Recent content by barks

Yep those silver trims are the easiest to get off, especially the doors.

OK, thanks for all your help. Yes the door panel does have to be removed and the trim is attached by screws from the back. So here's what i've been doing, it won't be to everyones taste but the piano black was always dusty or smeared by fingerprints so i brought some "carbon fibre" vinyl from...

Hi guys I'm just trying to remove the piano black pieces of trim (or wood grain) top and bottom from the front doors, anyone know how? Ceric has kindly sent me a page on door trim removal but it doesn't seem to detail how to remove these two pieces of trim.

I believe that Centre Point only works for CD's...check the manual

My wifes' Merc has auto lock at a certain speed which I am happy about, especially if she's on her own. The CX-9 has a 2 stage unlock feature which i use, one click on the remote unlocks the drivers door only, it takes a second click to unlock the rest of the doors and tailgate, handy for when...

Yep we don't get the fake wood down here in Oz, only piano black. I'm looking at covering it wit a carbon fibre look vinyl, the piano black shows dust and finger prints constantly.

I'll post a photo tonight, I went for 6000K, it seems to be a white/bluish light rather than purple. Great vision at night. The first time my wife came for a drive at night she asked me if I had my high beam lights on!

This is the reason I got black leather is my car. My last car had light grey leather and jeans leave a blue stain. I found that regular cleaning with a leather cleaner kept it under control.

I installed my HID ballasts in the open box section that is directly behind each headlight, a perfect fit! I'll post a pic when I can.

Hi guys, I'm located in Melbourne Australia, this is a great forum, by the way. Can anyone post a picture of the location of the HID headlight ballast locations in the engine compartment. I am installing after market HID's and am curious where the factory location is. Thanks