One of the trunk lid springs on the 450SLC was not working (one end was not in it's slot), and it would almost, but not quite, hold the lid open. Perhaps you coud disconnect one side, and see what happens?
The ither option is to find springs from the same type car that the aluminum lid came from and replace yours. On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 5:42 PM, David Bruckmann < bruckma...@transcontinental.ca> wrote: > I take it the springs can't just be moved to a different position on the > arms to change the tension (like the hood springs on 115/123?) > > Wilton wrote: > > > >Yep; old one is steel; "new" one is AL. Gonna hafta add some weight to > >underside of "new" one - a pity to haul the extra weight, but I can't have > >it opening so violently with SWMBO or anybody else. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- OK Don 2001 ML320 2012 Passat TDI DSG 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
