Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: Raffles84 on October 01, 2018, 19:23:29

Title: Tool for fitting boot/softtop hinge torsion bars
Post by: Raffles84 on October 01, 2018, 19:23:29

Hi does , anyone know where I can get the tool to re fix the torsion bars back to the boot/soft top lid hinge? Just got my car back from paint stripping and the tool off the hinges for some reason and now we are trying to re install them it’s proving difficult without the correct tool.

Title: Re: Tool for fitting boot/softtop hinge torsion bars
Post by: dirkbalter on October 01, 2018, 20:11:40

That's a tricky one.
Take a look here:
https://www.sl113.org/wiki/Tops/SoftTopTrunkHingeRemoval

I build one based on Tom Kitzers guide and it worked fine for me.
The original MB one is hard to find.


 

Title: Re: Tool for fitting boot/softtop hinge torsion bars
Post by: WRe on October 02, 2018, 06:15:40

Hi,
here you find some pictures of the original MB-tool:
www.pagodentreff.de/diskussionsforum/threads/einbau-drehstabfeder-scharnier-kofferraum-bzw-verdeck.3906/.
Some members of the German Pagodentreff have one, maybe you can borrow it because you will need it only once in your life, just ask.
...WRe

Title: Re: Tool for fitting boot/softtop hinge torsion bars
Post by: Raffles84 on October 02, 2018, 06:57:19

Hi, many thanks for your reply! I wasn’t able to open that link! But who could I borrow the tool from?? Or even buy it ?

Very kind of everyone to assist here

Thanks

Title: Re: Tool for fitting boot/softtop hinge torsion bars
Post by: WRe on October 02, 2018, 07:01:47

Hi,
Sorry, try this: www.pagodentreff.de/diskussionsforum/threads/einbau-drehstabfeder-scharnier-kofferraum-bzw-verdeck.3906/

These guys mentioned in this thread may borrow you one: benzdoktor, strassenfloh, heinrichB
This guy sells a reproduction tool: Memmo (http://www.pagode-markt.de/)

...WRe

If you click on their names underneath the avatar you'll find "Unterhaltung beginnen" to send an private email to them.