Little annoying rattles, etc and fixes
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Little annoying rattles, etc and fixes
I thought i would start a thread on issues ive had with my car and the solutions i have found to fix them, rather than wasting time at dealerships and online trying to find answers. I hope other members can contribute as well.
So yesterday im at the gas station open the fuel door fill the tank go to close it and it wont engange back into its original closed position. After tinkering with it for 20 minutes and thinking damn ive got to take the car in for this bs, i found then problem. Talk about silly. The plastic cord that holds the gas cap was swiveled too low at the base. I turned it counterclockwise and bam the door engages and locks into position.
I had an annoying rattle in my roof above the rear passenger seat. Took it in and it turns out then A pillar was loose. They fixed it and i dont have any rattle in the roof anymore.
So yesterday im at the gas station open the fuel door fill the tank go to close it and it wont engange back into its original closed position. After tinkering with it for 20 minutes and thinking damn ive got to take the car in for this bs, i found then problem. Talk about silly. The plastic cord that holds the gas cap was swiveled too low at the base. I turned it counterclockwise and bam the door engages and locks into position.
I had an annoying rattle in my roof above the rear passenger seat. Took it in and it turns out then A pillar was loose. They fixed it and i dont have any rattle in the roof anymore.
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Heres another one. For you surfers out there, dont waste your money on a rack if you have rear split folding rear seats. My 7'6" Russel fits perfectly with the rear seats down. Found this out after i bought a soft top rack and wasted 65 bucks. Btw anything longer wont fit.
Ive hit the bottom of my front lip on curbs parking a few times, and ended up with the paint completely scratched off in large sections. My car is iridium and i dont think MB makes a spray paint or any other manufacuter. The closest ive found (and its a good match) is Dupli Color perfect match for chrysler the code is BCC0338 radiant silver Metallic. I got it at autozone. Im sure you can find it elsewhere
Ive hit the bottom of my front lip on curbs parking a few times, and ended up with the paint completely scratched off in large sections. My car is iridium and i dont think MB makes a spray paint or any other manufacuter. The closest ive found (and its a good match) is Dupli Color perfect match for chrysler the code is BCC0338 radiant silver Metallic. I got it at autozone. Im sure you can find it elsewhere
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I came across a VERY annoying squeak coming from the middle part of the central console every time I went over small bumps or even seams on a highway. Took the car to the dealer, text drove it with shop foreman who identified the area of where the sound was coming from. Got the car back next day. SA said that squeak was coming from air vents, so they just sprayed "special" lubricant into them and it fixed the issue. Took the car from the dealer and reproduced the same squeak in less than 1 minute going over a small bump on the road.
I didn't want to waste time with the dealer again and took the central console apart. Found two screws holding COMAND unit incredibly lose (pretty much not screwed in al all). Tight those two screws up and voila! the squeak was gone.
Some much for the dealer.....
I didn't want to waste time with the dealer again and took the central console apart. Found two screws holding COMAND unit incredibly lose (pretty much not screwed in al all). Tight those two screws up and voila! the squeak was gone.
Some much for the dealer.....
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Heres another one. For you surfers out there, dont waste your money on a rack if you have rear split folding rear seats. My 7'6" Russel fits perfectly with the rear seats down. Found this out after i bought a soft top rack and wasted 65 bucks. Btw anything longer wont fit.
Ive hit the bottom of my front lip on curbs parking a few times, and ended up with the paint completely scratched off in large sections. My car is iridium and i dont think MB makes a spray paint or any other manufacuter. The closest ive found (and its a good match) is Dupli Color perfect match for chrysler the code is BCC0338 radiant silver Metallic. I got it at autozone. Im sure you can find it elsewhere
Ive hit the bottom of my front lip on curbs parking a few times, and ended up with the paint completely scratched off in large sections. My car is iridium and i dont think MB makes a spray paint or any other manufacuter. The closest ive found (and its a good match) is Dupli Color perfect match for chrysler the code is BCC0338 radiant silver Metallic. I got it at autozone. Im sure you can find it elsewhere
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I thought i would start a thread on issues ive had with my car and the solutions i have found to fix them, rather than wasting time at dealerships and online trying to find answers. I hope other members can contribute as well.
So yesterday im at the gas station open the fuel door fill the tank go to close it and it wont engange back into its original closed position. After tinkering with it for 20 minutes and thinking damn ive got to take the car in for this bs, i found then problem. Talk about silly. The plastic cord that holds the gas cap was swiveled too low at the base. I turned it counterclockwise and bam the door engages and locks into position.
I had an annoying rattle in my roof above the rear passenger seat. Took it in and it turns out then A pillar was loose. They fixed it and i dont have any rattle in the roof anymore.
So yesterday im at the gas station open the fuel door fill the tank go to close it and it wont engange back into its original closed position. After tinkering with it for 20 minutes and thinking damn ive got to take the car in for this bs, i found then problem. Talk about silly. The plastic cord that holds the gas cap was swiveled too low at the base. I turned it counterclockwise and bam the door engages and locks into position.
I had an annoying rattle in my roof above the rear passenger seat. Took it in and it turns out then A pillar was loose. They fixed it and i dont have any rattle in the roof anymore.
The bolt behind the srs cover needs loctite, my driver side practically fell out when I removed the srs cover. In fact I felted the entire a pillar behind the whole cover, it needs it.
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