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Old Dec 8, 2013 | 01:58 PM
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SL55 Pano Roof tint bubbles???
I noticed this before but today it bothered me
On the tinted side of the Pano roof I notice today there is bubbling. Anyone know how easy/hard this is to fix if I take it to my tint guy??

The car was tinted when I got it, pretty sure its factory.








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Old Dec 8, 2013 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DangeRuss
I noticed this before but today it bothered me
On the tinted side of the Pano roof I notice today there is bubbling. Anyone know how easy/hard this is to fix if I take it to my tint guy??

The car was tinted when I got it, pretty sure its factory.








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Are you talking about the actual glass pano roof or small black pieces left/right from the rear window?

If it's just the two covers, you replace them easily; they are just clipped on (see post #43 https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...project-2.html)
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Old Dec 8, 2013 | 05:21 PM
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Are you talking about the actual glass pano roof or small black pieces left/right from the rear window?

If it's just the two covers, you replace them easily; they are just clipped on (see post #43 https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...roject-2.html)
Those are the pieces THANKS !!!! Now I just need to find a vendor, I cannot imagine what my local Benz dealer will quote me.
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Have someone wrap the piece with vinyl. They can make it look like new for hardly anything.
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I have the same issue on my 65. Please post if you find a solution.
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They done the same on my SL55, it's an easy cheap quick job.
Actually they are stuck on, I waited at Mercedes for mine to be done,
I was driving home in an hour.
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They done the same on my SL55, it's an easy cheap quick job.
Actually they are stuck on, I waited at Mercedes for mine to be done,
I was driving home in an hour.

You mean the dealership replaced them???
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What about a carbon fiber wrap? Might look kind of cool.
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You mean the dealership replaced them???
Yes, done by the dealership while I waited, about an hour.
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The dealer replaced mine at about $75.00 or so apiece. My service advisor actually did it himself while i waited. I watched. He retracted the roof halfway to gain access to each side glass panel, un-clipped and then re-clipped them back into position in all of about 10 minutes for both sides.

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My SL55 was a 2003 same as yours, and I think these were glued on.
Later ones could have been clipped.
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Originally Posted by sound 8
My SL55 was a 2003 same as yours, and I think these were glued on.
Later ones could have been clipped.
so 2003's can't be replaced? I was thinking a carbon fiber wrap. But, i would have to see one done. I'm 75% sure it wouldn't look like i want it to. Being that close to an actual cf rear spoiler. hmmm.....???
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