Yes. On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 5:14 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Because I’m stuck inside with little or nothing to do, I have been messing > with the sunroof on the ML550 in an attempt to get it adjusted so it > doesn’t make any wind noise. And yes, I’ve looked up the adjustment > procedure in the WIS, but setting it up the way they say with 1 mm > projecting up on the trailing edge still produces wind noise at highway > speeds. It’s not loud or bad, just annoying (to me). This requires removal > of the dome light assembly from the headliner, which isn’t a big deal, but…. > > The 2008 plastic is brittle so this time both of the front retaining > spring mounting tabs broke off, dang it. What was weird was that since they > broke off, when I tried putting it back in place it wouldn’t stay up in the > headliner, but a cursory inspection didn’t show that anything was missing. > Grrr. To add insult to injury, while trying to pry it out I stuck a finger > through the little plastic grille molded into one side of the assembly. > > I found the bits from one of the retaining spring mounts, so that’s > currently taped in place with a goodly amount of JB weld slathered on it. > I’ll probably go back and put something on the back of the plastic to > reinforce it once it’s set up and secured. At least this way I can have the > thing stay in place until I get a replacement. Thank goodness there are a > bunch of them on eBay for around $100, which is a deal considering that a > new one is upwards of $600, even from Covington. > > Someone was messing with the covers and stuff around the rear view mirror > at some point in the past, as the plastic covers that extend out from the > dome light assembly to the rear view mirror are pretty much either missing > or in pieces. Granted, they’re exposed to the sun where they’re located, so > it’s not surprising that just touching them causes them to shatter in a > million pieces. Expecting this, I have new replacements on the shelf. Since > I’ve got a headliner replacement in the near future I was sure these would > get destroyed in the process of removal. > > So I found a decent replacement on eBay with all the clips intact and in > good cosmetic shape that I’ve made an offer on. We’ll see what comes of > that. > > In the meantime I’ll do my best to make do with what I’ve got so I have > dome lights. > > Maybe I should stop while I’m ahead… > > -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
