dealership did a pretty thorough job with inspecting.
I have all the codes & parts for the above work if you want any for reference.
Enjoy your CLK!
Repairs up thru 50k shouldn't have happened...hope I have better luck...so far, so good
'94 NSX,'99 NSX Z,'12 C63 Black Series (Prior: '07 E63, '08 CLK63 Black Series,'14 E63-S & 16 C63-S)
Awesome!! I love to see one that has been driven and cared for.
Would you mind posting a picture of how your seats are holding up? I only have 22k miles on mine, and I am FANATICAL about how I get in and out of the car so that I do not wear the bolsters, and they are still showing more wear than I would like (from the previous owners who had it for the first 17k miles). I am considering getting new seat foam and leather from Mercedes to get it back to new.
Here is one for you. Of the three things that seem to fail with bigger bolsters; bolster folds out or down, cushioning fails and leather/fabric and stitching gets worn, I'd say the seat side bolster has moved down a touch with cushion pull, no wear. The side bolster is in exact same spot, no cushion move or reduction but leather and stitching is very slightly worn. Very easily repairable. I very carefully sit and rotate to get in and with feet on ground push/pull to get out.
Here is one for you. Of the three things that seem to fail with bigger bolsters; bolster folds out or down, cushioning fails and leather/fabric and stitching gets worn, I'd say the seat side bolster has moved down a touch with cushion pull, no wear. The side bolster is in exact same spot, no cushion move or reduction but leather and stitching is very slightly worn. Very easily repairable. I very carefully sit and rotate to get in and with feet on ground push/pull to get out.
Doesn't look too bad at all! A mobile leather repair specialist can have that seat looks very good for a hundred bucks.
Yes, oddly. Dr. that owned it before only took it to MB dealer, brake pads, wipers, tires all from dealer. Yellow headlight is actually Lamin-X, http://www.lamin-x.com. Still stock underneath it!
I know this is an old thread, but I'm a new CLK63 (non BS) owner and live in Greensboro, NC. If you still have this BS, I'd love to meet at a Cars and Coffee sometime.
Great! Thanks for posting. I'm always interested to know how well these BS hold in the long run. Car looks great! Was there any engine issues such as the dreaded headbolt problem?
Mine only has 1/10th your miles but has already suffered a fuel system problem that took 3 months to sort out (now ok). Also the vanity mirror lights stopped working. I can only wish it'll hold up as well as yours.
Hi there. Know this is some years old. But how did the fuel system problem show?
I purchased the car from RAL15 a couple of years ago. The car was in incredible shape for the mileage and very well maintained. I daily drive the car on nice days in the summertime and fall and it is properly stored for the winters. If you are thinking about purchasing one of these cars go out and do it. They are a blast to drive an really nothing else like it out there. Very unique and still 100% stock btw....the yellow laminex was removed and did not harm the headlight housing.
No issues to report with the fuel system with almost 120,xxx on odometer. People are amazed when i tell them the car is a 2008 and can't believe it has 120,xxx miles on the clock.
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