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Dan,

I’m interested in getting the Smartop for my SLK 55; are they easy to fit to UK cars (I can just about wire a plug) and where would I be able to buy one from?

Apologies if this has been asked before, I did a search but did not find anything specific relating to UK spec vehicles.

Many thanks

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Hi, I'm sure Dan will answer shortly. Here's some information from the Mods4Cars website regarding right hand drive SLKs.

Installation on RHD (UK, Australia etc.) cars:
This section only applies to SLK. All others just "mirror" all locations during installation.
On right-hand drive SLK there is no 12V power wire in the harness. Open up the side panel of the dashboard next to the light switch. Also it is advisable to remove the accelerator pedal by unscrewing a 10mm nut located under a plastic cover. This will greatly simplify lifting the carpet. Carefully pry the light switch out of the dash to easily reach the wires. Inside the dash, right behind the light switch is a wire harness with one or more plain red wires. Tap into one of these wires with the crimp connector. The grounding point is conveniently located right behind the bonnet release lever. Run the red power wire from the connection point down the side to the harness box where the smartTOP is located. Tuck the power wire behind the plastic cover (red arrow) and connect the brown ground wire to the grounding point (blue arrow).

Good luck!

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If you can wire a plug then you can do this.

You can either tap the harness or use an add-a-fuse thing to connect it to the fuse box this is the more reliable option.

The CAN wiring and all that is exactly the same and you can order one from this site in the store you should get one of the new versions of the unit now with the cluster display.

Hope this helps

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Many thanks, unit ordered.

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Congradulations enjoy it!

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Check this link on RHD install: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/r171...ht=RHD+install

It has lots of good photos to study for RHD install.

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