[R129 SL] TOP PROBLEM

[Jeffrey Cogan]

Thank you.



Jeffrey






>From: "Phil Carbone" <philcarbone55 at comcast.net>

>Reply-To: SL Mailing List <r129list at mbcoupes.com>

>To: <jeffrey at jeffreycogan.com>,"SL Mailing List" <r129list at mbcoupes.com>

>Subject: Re: [R129 SL] TOP PROBLEM

>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:02:40 -0500

>

>Pick up a copy of the MB club magazine, the Star and check out the ads for 

>parts recyclers.

>

>Phil Carbone

>1997 SL600

>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Cogan" 

><jeffreycogan at hotmail.com>

>To: <r129list at mbcoupes.com>

>Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:34 PM

>Subject: Re: [R129 SL] TOP PROBLEM

>

>

>>Have a 1995 SL320 and both pistons in the roof above the windshield are

>>broken as apparently I put the roof on crooked.  My mechanic friend says 

>>he

>>cannot find the part.  Does anyone know a good resource to obtain parts?

>>either a salvage yard, a store that sells reconditioned or anything else.

>>

>>

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>>

>>Jeffrey

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>>>From: Paul Samarin <pauls at sbcglobal.net>

>>>Reply-To: SL Mailing List <r129list at mbcoupes.com>

>>>To: SL Mailing List <r129list at mbcoupes.com>

>>>Subject: Re: [R129 SL] TOP PROBLEM

>>>Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:23:10 -0700

>>>

>>>Had a similar problem, sort of.  After running through open and close

>>>manually a couple of times...I think it was part manual and part

>>>electrical, and probably a more complete automatic cycle with each

>>>run-through, it eventually just worked correctly...corrected itself,

>>>sorta.

>>>

>>>It still has a small glitch upon closing.  It'll get all the way to

>>>dropping the top onto the top of the windshield then stop.  I then 

>>>release

>>>the switch, squeeze the top down closer to the windscreen,  and then

>>>reactivate the switch.  It grabs the top and pulls and  latches it and 

>>>then

>>>completes the cycle.  Very small irritant, but it  didn't cost me 

>>>anything

>>>to get it that far and I'm living with it.

>>>

>>>Paul

>>>'90 500 sl

>>>

>>>

>>>On Jun 19, 2007, at 2:00 PM, william hughes wrote:

>>>

>>>>SUDDENLY MY TOP WON'T GO DOWN.

>>>>PULLED THE SWITCH, THE WINDOWS WENT DOEN AND THE

>>>>BACK LATCHES RELEASE THEN IT QUIT.

>>>>PUT IT DOWN MANUALLY - TRIED TO PUT IT UP AND NO

>>>>RESPONSE

>>>>WILL APPRECIATE ANY HELP

>>>>REGARDS,

>>>>BILL

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>>>>R129 SL Mailing List

>>>

>>>Paul Samarin

>>>pauls at sbcglobal.net

>>>

>>>

>>>

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