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Tue 14 Aug 2018 16:30
172 - SLK roof update - barney100

i posted about my ongoing problem with a delaminating SLK roof. Turns out this is q common. In fact in 2013 the material for the roof was changedto address the issue. Seems the hot sun forces the plastic material to expand sideways creating enough force to bow the roof at the back. The SLK world forum is full of instances of this problem. I have informed HJ of the site and re contacted Mercedes customer care. Their last stance was the car is almost six years old....time I first got in touch...so tough. I asked if Mercedes cars were expected to come apart at 6 years old. Mercedes say the only fix is a new roof, presumably that would be of the new material

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Tue 14 Aug 2018 17:03
172 - SLK roof update - madf

I thought Germany lead the way in car quality and manufacturer support of their product?

:-)

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Tue 14 Aug 2018 20:16
172 - SLK roof update - barney100

Precisely.

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Tue 14 Aug 2018 20:18
172 - SLK roof update - 72 dudes

I posted at the end of your other thread Barney, incorrectly thinking that you were "headleybiker" on SLKworld from Hampshire who has posted a recent photo of the same problem. I have no idea where you are in the UK but www.caymanautos.co.uk may be of use

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Wed 15 Aug 2018 07:53
172 - SLK roof update - Leif

I thought Germany lead the way in car quality and manufacturer support of their product?

:-)

Or maybe they lead the way in marketing and brand management.

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Sat 11 Sep 2021 21:29
172 - SLK roof update - Chazzn

I have a Oct 2012 R172 SLK and the roof has also delaminated at the front. I had the roof rebonded by a Mercedes specialist but the roof has now become unstuck after a year. Reading up on this issue the only solution is to replace the roof top panel with a glass roof, this will cost in the region of £3000 parts and £1000 labour from a specialist. The dealer will charge for a complete roof.

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Sat 11 Sep 2021 21:38
172 - SLK roof update - Xileno

Ouch! That's a serious spend, probably a fair percentage of the car's value.

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Sun 12 Sep 2021 06:06
172 - SLK roof update - madf

durch Technologie im Rückstand sein

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Sun 12 Sep 2021 08:18
172 - SLK roof update - barney100

I changed the SLK last year, the roof was driving me nuts. Apparently after 2012 the roof material was changed, There was lots of problems las with my car roof that MB kept quiet. Their customer service is intransigent and sometimes quite rude in my experience. I got a decent p ex allowance for it in fairness from the place I bought it from even though they were aware of the roof problem.

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