I Fixed The Broken Convertible Roof On My $100,000 Mercedes Benz

[@23RD]

This was my dream car at one point, back when I first started working my boss bought one, pops and I had to pull the rear end and line up the frame, getting that top to work right was a nightmare. After that i no longer dreamed of them 😂

[@23RD]

Good job on the repair sir 🫡

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

I CANT IMAGINE trying to line line up the rear end on this car… WAY too many moving parts/ hydraulics/vacuum lines. Sure sounds like a nightmare

[@23RD]

@@Haydenschreiermk2 sure is a nightmare, one tiny little bump or something as it’s closing and it just resets 😂

[@mino4377]

I miss the golf r build

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

Waiting one last part thats on backorder!!! Super annoying!

[@ems324]

Excellent Job with the Mercedes convertible !!! I love all your videos.

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

Thank you very much!

[@franksaladino]

Starting to blend into the Floridian crowd now with the convertible benz 🤣🤣🔥🔥

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

Muahahah

[@robertzoboski3254]

Excellent visual instruction, very professional video, more please🙂

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

i got you!

[@MarcRodriguezC9]

Nice SL

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

Thank you fam

[@fedup3449]

I had exactly the same problem about 10 yrs. ago. I simply cut a small metal plate about 1.5mm thick and put it underneath the teeth block, which basically raised the teeth up to fit more snugly in the gear cog. It worked perfectly and still does. That cost me approx. zero.

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

haha thats epic!

[@fedup3449]

@@Haydenschreiermk2 Thanks mate. PS - I wasn't trying to be cocky. Just trying to say how I solved the problem in front of me. Have a good one!

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

@@fedup3449 i never thought you were cocky! thats thinking outside the box! thank you for sharing!

[@juliusburnsworth2257]

⁠@@fedup3449hey bro, same issue here! Can I ask you more details about your solution, was about to try the fixing Hayden shows in the video (thanx dude super well made btw) but if I can get it done by your simpler “out of the box” add on that would be a blast! Can you get in touch with me? :) thanks again!!

[@fedup3449]

@@juliusburnsworth2257 If you open up the padel area you'll see an aluminium bar with teeth. Those teeth have lost a few microns of depth with use. Just remove that bar and put a thin wedge underneath it so as to raise the teeth. Now they will engage with the cog once more. Simple.

[@1972Fury]

Great video, excellent job explaining the procedure!

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

Glad it was helpful!

[@NONALFrance]

Very interesting but could you sslowdown explanations please to feel a little bit more confortable for other countrys. Thank you very much for your job!

[@peacefullyforever]

Sorry but how do you tighten a flap on a W208 aka 2001 CLK320 convertible? This video was perfect btw:) Great work!

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

that im not sure. all my info that would be helpful ive included in the video!

[@JimBilly-v5p]

Now back to the Golf R please

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

Haha these stupid parts are backordered!

[@MC-qc9gp]

Don't you think you should be concentrating on the Golf R? What's happening with It, given up because the rear end is bent?

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

Im waiting on the last of the parts to come in.. its on backorder

[@23RD]

The Golf R rear end is about to be looking factory 😉

[@MC-qc9gp]

@@23RD After it's been pulled and aligned on a chassis jig. No parts required to show how that rear deck will be flattened

[@Wennoworks]

What watch is that it looks lit

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

haha its an apple watch with a gold band and cover on it

[@hot88s23]

I probably see this in my future, as I just got an '05.

[@chrisolson5071]

Mine says partition isnt closed but it is an the top wont open ? Any ideas

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

yes more than likely the "soft close" feature on your car is broken and the trunk doesnt think it is closed when it is. people slam it to close it and then it works, which typically breaks the parts that you saw me replace. otherwise theres a possibility that the partition needs to be opened and closed and made sure its fully seated, you can also check if it is getting a signal

[@robg7476]

What's the part number

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/2307500111.htm?pn=230-750-01-11-M22

[@robg7476]

@HaydenSchreier Thanks Hayden! both of mine are hanging real loose so hopefully that's the problem. I just finished putting coilovers on it to get rid of that ABC system

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

if you have the orginal factory ones then yes its most likely the problem as i believe they were made of plastic and these are now metal. check and see what you have on. if they are metal than you might just need to reset the teeth in it and tighten it

[@robg7476]

@@Haydenschreiermk2 Thanks for the advice.

[@edie7423]

Help me fix mine

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

whats wrong with it?

[@RyTheBattleCry]

Buddy it’s not 100,000 any more more like 9💀

[@Haydenschreiermk2]

$90,000?

[@RyTheBattleCry]

@@Haydenschreiermk2 try 9,000 Depending on condition top sellers rn like at Mecum auction have gone to 20-30,000 but those are in crazy nice condition with 20,000 miles I got mine for 24,000 with 30,000 miles It is crazy after MSRP in 2003 it was 115,000 with calculating the inflation over 20 years it would have been 188,000 USD today But it’s a depreciating asset crazy to think you would have had to have the equivalence of 200,000 dollars in 2003 but now it’s around 10,000