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JamesMitchell’s early SL55 buying notes, the repairs his auction car still needed, and members’ corrections about trunk leaks and broad V12 reliability claims.

HatManSan repaired a broken catch in a client's SL350 with a hooked panel nail secured in epoxy, then reported that the client said it was still working a month later. The account describes his removal and alignment work; the car's year and engine are unknown.

dkraige replaces a cracked filling hose and a brittle coolant connector in one cooling-system opening. His account preserves the difficult reservoir connection, broken plastic removal and the clamp-clearance concerns that remain after installation.

NikleinR6 traced intermittent trunk closing assist to leaks around the latch housing’s ball-bearing plugs. His repair and later owners’ follow-ups show both restored operation and recurring faults.