Mercedes R230 SL55 roof stuck - how to fix+tips on avoiding problems. Error B1263-001.

[@NapaStunts]

Nice video! Im a proud owner of a custom r171+r107 chassis swap. I've been watching a lot of your videos for restoration tips! really appreciate it

[@yolo-cars]

Mike, thank you for this video! It's very educational especially for those R230 owners like me who don't know these cars well. Please keep doing these videos! 👍

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Thank you. My hope is that these videos will enable people to fix and service their own R230's and not be intimidated by the complexity of these cars. Mike

[@mattmay2173]

Great video Mike. I have the creador tool. It’s pretty good and enables you to do rodeo mode etc

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Hi - that is interesting. Do you remember what you paid for it and where you got it? Mike

[@mattmay2173]

@@MikesMercsandothercars I paid £90 for it from ebay.

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

@@mattmay2173 Thanks for that - good to know if and when I get round to doing a review. Mike

[@cav4290]

Please do the BCM fuse modification!

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Hi...you will be the first to know when I have come up with my alternative the the existing BCM. Ideally I'd like to replace the consumer battery with a lithium battery...and build a modified BCM. Who knows, maybe that degree in electronic engineering will come in handy after all...Mike

[@cav4290]

@@MikesMercsandothercars In the meantime you can simply add an inline fuse. I have done it already.

[@BobBenz55]

😂😂😂R230 fragile car ….and i have the V12 version 😢😂

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Thanks for your comment - In a strange sort of way, I think the biggest problem with the R230 is that people don't really see it as a 'super' car like a Lambo, Ferrari, McLaren or Porsche etc. After 20 years when things go wrong on these super complicated (revolutionary at the time) systems like SBC, ABC and Vario roof etc people that the car is unreliable compared to say the R107...or some of the other Merc work horses. However...if you compared the cost/reliability of say the Ferrari California folding top...or the McLaren hydraulic suspension, I think that would be a more realistic comparison. With a Ferrari, you (almost) expect it to break and to cost a fortune when it does. With a Merc, you bought for sub £20k, you expect it to be reliable...and cheaper to fix. You and I know that is not the case! Mike

[@yolo-cars]

@@MikesMercsandothercars I think also the problem is these cars when they were new they were serviced at Mercedes dealerships only, therefore the knowledge base only started to accumulate when second and third etc owners got these cars with expired warranty and started to DIY things. I think more cheaper Benzes like C63 may have bigger knowledge base compared to these R230 cars and similar ones.

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

@@yolo-cars Yes - people sometimes forget how technologically advanced the R230 was when it first came out.....and expensive! What is classed as a 'negative' today (SBC and ABC etc) was a technological advancement in its day. Mike