[R129 SL] How do I adjust the vertical felt window seal on my SL500?

[Rob Vonderhaar]

Mark,
The only thing I'd add to Jan's good advice: I've always been told that window adjustments are supposed to be made with the hardtop on. Then you adjust the soft top to the windows.

Sounds a lot easier in theory than in practice, however: When I bought my R129 back in 1995, I had two different dealers try several times to adjust the windows and soft top to eliminate the wind noise from that same area (upper portion of the rear side of the window). Although it helped, they were never able to fully solve the problem, and 15 years later I still have some wind noise and water leakage when I wash the car.

So if you're able to really fix yours, I eagerly look forward to hearing the secret -- I'd love to get rid of the noise once and for all!

Rob

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-----Original Message-----
From: j.kuylaars at kpnplanet.nl [j.kuylaars at kpnplanet.nl]
Received: 6/6/10 10:40 AM
To: Victor R. Lopez [r129list at mbcoupes.com]
Subject: Re: [R129 SL] How do I adjust the vertical felt window seal on my SL500?

You only can adjust the sidewindow.take off the plastic lower cover on the outside of the door,than you see two holes and you must use a pipewrench to adjust the window to the inside or the outside off the car.if you need to adjust the window forwards to the windshield you must take off the cover from the inside of the door and turn loose the bolts where the window is fit on the sliderrail.
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