SLK/R170: C-pillar rub problem!
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
1999 SLK 230 K
C-pillar rub problem!
Hiya Guys n Gals!
Got a little problem that i need som help with solving.
I went to the main mercedes dealer in sweden to have my car (SLK 230K -99) serviced for the first time (1500 km) and i asked them to take a look at the c-pillar rub and the trunk to see if they could do something.
When i got it back they told me that the marks was there because the car had been rearended earlier and that the hit had made the trunk to move a bit upward and thus the marks......
Since i've got a written letter from the authorized MB Dealer in germany where i bought it that says that the car has not been smashed (i asked about it before i bought it), and since i've noticed several other SLK with little marks on the c-pillar im guessing that they lied me right in the face....
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So plz gimme your opinion about this and if you have any pics on c-pillar rub i'll gladly take them as evidence!
Got a little problem that i need som help with solving.
I went to the main mercedes dealer in sweden to have my car (SLK 230K -99) serviced for the first time (1500 km) and i asked them to take a look at the c-pillar rub and the trunk to see if they could do something.
When i got it back they told me that the marks was there because the car had been rearended earlier and that the hit had made the trunk to move a bit upward and thus the marks......
Since i've got a written letter from the authorized MB Dealer in germany where i bought it that says that the car has not been smashed (i asked about it before i bought it), and since i've noticed several other SLK with little marks on the c-pillar im guessing that they lied me right in the face....
.So plz gimme your opinion about this and if you have any pics on c-pillar rub i'll gladly take them as evidence!
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From: Calgary, Alberta
2005 SLK 55
It's a common problem.
Have a look at this web page:
http://www.mbslk.de/flecke.htm
It's a common problem. I had the same of my SLK. The dealer added some ships and buffed out the marks. They offered to re-paint that section, but I declined as the buff job worked just fine.
http://www.mbslk.de/flecke.htm
It's a common problem. I had the same of my SLK. The dealer added some ships and buffed out the marks. They offered to re-paint that section, but I declined as the buff job worked just fine.
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From: Chandler, Arizona - USA
'02 SLK32 AMG
My 2002 SLK32 AMG had the dreaded C-pillar rub only TWO WEEKS after delivery. I caught it very early just as it was marring the clear-coat. There is a standard fix for the problem and any dealer that has serviced even a few SLKs would know about it because it's so common.
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From: Calgary, Alberta
2005 SLK 55
Amazed!!
I'm amazed that your 2002 SLK 32 has this problem. Like you said...it's been a known problem, with a known fix, for some time now. It should have been addressed at the factory!!
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
1999 SLK 230 K
Just got of the phone with the dealer and he says that he never heard of this problem before, and then he tells me that if this had been a problem he would have gotten a notice on this "problem" from the factory, wich he hase'nt....
Don't know what to do! I told him about all the other cars in germany and the U.S with the same problem but he just kept saying that he would have known about it if it had been a problem....
Ahhhhhhhhrg!
Don't know what to do! I told him about all the other cars in germany and the U.S with the same problem but he just kept saying that he would have known about it if it had been a problem....
Ahhhhhhhhrg!
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From: Calgary, Alberta
2005 SLK 55
TSB Service Alert
Have a look at TSB Service Alert No. 36. I believe that these are MB TSB's.
http://www.alldata.com/TSB/35/9935AV84.html
http://www.alldata.com/TSB/35/9935AV84.html
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From: Birmingham, AL
'99 SLK Sport Red
C-Pillar Rub
Driller-
Thanks for the info on C-Pillar rub. I bought my '99 used and just figured somethig happened to the car prior to my purchase.
Love the car and usually drive with the top down but happy to now know the cause and fix.
-A
Thanks for the info on C-Pillar rub. I bought my '99 used and just figured somethig happened to the car prior to my purchase.
Love the car and usually drive with the top down but happy to now know the cause and fix.
-A
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
1999 SLK 230 K
Thanxs again Driller!
Gonna show this to them aswell as the pics of the rub that i got! and i'm gonna e-mail MB in germany and ask if they know about this!
I'm not giving in!
Gonna show this to them aswell as the pics of the rub that i got! and i'm gonna e-mail MB in germany and ask if they know about this!
I'm not giving in!
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From: Happy Boston, MA
2002 SLK 320
So that's it!?!?!
Thanks all... I got my '02 SLK320 a few months ago and I noticed this mark two days later. Although I had attributed it to a stone or some other road debris, I still could not figure out how the aerodynamics of the car would cause a stone to hit there.
Now, thanks to you all, I have the answer!!! MB-Dealer, here I come....
Now, thanks to you all, I have the answer!!! MB-Dealer, here I come....
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From: New York City
99 SLK 230/03 CLK 2003
Re: C-Pillar Rub
Originally posted by ABotzer
Driller-
Thanks for the info on C-Pillar rub. I bought my '99 used and just figured somethig happened to the car prior to my purchase.
Love the car and usually drive with the top down but happy to now know the cause and fix.
-A
Driller-
Thanks for the info on C-Pillar rub. I bought my '99 used and just figured somethig happened to the car prior to my purchase.
Love the car and usually drive with the top down but happy to now know the cause and fix.
-A
