SLK 350 convertible top leak fix

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Maintainers Garage

2 жыл бұрын

Wifey's car starting leaking water at the top! Took a little doing, but the fix was easy after I spent a little time playing with something that was suppose to be there!
Hope this helps you if you find yourself in a leaky top situation!

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@user-kv4hg2vw2f
@user-kv4hg2vw2f Жыл бұрын
I had the exact same issues at the same point! After watching ur video, I removed the same thing in the rubber tube by a hanger. I am waiting a rainy day to check it up! I hope it will be fixed ;) Thank you so much for ur video!!
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage Жыл бұрын
Good luck!!
@TripleB101
@TripleB101 10 ай бұрын
Had the same thing happen during carwash on my SLK 350 gonna check this all out thanks for the info!!
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 10 ай бұрын
Welcome and i added another video adjusting the roof as a fix as well!
@dorichardtran598
@dorichardtran598 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, buddy! Very helpful & a quick fix🙂
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage Жыл бұрын
You are welcome and thank you!
@truemaster6241
@truemaster6241 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks... had the same problem yesterday and i have managed to fix it the way you did :)
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent glad it worked!
@petesimon2290
@petesimon2290 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks got the same problem. I will try this right away!
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 2 жыл бұрын
Good luck, I hope it fixes your problem!
@mercedesr5145
@mercedesr5145 2 жыл бұрын
Hello. I clean and condition the seal between the roof top and windshield. Also I oiled/grease the roof locks, but now it seems that it’s not locking correctly. Before it was fine. I had to clean my channels, because a little water will drip. It was clog. I would appreciate your advice and help. Love your channel. Mercedes
@totonno93
@totonno93 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I write from Italy. I will try with this method.
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage Жыл бұрын
Good luck!
@lorenzomicchia8881
@lorenzomicchia8881 10 ай бұрын
Here I am too, same exact problem, same spot, only the colour changes 🤣. The only different thing I've noticed is that water collects (and not a little either) somewhere in the roof and when I brake hard I literally get a bucket of water on me, wetting the armrest and steering wheel. Sometimes even after 4 or 5 hard braking it continues to drip heavily. I hardly leave it in the rain and when I wash it I carefully avoid wetting the roof on the left side. Now I'll try over the weekend to do all these checks... fingers crossed!
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 10 ай бұрын
I am uploading a new video right now showing another fix. The leak started again on my wife's car, hope 1 of them help and you can get it fixed! Yes it is ANNOYING!!!
@Sadovnik09
@Sadovnik09 2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I have the same problem, leaking on driver side in heavy rain, when the car is standing still I'll try it on this week and come back with results :) Thank you!
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome! Good luck!
@stuartlawsonbeattie1411
@stuartlawsonbeattie1411 Жыл бұрын
my pal has an E Class 350 can I ask where the little tube came from? was it where the pillar meets the bonnet or was it nearer the bottom sills? a garage has quoted him £600 for replacement of the roof sills, I hope I can give him a nice surprise? thanks, great video 😉
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage Жыл бұрын
It was about 2/3 way down the seal near the door
@stuartlawsonbeattie1411
@stuartlawsonbeattie1411 Жыл бұрын
@@maintainersgarage Wow cheers for the quick reply!!!! Superb show thank you again.
@terrimast5411
@terrimast5411 8 ай бұрын
I have had my 2012 350 SLK for at least 10 yrs and it started leaking 8 yrs ago. I took it to Mercedes many times and they could not fix it. They said buy a new car. I am a 68 yr old lady and I want to try what you did in this video. What was the name of the product you cleaned it with and did you just clean it all along the tubing? Finally what was that greaser called and I assume you did the same process as the cleaning. Thx, Terri
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 8 ай бұрын
Simple green or any soap is ok for cleaning. NAPA sil-glyde is the grease i used. Also, i made another video adjusting the roof arms to fix the leak
@JoachimPetersson
@JoachimPetersson 9 ай бұрын
I need to try this on my Peugeot 206cc cab. Having problem when it's rain. So the seat always get wet. And my car leaks on same spot i think.
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 9 ай бұрын
Hope it fixes your leak!
@guamolarsson
@guamolarsson Жыл бұрын
Hello!!! I got that problem on my car I got the glyde but what's the green liquid in the bottle I can hear it's a 50% water and the rest? And how often do you re apply the lube? Thanks
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage Жыл бұрын
Not sure what green liquid is, should be whatever it's made up of. I reapply every year
@eltondeguara7849
@eltondeguara7849 Жыл бұрын
Good morning can i use crc silicone grease?i think that is the same but different brand
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage Жыл бұрын
Yes you can!
@vagragousis1600
@vagragousis1600 Жыл бұрын
Happy wife happy life 😊
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage Жыл бұрын
Tru dat!
@drewprof
@drewprof 2 жыл бұрын
I have the same exact problem with my SLK. I have tried the Mercedes recommended rubber lube but that didn't work. I will try your cream... on the car of course.
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 2 жыл бұрын
Good luck... My cream has lots of uses, but not all uses are recommended!! Let me know how it goes
@drewprof
@drewprof 2 жыл бұрын
@@maintainersgarage Already ordered through Amazon, let's hope it does the trick. This has kept me from daily driving the SLK. It needs a life outside the garage.
@drewprof
@drewprof 2 жыл бұрын
@@maintainersgarage I just finished applying the same product on the SLK. Water test tomorrow!
@premium2554
@premium2554 Жыл бұрын
@@drewprof any news?
@drewprof
@drewprof Жыл бұрын
@@premium2554 It seemed to have worked on one side of the car but not the other. The driver side was dry after a major rain by the passenger side had a leak somewhere along the seal and foot well got wet.
@jandvorak6224
@jandvorak6224 2 жыл бұрын
The same thing is happening to me, I also have the same slk, and the same defect, I am from the Czech Republic.
@jandvorak6224
@jandvorak6224 2 жыл бұрын
I'll do the same as you, but won't the rubber bands sticking out from be missing? Thanks for the video.
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 2 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps! What rubber bands?
@sonnymao9461
@sonnymao9461 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Maybe shorter videos and straight to the fix in the future?
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage Жыл бұрын
Maybe, but then how will you know about my winning personality 😂
@drewprof
@drewprof 10 ай бұрын
@@maintainersgarage 😁
@craigfishcake2543
@craigfishcake2543 4 ай бұрын
So the fix is lubing the seals? I don't see how that is a lasting fix because it must be excess lube residue stopping water getting in. In other words, the seals don't seal, the lube does. Anyway, thanks. Seems like they all have the same problem.
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 4 ай бұрын
It sis fix my wife's car for about 10 months or so. And i wiped up all the excess lube. I made a part 2 where i adjusted the convertible top
@funkingitup1805
@funkingitup1805 2 жыл бұрын
Try shaving your head and face, man. You'll look stronger and a decade younger.
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 2 жыл бұрын
I got married to not worry about how I look!! And I feel 27 all the time, my body just tells me otherwise!!
@pedazodetorpedo
@pedazodetorpedo Жыл бұрын
I'm going to try this on my hardtop but I fear the rubber has degraded and there's no longer a good seal. It only started leaking after two weeks of very cold weather and the whole car was encased in two inches of frost, so I think that's just shrunk the rubber.
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage Жыл бұрын
Hope the lube can recondition the seal!
@paulsimin-gv6jj
@paulsimin-gv6jj Жыл бұрын
ok im going now thanks for getting to ....i dont know quickly ...im gone
@rasA35
@rasA35 Жыл бұрын
I have this same problem in my E class converteible 2012. I have soft top but this same place is leak... i will check this rubber and rain road
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage Жыл бұрын
Good luck hope this helps!
@roybush1
@roybush1 11 ай бұрын
How did u solve this leak ? My e350 2013 has the same problem
@paulsimin-gv6jj
@paulsimin-gv6jj Жыл бұрын
not interested in the conditions etc but please get on with what you state in the heading !
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback
@mercedesr5145
@mercedesr5145 2 жыл бұрын
Hello. I clean and condition the seal between the roof top and windshield. Also I oiled/grease the roof locks, but now it seems that it’s not locking correctly. Before it was fine. I had to clean my channels, because a little water will drip. It was clog. I would appreciate your advice and help. Love your channel. Mercedes
@maintainersgarage
@maintainersgarage 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback. I would check the locks to see if you might have closed them or if they got misaligned
@mercedesr5145
@mercedesr5145 2 жыл бұрын
@@maintainersgarage Thank you for the information. Now I’m going to see, if I can do it myself. Keep making those videos. Mercedes. Yes that is my name. 😂😂😂
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