jeffdalnas

My 2008 c300 is peeling where the roof rack hooks( or whatever its called) It looks likes its just modeling piece that can be replaced. Does any one have an idea where i can find these?

AkaSigFreak

It is a known/acknowledged issue and if your car is lucky enough to be under warranty- it will be fixed. It is almost like a clear vinyl topcoat that begins to peel. You might be able to cover it with some black-out tape owners use to cover the chrome window trim, but it will be a satin/matte finish.

https://www.getmercedesparts.com/mer...***-parts.html

BODY HARDWARE / ROOF / EXTERIOR TRIM / Drip molding
Drip molding Left MSRP $308.00 Core $0.00 Online Price $231.00
View Part Diagram Item # 1

BODY HARDWARE / ROOF / EXTERIOR TRIM / Drip molding
Drip molding Right MSRP $308.00 Core $0.00 Online Price $231.00
View Part Diagram Item # 1

SuPERSaK

Mine was replace under warranty !

LAMB09

My car is starting to have this too, what do you say when you go in to the dealer? I would think they would say it was your fault or that you scraped the molding

Richard2011

I had this problem, and I just told the SA that my roof rack moulding was "de-laminating," and they replaced it under warranty after they took a look. I don't know why I used that word. I saw it used this forum once. I'd just walk in and say the coating on the roof rack moulding is coming off or peeling.

MBIAN

Mine too. I shall report back when I take it to the dealer. I am expecting this to be covered by the warranty.

hypekills187

does anyone know if the moldings on the 09 C300, 09 C350 and 09 C63 are all the same size and shape?

BigGar

I'm having the same issue with a 2009 C63 that I'm getting ready to sell. It's only got 40,000 miles and has always been garaged, so this is somewhat disappointing. It looks like some of you have been able to convince Mercedes to cover it. Even though this one is out of any factory warranty, I'm going to give that a whirl tomorrow with the dealer. The guy I'm selling this for has bought a slew of new Mercedes from this dealer, and just picked up his new E63 yesterday, so hopefully that will tip the scales.
If not, has anyone had success with removing this trim and having it repainted?


Gar

BigGar

Update,
I took the car over to Hoehn Mercedes in Carlsbad, CA this morning and they took care of it. Two new strips installed. I was surprised it got done that quick. No factory rep, no singing and dancing, and they must have had the parts in stock. My service adviser called me a few hours later to tell me the car was finished! He didn't state that they warranted it or not. He just said they took care of it out of "goodwill". Either way, it's done. Thank you Paul Nelson. Thank you Hoehn Mercedes.



Gar

centfl-c300spt

Damn that's so cool. Who would've thought.
I had mine replaced by insurance. Believe it or not, I hit a friggin deer one night. Hit the front grill, bumper, and hood then rolled over and busted the windshield and caught the roof moulding.

caddison

Wanted to chime in here, since I just went through this. The technical term that MB uses for these parts is "water deflector". On my 2010 C63, the part numbers are 204-690-75-82-9040 and 204-690-76-82-9040. I was able to get the set for $330+tax ($165 each).