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El gordo escoces wrote: wrote:

.....Our days for lying underneath motors are long gone......

I wish, I've just spent several hours drilling out two broken subframe bolts, 1 bolt came out fine, 1 drilled out easily, 2 were nightmare on elm street and then some.

(this was the front mounts on the rear frame, all other bolts on the other six mounts came out with no problem}

SundanceUK wrote: wrote:

Mate at work just got rid of his SLK, new door lock - £700. window mechanism £1500 and a few other smallish jobs that needed doing meant he was going to fork out over £3500.
At least the parts for our MG's are cheap and easy to replace.

Sundance

Good job really, as they require replacing regularly...

SundanceUK wrote: wrote:

Mate at work just got rid of his SLK, new door lock - £700. window mechanism £1500 and a few other smallish jobs that needed doing meant he was going to fork out over £3500.
At least the parts for our MG's are cheap and easy to replace.

Sundance

Erm...... Are Mercs exempt from cheap s/h functional parts or summat? ffs.... I know SLK owners (hairdressers, environmentalists, male bodybuilders etc) are more used to scissors, gel and butch gyms than spanners but, looky here.... Took 30 seconds to find.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/273171212357?chn=ps&adgroupid=58814348784&rlsatarget=pla-411722232870&abcId=1133916&adtype=pla&merchantid=119094871&poi=&googleloc=1006643&device=t&campaignid=1057745162&crdt=0&ul_ref=https%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F710-134428-41853-0%252F2%253Fmpre%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%25252Fi%25252F273171212357%25253Fchn%25253Dps%2526itemid%253D273171212357%2526targetid%253D411722232870%2526device%253Dt%2526adtype%253Dpla%2526googleloc%253D1006643%2526poi%253D%2526campaignid%253D1057745162%2526adgroupid%253D58814348784%2526rlsatarget%253Dpla-411722232870%2526abcId%253D1133916%2526merchantid%253D119094871%2526gclid%253DEAIaIQobChMIhI34l8ng2gIVDZPtCh17Jwa0EAQYASABEgKSsPD_BwE%2526srcrot%253D710-134428-41853-0%2526rvr_id%253D1515262819463%2526rvr_ts%253D139a9f701630a860e135c2e4fffd74f8
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/152993178911?chn=ps&adgroupid=54713418609&rlsatarget=pla-411723798470&abcId=1133926&adtype=pla&merchantid=113594654&poi=&googleloc=1006643&device=t&campaignid=1057752920&crdt=0&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F710-134428-41853-0%252F2%253Fmpre%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%25252Fi%25252F152993178911%25253Fchn%25253Dps%2526itemid%253D152993178911%2526targetid%253D411723798470%2526device%253Dt%2526adtype%253Dpla%2526googleloc%253D1006643%2526poi%253D%2526campaignid%253D1057752920%2526adgroupid%253D54713418609%2526rlsatarget%253Dpla-411723798470%2526abcId%253D1133926%2526merchantid%253D113594654%2526gclid%253DEAIaIQobChMI3O6J7Mng2gIVRbTtCh3P4w6PEAQYAyABEgIa3PD_BwE%2526srcrot%253D710-134428-41853-0%2526rvr_id%253D1515276518172%2526rvr_ts%253D139ddca71630a9e2a6a54701fffd7dba

I'd have repaired his car for a snip under 3k or am I missing summat obvious.....

Yes the 2010 model I looked at was black...on ebay I searched slk door..I think for £200 you can get nearly the full door...in the correct colour...there's plenty of reasonable parts....this ad was for a 2013 door..not over the top price wi


I've just stripped and repaired a merc 10ltr straight 6 for less money than Sundances mate forked out for his repairs


Our company deals with Dronfield independent merc specialists..I've been to there premises some years back..impressive stock

I have a 2007 SLK 350 and to be honest the parts are generally cheaper than for my TF135 if you shop wisely.

Full suspension rebuild, new shocks and springs front and rear (bilstons) £350

Front disks (335mm, vented and drilled) £30 each (Brembo)

Goodyear Eagle F1 tires £105 each

However there is a lot to go wrong!

Also big risk when buying V6 engines due to manufacturing defect, so buy carefully!

Ok, slightly more than a week spent, but I are be mostly:

Changing the brake discs,
Fitting new pads,
Changing brake fluid,
Bleed. Brakes,
Rear nipple off (Hesketh's not mine....)
Strip rear calipers,
Fit new outer seals,
Re-bleed brakes,
Paint touch up on calipers (yes brake fluid really takes the paint off)
Swapping out alternator,
Fitting new connector on alternator cable,
New IACV,
New MAP sensor,
Repair to loom at ECU connector,
Track for end,
Steering rack gaiters,
Carpets out,
Seats out,
New battery,
Remove moss growing inside of footwell and other semi-sentient life from inside roof.
Adjusted passenger window,
Discovered sidewall damage to front nearside tyre,
Discovered that clutch is almost at the rivets,

Cried a while....

Used:
2 packs of plasters,
Super Glue (skin back together on knuckle mine),
Gallons of penetrating oil,
All my patience and some,
Lots of bad language,
A lot of tea,

Contemplated:
Drink,
Smoking,
Bringing an end to my suffering,
The true Zen state of mind needed for MG ownership...

Still to do:
Oil change,
Tyre change,
Clutch,
Timing belt,
Vvc belt,
Wiper blades.


Go for MOT


There are photos, but I will need a lengthy session with counselor before I am able to look at them again! Maybe on next post....


I should have prefixed this post with the assertion that prior to all the above, my MOT expectations were:

Wiper blades, and top up screen wash... A five minute job... Hmmmm

All i have done this week is buy it 4 new tires and a waterproof hat as my garage is currently filled with a fiat spider.

Flat spider? It must be huge... How did you flatten it? I used to get some big hairy ones in the workshop, but never so big I couldn't get the car in

Well taxed it yesterday...drove it on the drive..if weather is fine tomorrow...will drive to work and get tracking done...price some new tyres ....

g7nbp wrote: wrote:

Flat spider? It must be huge... How did you flatten it? I used to get some big hairy ones in the workshop, but never so big I couldn't get the car in

Haha! Its pretty big and green. Not hairy though, even though its Italian

All this talk of flat spiders, reminded me of when I moved into this place, the 4 car garage was a spider city!
So before I moved anything in, I gotta 3 pack of bug bombs (usually enough to kill all the insects in a large house) I pulled the pins on all 3 and shut the garage door.
Whilst waiting for the toxic armageddon to do its thing, I was amazed at how many refugee spiders came scurrying out from the gaps above and below the door!
Obviously, they knew their way out, of course, they all got a whack on the head for their trouble....thereby becoming flat spiders. There were 100s of the bastards running out, and after it came time to open the doors and the toxic cloud had dispersed, I could not believe how many dead spiders (big ugly buggers) were there, quite a few very sick ones too. They had all come outta their hiding places trying to escape.
So after I had given the coup de gras to the survivors, I the swept the bodies out with a large broom.

The saga continues....

Today's plan is a walk over to ecp to pick up some oil and some OAT (it wasn't on my list but may as well) and generally abuse the credit cards on other shiny stuff that brings out my inner magpie instincts, then lying in the relative shade of Hesketh who is currently on high lift axle stands with a cup of really strong tea, and a fresh pack of plasters....

By the way, if you are planning any mg DIY this weekend, ecp https://www.eurocarparts.com have up to 50% off with promo code MAY60 until midnight Monday. .. 35% on oil, hence my walking 2 miles rather than a few hundred yards....

More later...