things wrong with my new forfour

[CrazyG]

Agreed....as looking at 300 it appears to be just a Brab replacement
sleeve and gaiter. Nothing showing of a button 'cover' or allen key.

What you got mr singh appears to be 40 as it shows the button
or at least the button cover.

So mr singh what colour is the 'inner' button that you broke..
green by any chance ?.....a picture would be so helpful.

The Mitsi handbrake 'cover' button can be bought off ebay for
what seems a grossly overpriced amount; even with free delivery;
for £17.99  ...but at that price it should include free delivery.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/262186491704?lpid=122&chn=ps&googleloc=9046102&poi=&campaignid=207297426&device=c&adgroupid=13585920426&rlsatarget=aud-133395220626%3Apla-146652033186&adtype=pla&crdt=0

[mr singh]

The inner button is black...

And im pretty sure i saw the picture on Mercedes parts screen and the only option for my car was part 300. The other 2 were grayed out.

Ill take a picture when i get time... Moving to our new duel franchise site is a real pain in the backside! Moving tools... Sorting out tools out i our new tool boxes... Arranging somewhere to store out old tool boxes... Working round others as there are 8 ramps and there are more than 8 jag and land rover lads in the workshop...

[mr singh]

got a free 2 seconds to myself so i took some pictures...







as you can see the button is silver BUT the inside is black... and the new one confirms that the silver part is only a cover that sticks on

[CrazyG]

That cover/button looks exactly like the one in the
link I posted above.....namely
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/262186491704?lpid=122&chn=ps&googleloc=9046102&poi=&campaignid=207297426&device=c&adgroupid=13585920426&rlsatarget=aud-133395220626%3Apla-146652033186&adtype=pla&crdt=0

Only 1 of them available now....

[mr singh]

iv ordered the button from t'bay... im going to regret paying £18 if it doesn't fit. im regretting buying the handle and stick on button from mercedes.

[lil.smartie]

Looks like the Mitsubishi one to me

[mr singh]

the button was ordered on the 22nd and the arrival date was 3rd Jan... got home today and it was here

removed the handle and clipped the button in place and slipped the handle back over and a perfect fit. i was thinking about putting the silver cap that i got with the handle i ordered from mercedes but it looked odd when the handle is scuffed with use and there a new button fitted, so i might leave it for now as is cos the button is silver. might fit the handle and button cover at a later date...

[CrazyG]

Would have been nice to have seen a picture of all the parts that
you got in that order from MB (the button, button cover etc etc).

Oh well.....

[ChrisN]

http://allegro.pl/colt-klawisz-przycisk-hamulca-recznego-mr955249xa-i5921107719.html

http://allegro.pl/colt-klawisz-przycisk-hamulca-recznego-mr955249ha-i6108309284.html

I've ordered a silver one. I don't think its metal just silver plastic.

[mr singh]

The parts that i got from mercedes havnt been fitted so i could still take a picture...

[Problemchild]

without pics im totally confused what handbrake you have and what you have then fitted

JJ

[mr singh]

this is what i ordered from mercedes.

http://allegro.pl/colt-klawisz-przycisk-hamulca-recznego-mr955249ha-i6108309284.html

this is what i fit, albeit from it came from Celtic Mitsubishi in Swansea.

i removed the handle to fit the button, but i didnt fit the new handle or button cover. although i may fit them at a later date.

[mr singh]

after saying that i have pictures of my manifold heat shield on this thread, it seams that i may have mentioned what i did at some point and got lost when some threads and posts were lost last year.

anyway the original manifold heat shield was held on with what looked like green wire fence wire but was broken from the mount welded on to the manifold. after i made the decision not to remove the manifold for the main reason of shearing the manifold nuts and studs i had to come up with another way of protecting the brake pipes. we removed a rear silencer heat shield of a 2009 XK, there about 3'x1.5' so they are pretty big and thats when it came to me, i could cut and reshape an old heat shield and get it to fit.

this is the end result





... and this is where i secured it at the bottom. i used the existing fixing for the heat shield that was already secured there



it all looks very crude but the pictures were taken with the service panel removed, with it in place, it looks like it came out of the factory with it fitted.

[mr singh]

as some mat know i fit braided brake flexes and all was well... until recently when i serviced it and noticed the R/F flexi has been chaffing on the driveshaft, its only gone through the outer sleeve and not the braided part, i knew id need a new one but they were only as either a pair or a set. on Friday a message came up on the message center saying 'service brakes. visit workshop'. now iv had that warning flash up some time back before i did my clutch and the L/R flexi was leaking at the caliper, i nipped it up and all seamed well until what happened on Friday. i checked the brakes and guess what... the L/R is leaking once again. so im now thinking that iv either cross threaded it or something isnt sat correctly. i had this once on Focus number 1 and i removed it and refit (same side  flexi coincidentally) and that cured that. so looks like ill be getting a full set again

here is the catch, for the next 5 weeks EVERYONE in the workshop has to work on Saturday, no if's, and, or but's . looks like ill be having a look either after work or out on the street

[CrazyG]

Sorry to hear of your bad fortune mr singh.....
I can only wish you all the best and that you manage to fix/sort/resolve
your problems easily and quickly.