Knowing dealers they will probably want to charge you an hour of labor for a diagnosis fee to tell you how kind it will cost
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 9, 2022, at 12:50 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Probably. > > I’ll get a quote just for grins. > > -D > >> On Jul 9, 2022, at 1:32 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I would think the dealer would charge an arm and a leg to do it. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Jul 9, 2022, at 12:23 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I was thinking about that as well, or seeing if Robert (the upholstery >>> shop owner) would just let me do it there. >>> >>> -D >>> >>>>> On Jul 9, 2022, at 12:52 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Can’t you have the headliner removed then do the work yourself then take >>>> it back to replace the headliner? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>>> On Jul 9, 2022, at 11:40 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The ML550 sunroof has been non-functional since I bought it. I knew this >>>>> at the time, so no surprise. Not a big deal to me, but today more out of >>>>> curiosity than anything else I tore into it. >>>>> >>>>> Found the motor unplugged. Hmm. >>>>> >>>>> Plugged it in, tried to operate it. It tried to move, but wouldn’t go >>>>> full travel or close completely. Found some plastic pieces in the tracks, >>>>> not good. When it did move it was crooked in the opening, which also >>>>> wasn’t good. >>>>> >>>>> Used the manual crank on the motor to get everything back in place and >>>>> then went inside to do some research. >>>>> >>>>> Seems that the Webasto sunroof on these is a one-piece setup, much of >>>>> which is plastic (grr.) The plastic wears and is subject to lots of heat >>>>> in the roof, so it ages and gets brittle and breaks up. Only fix - $900 >>>>> part that requires removal of the headliner to replace. Bummer. >>>>> >>>>> However, I was planning on replacing the headliner, and my upholstery guy >>>>> is right up the street from the stealership and does a lot of work for >>>>> them. I may see if I can coordinate something between the two so he can >>>>> take the headliner out, run the car down to the dealer where they can >>>>> replace the mechanism and get things working, then take it back so >>>>> upholstery guy can finish the work. >>>>> >>>>> While it would still be expensive, probably over $1,000 at the dealer >>>>> alone, it would end up being a lot cheaper as I wouldn’t have to pay them >>>>> to R&R the headliner. >>>>> >>>>> I gotta think about this. >>>>> >>>>> -D >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://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 >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://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 >> > _______________________________________ > http://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 > _______________________________________ http://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
