I wrapped ours with carbon fibre wrap, quick simple and looks great.

I had great trouble in removing old ones,a lot of the little brackets broke off. However after some thought I did a great fix using velcro patches. The only difficulty is obtaining a flat surface,because outer edges are 3 mm higher, but again this is easily resolved by superglue rubber sheet of 3mm thickness before afixing velcro. Job done looks great and very secure upto at least 100 mph

Nicely done! Just FYI, Mercedes recommends using a small piece of sticky butyl tape under the top section to help hold it in place once fitted, and keep the fast moving air and dirt from getting under it.

They're looking great now. Very satisfying fix! Great upload

My 2006 SLK350 is the same color and has the same problem. It has 103K miles on it, and still looks pretty awesome IMO. Thanks for this video as I was considering painting those strips. I had no idea that I could just replace them.

Great and beautiful fix, you made it look simple Mr. Simon.

After coming across your video, I ordered up a pair, £115 for the pair. Changed within an hour. What a difference, as new again 😊

Thanks for posting this!! I have the EXACT same issue on my R230, so this is great info!!

So glad I stumbled across this. How did you get the vario roof to stop half way through?

The marks are where they rub on the carpet when the roofs down. There are two types (the newer has a revised backing plate - be sure to get the right version for the car)

Thanks for your video. The better way would be to show the installation slowly in your video. Greetings from Germany!

Nice fix with much improved cosmetic appearance.

just recently bought these two guys for my R230

Great job and information just purchase ,need to replace windows trim

Need to do the same with my R230

Thank you from LA

Looks good mate a small change with a real improvement. Cheers from mydailylambo

That is the common problem slk has! I just asked the shop to vinyl wrap it. It looks amazing and cheap.

Can you tell me how l can get hold of a Mercedes xentry module with cable and without laptop. A quick video on how to purchas and set up would be great. Good to see Aussie content on KZfaq thanks.

Can you post a link to order them please?

My sl55amg had exactly the same problem.

Mine need doing...Im thinking wrapping is easier...you need a better light !

I had that same issue with my car I just polished and cleaned it back like before

Have exactly the same problem

Hi, MGUY. I have to say thanks a lot to your information sharing, May I ask where did you get the parts ? I have a R-171 200K 2005.

How do you keep the roof half open? I can't even keep it open for long enough to get a clamp in place as it automatically closes when I stop half way

Hi, regarding the clamp that holds the roof. Isn't it the roof will auto shut by itself after certain of time after beep sound ? How u make it stays there without auto shut ?

Hi, is there a place I can buy replacements that won't bankrupt me. I had no idea you could do this, thanks for the video.

Great video where can you buy this?

My 2008 SLK-55 AMG has not done that at all, I guess it depends how well you look after your car....

Just done mine bloody frustrating. Couldn't get them to sit right for an hour. Banging my head against a wall pulling on my testicles. Then all of a sudden they just slipped in perfectly. Bastards

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6 minutes of crap....didn't show how you took it off or put it on. Great job mate!

The more EVs the more battery fires

Next turn it into an EV and save our planet.

Your mistake was buying Mercedes.

How fix the front column panell? (for slk r172)