Had this weird clunking noise coming from the 7G Tronic in my 2014 E350 whenever it shifted from second to third and my usual garage in Dubai told me they'd have to send it out to a specialist anyway because they don't open these units in house, and of course the dealer quote for a new valve body made me consider just driving the car into the creek and claiming it was an accident, but after spending way too much time on the forums I kept seeing mentions of a place in Sharjah that actually rebuilds these Mercedes transmissions properly instead of just throwing new parts at the problem, so I went to https://gearboxrepairsharjah.ae/brands/mercedes/ and honestly the website looked way more professional than I expected for an industrial area workshop and they had a whole section on the 722.9 conductor plate issues which is exactly what my car was dealing with. Dropped it off on a Tuesday morning and they had it ready by Friday afternoon with a rebuilt valve body and fresh fluid, and I've put about three hundred kilometers on it since then and the shifts are so smooth I keep forgetting there was ever a problem, plus the mechanic sent me photos of the old conductor plate and the speed sensors that were covered in gunk so I actually believe they did the work instead of just resetting the adaptations and calling it a day. Anyway just wanted to add my voice to the growing list of people who took a chance on Sharjah and ended up with a properly sorted German sedan for a fraction of what the dealer would have charged, feels good to not flinch every time the gearbox shifts.