having to loosen the control is perfectly normal and you should be happy about that. otherwise you would be looking at control arm bushings. every one ive ever done that had good bushing had to be loosened.

Thats what i was going to say is how much is your time worth but good on him for doing it anyhow

Yeah tbf that does help 🤣

Bro it’s a grinder and a drill, no workshop or even really any skill was needed here

​@@StealthyNetwork my apologies I thought it was a drillpress😂😂😂

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Thank you!

@@jacksonsparks868 tell me about it!

Yes we did, my bodywork guy advised it would be okay providing I removed enough of the rust with the grinding wheel. 2 years on and everything is still okay. I had never heard of ospho but it looks like a good product. Good luck on your e320 project!! Love those cars

@@COLD-START ok. Glad to hear all's going good after 2 years

Hi Peter, thank you for your question! Wow, you really are a fan of the SLK. Which was your favourite spec? If they were all slk230s from what I understand the standard and AMG trim models are mechanically the same, depending on the year where a small 5 horsepower bump was provided to the engine due to the magnetic pulley being removed from the supercharger in 2000 and being replaced with a boost bypass valve. The brabus has a smaller pulley, wider exhaust, and possibly upgraded intercooler allowing more power production on the 230 engine. Here's where I found the exact stats. forums.mbclub.co.uk/threads/brabus-k1-tuning.56612/ Hope this helps. Arun

Local official mercedes dealer was normally cheapest, just get in contact with their parts guys and they will help you find the correct bits. If they are un-available from there, eBay, autodoc for new or breakers yard for second had used parts. Hope this helps!

@@COLD-STARTthanks load

I fear you maybe right 😣

Hi, for sure you can, and that was my original intention. But once I had seen how the was no bracket left on the wing , and the amount of filler I'd need around the arches I concluded new wings were more time efficient (I think I mentioned how much they cost me in ep2). As my car body was also missing the bracket I wanted to remove as many unknowns as possible so the fitment when I put it all back together would still be somewhat reasonable. If your car still has the brackets on the body, you can make a cardboard template and weld fresh metal onto any good remaining metal on the wing.Then hammer it to the right angle and drill the holes to meet her body bracket. If you just have surface rust around the arch you can check out the episode where I sand back and use filler on the rear arches. Thanks for your comment and I hope this helps.

@@COLD-START thank you so much for your answer,mate.I'am starting a work on my Slk soon,hence the question.Unfirtunately no shelter,so work progress based on a weather forecast😔

Thank you for watching! I am glad you enjoyed! 😁

Hopefully in the next few months!

Been daily driving is for over a year now!!!! Review is coming! 😁

Yes, the paint is not a true match, with the rest of the car being duller. I did paint in the mercedes brilliant silver paint code which is what it came from the factory. I have not yet polished the untouched panels which I imagine makes this discrepancy worse. The only way to get a true match would to be paint the whole car in one go. As I did not have the compressor size, facilities or time for this I had to settle for a touch up. Thanks!

Wrapping the car with vinyl would be an idea for another episode @@COLD-START

I am afraid I can't help with that :( but best of luck and hope my video helped somewhat!

Hi, I am afraid the body kit came with the car. I did have a quick search to find a value, but the only parts I could find were sold a while back. It is called BRABUS R170 body kit. Good luck!

Thank you! I love the AMG body kit and rims on the 230!

Gearbox just wanted some lovin 🥰🤗

Thank you, much appreciated! Plenty of small niggly problems left on this car to document!