things wrong with my new forfour

[Problemchild]

Ring HEL direct

They do single ones if you ask

JJ

[mr singh]

i think if i have a couple spare to hand might get me out of future sticky situations

[mr singh]

as most will know i had a prat in a car park who knocked my drivers door mirror off i january. i got a replacement from merc of leeds and all was well. after i got back from my holiday in india in the last week in febuary i noticed that there was condensation in the drivers door mirror indicator. i booked it in at merc in the hope that they will say its parts warranty.

my mum took it on friday and they had a look. there out come was that its not parts warranty as the wiring had been modified and tape . i picked up the door mirror from mercedes, went to work, fitted it and then went home the same day bac in january. i had a look at the invoice that they gave my mum and they say it needs a new unit, they carried out a VHC and checked for outstanding service actions and recalls. i went back yesterday after work and asked to speak to someone in service. the service guy who checked the car in wasnt there.

i said to the lady i spoke to, if you do video VHC's you could have shown my in the video where the wiring has been modified and id be ok with it but the wiring hasn't been altered in any way. she said a VHC wasnt carried out as my mum was waiting. at work we carry out a video and a quick VHC when a customer is waiting. she said that she will get someone to ring me on monday.

[mr singh]

Mercedes are adamant that its been fitted incorrectly and want £80 to strip and show me... no thanks, ill do it myself when i get some free time.

new problem my horn has stopped working, before i drop the glove box and check the fuse and relay, are the fuses mini blade fuses or normal blade fuses?

[Problemchild]

http://www.forfour.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=63.msg33862#msg33862

JJ

[mr singh]

went to the link and had a look before posting but it doesn't really answer my question, are they mini or regular blade fuses?

anyway i have a new question in regards to the factory fit under seat sub, does the connector look like this with these wires?



starting from the bottom of the picture the wire colours are
gray
gray/red tracer
white/blue tracer
white/red tracer
black
red/black tracer
white

whilst threading the wires for my clarion compact sub i noticed the plug under the carpet and i figured rather than going to the back of the radio, if that connector IS for the factory sub then id tap in to that instead. if any one can have a look before tomorrow and PM me would be much appreciated.

found my answer and got confirmation from 'G' 

as for the indicator, i recall fitting a new unit to my 1.1 and the old one had a connector where as the new unit didn't. ill pop in to Mercedes on saturday and have another word with them.

[Problemchild]

mini as there are 2 sizes shown and the horn is a smaller one

plus the link to show the glove box removal has an actual image of them

JJ

[mr singh]

I did manage to get down to Mercedes and had a word with one of the service advisers. I said you order the ccorrect door mirror and if it looks exactly the same as the one thats fitted you replace it under parts warranty. If its different then ill will pay for them to fit a new unit.
Its booked in with them on the 27th and ill be asking for either pictures or a video of the 2 parts side by side so they cant pull a fast one and charge me for a part thats exactly the same.

In fact i had my dads mate have a quick look as i was having a look round his new 15 plate b class and the first thing he said was its a manufacturing defect as water shouldn't get in to a sealed unit

[Problemchild]

good luck

JJ

[mr singh]

One thing that i forgot to mention was that i think a bearing on the left side might be getting noisy. I was at work yesterday to help out sales with an F-Pace that should have gone out on Thursday but could go cos of a software update. Whilst i was there i had a quick look at my SB3. I swapped the front wheels side to side and the noise is still there, so im thinking it may be from the rear but i can't swap the rear wheels side to side as they are fitted with directional tyre. The wheel that was damaged whilst on the way to Ace isn't running true either but not as in round. Its still buckled but its sort of running side to side, imagine a wheel cover which hasn't been fitted correctly and when its driven its waving as it goes round. I might get mercedes to look at the wheels when i take it in for its MOT in June.

[mr singh]

They say good things come in 3's

1) Got a result from Mercedes... I have a new door mirror... And i didn't pay a thing for it. Mercedes replaced it under parts warranty  ....

2) got my insurance renewal and its just over £500


3) not sure if this is a good thing, buy my wife passed her driving test. 2nd time pass... Debating if i should put her on my insurance policy...  If already got my mum and dad on the policy...

[mr singh]

how many tweeters does the forfour with the sound pack have?

i ordered what i thought was 2 tweeters but got 8, 4 in 2 separate boxes. iv fitted the 2 in the front doors but are there 4 fitted or only 2?

iv also added the wife to my insurance... with myself and both parents it was £566, with the wife added a grand total of £596

[CrazyG]

Oooeerrr....
From what I can remember there are only 2 tweeters that
are fitted, one in each front door window leading edge point,
never ever any in the rear doors..or fitted into the dash !

So, I reckon you could sell one pack...if anyone's interested
in 'retro' fitting them. (But then they'd need the pillar covers,
the extra bit of loom is nothing special... if you're a DIY'er).

Re your 'wider' insurance cover....keep checking them wheels
every day as I reckon you'll need a quarterly booking for a refurb 

[mr singh]

after a trip to maidenhead on saturday to pick a set of Mono A's from Scoobysook, which as he said its nice to put a face to a name, i have a strange conundrum.

they say good things come in 3's. well the wheels were one, after we picked the wheels up, my wife, myself and my daughter headed to coventry to meet my parents who were visiting my uncle who has from india. he got me a pair of horns which i asked as a joke. after converting indian rupees to £'s it came to £6.55, cheaper than buying a pair from halfords.
we came home to find 2 letters, 1 was something or nothing and the other was from the company that is building our new house, we how have a moving in date .

this is where my conundrum starts. i managed to do some jobs on the side to get the money for the wheels but my mate has suggested to get the wheels powder coated at a place he was recommended and used. iv mentioned it here before about a company in bradford that charges £1 per inch to powder coat wheels. so in total its going to be £68 to get them powder coated silver, but with everything else thats happening im not so sure.

[Scoobysook]

Glad all is good, was nice to meet you to. Regarding refurbing if it were me I would leave them as is until potential tyre change or possibly more kerbing. Decisions decisions.