[R129 SL] Hardtop compatibility

[Victor R. Lopez]

Thanks Mark I'll try that next if the other doesnt work.

Mark Howard <mark at fstmarketing.com> wrote:I have the same problem. I have to manually remove the hardtop with the special hardtop tool. It goes back on fine!


Mark



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From: "Victor R. Lopez" <vrlopez254 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: SL Mailing List <r129list at mbcoupes.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 07:27:57 -0800 (PST)
To: <cliffv8 at btinternet.com>, SL Mailing List <r129list at mbcoupes.com>
Subject: RE: [R129 SL] Hardtop compatibility

Thanks Cliff, I've tried that already. In fact I've even danced around the vehicle on one foot chanting, and it still dosent work. 
thanks
Victor

Clifton Richardson <cliffv8 at btinternet.com> wrote:
Victor,

I have experienced this problem and I found that driving the car around the block then trying again solved my problem!

Regards Cliff

UK


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From: r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Victor R. Lopez
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 07:06
To: SL Mailing List
Subject: Re: [R129 SL] Hardtop compatibility

Gentelmen
I hate to jump in the middle of this tread. I have a 1999 sl500 sport. Today the weather report said no rain for at least two weeks. I currently have the hard top on and was going to remove it. When pulling the switch back to un-due the top, the switch blinks, but nothing else happens. When pushing the switch forward the hard top seems to pull down tighter.I unplugged the rear defroster thinking that it may have something to do with the hard top not coming undone, but it didnt make a difference. Any help would be great.
thanks in advance
Victor 

CQRT at aol.com wrote:
>From what I've read on other forums, ALL tops fit ALL 129 cars between the years of 1990 and 2002-- albeit that those prior to 94 reportedly require some "minor adjustments" . . . the specific nature of said "tweaking" unspecified-- but presumably involving the latching mechanisms.

I can tell you however, than my 92 and 99 appear to my eye to be virtually identical.
 
Regards-
 
CQRT in AZ
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