SL/R129: Wiper arm/side mirrors/soft top strap
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Wiper arm/side mirrors/soft top strap
Hi all,
My first post here is with three basic questions:
1) Does the wiper arm lift up into a stay position? Mine does but not without making the most horrendous cracking sound so I have stopped doing it. Are they not designed to be lifted up?
2) Is there no way of folding in the side mirrors? Mine just spring back?
3) I have the remnants of a strap which was obviously once attached to one of the arms at the base of the inside of the soft top just to tie up the top closer to the body. It has obviously frayed away over time. Is there an easy retro-fit as I can get my hand through the gap?
Many thanks
Stuart
1994 SL500
49k miles
My first post here is with three basic questions:
1) Does the wiper arm lift up into a stay position? Mine does but not without making the most horrendous cracking sound so I have stopped doing it. Are they not designed to be lifted up?
2) Is there no way of folding in the side mirrors? Mine just spring back?
3) I have the remnants of a strap which was obviously once attached to one of the arms at the base of the inside of the soft top just to tie up the top closer to the body. It has obviously frayed away over time. Is there an easy retro-fit as I can get my hand through the gap?
Many thanks
Stuart
1994 SL500
49k miles
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Wiper arm only moves a small distance off the glass.
Mirrors on our vintage are spring loaded but not folding
Not sure about a loose strap is it attached to the liner? The top nicely folds into the compartment via the hydraulics.
good luck with your new addition
Mirrors on our vintage are spring loaded but not folding
Not sure about a loose strap is it attached to the liner? The top nicely folds into the compartment via the hydraulics.
good luck with your new addition
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