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Hey! hope your well! love the c63 bodykit you have on
im just bididng on a few rear bumpers on ebay, and hopefully will get painted, i had a quick question, takimg off the bumper was it hard? im not a novice but ive done stuff in the last and its been a headache.
Also i tarted up the inside which i thought went quite well, attached is pics
Ash w205 inside with the amg steering wheel and androud 12.9 inch screen c63 amg alloys front will change
Hey! hope your well! love the c63 bodykit you have on
im just bididng on a few rear bumpers on ebay, and hopefully will get painted, i had a quick question, takimg off the bumper was it hard? im not a novice but ive done stuff in the last and its been a headache.
Also i tarted up the inside which i thought went quite well, attached is pics
Ash w205 inside with the amg steering wheel and androud 12.9 inch screen c63 amg alloys front will change
For me, taking both bumpers off wasn't hard. I did the rear myself, but needed an extra hand for the front bumper.
Hi Keith, your posts has been immense help for rebuilding my car after body damage. I was wondering how did you remove the rocker panels for the car? I can't seem to find any videos on how it's done for the W205. Did you have to remove the underbody panel? Thanks!
Hi Keith, your posts has been immense help for rebuilding my car after body damage. I was wondering how did you remove the rocker panels for the car? I can't seem to find any videos on how it's done for the W205. Did you have to remove the underbody panel? Thanks!
I'm happy to hear this was useful to you! I did not have to remove the underbody panels. The primary attachment is a horizontal line of plastic clips on the chassis that the top of the cover hangs on. Once you have the fasteners on the bottom and end caps of the cover off, you'll need to get firm hook under the top of the cover and pull up to release the cover from the clips from front to back.
For anyone doing this level of work (or any work for that matter) on a Mercedes, you REALLY REALLY need a workshop manual. This will provide all the information you need, location and type of fasteners, methods and procedures for disassembly/assembly, etc. for the entire car and will save you many headaches and money.
They are cheap and available for download, something like this:
OP, I have a quick question so apparently I turned the screws too hard (and removing the splash guard/splash shield too often) and now they are clicking, assuming some of the clips are broken, can I replace the individual clips or do I need to replace the entire splash guard/ splash shield?
I also found it weird that there is no video on youtube showing the removal of the front two splash guard/shields for the W205. I wonder if it is because it is straight forward? Asking because I might also had installed the covers back on wrong.
I understand now you have an W213 but do you remember how you did it back then? Thanks!
OP, I have a quick question so apparently I turned the screws too hard (and removing the splash guard/splash shield too often) and now they are clicking, assuming some of the clips are broken, can I replace the individual clips or do I need to replace the entire splash guard/ splash shield?
I also found it weird that there is no video on youtube showing the removal of the front two splash guard/shields for the W205. I wonder if it is because it is straight forward? Asking because I might also had installed the covers back on wrong.
I understand now you have an W213 but do you remember how you did it back then? Thanks!
Are you talking about the underbody sheilds/covers/cladding? If so, I never had an issue with them myself so I didn't really pay attention to exactly how they are female threaded for the screws. If they are threaded thin sheet metal c-clips, then yes you can just replace the c-clip the screw threads into individually.
If they are threaded inserts, I'm not sure. It depends upon how the inserts are fastened to the chassis. If they are pressed fit, it may be a chore.
Sorry I don't really know exactly without looking at it myself.
Are you talking about the underbody sheilds/covers/cladding? If so, I never had an issue with them myself so I didn't really pay attention to exactly how they are female threaded for the screws. If they are threaded thin sheet metal c-clips, then yes you can just replace the c-clip the screw threads into individually.
If they are threaded inserts, I'm not sure. It depends upon how the inserts are fastened to the chassis. If they are pressed fit, it may be a chore.
Sorry I don't really know exactly without looking at it myself.
Good luck dude!
All good, don't worry about it!
If you have time, can you check/crawl under or lift the car and check how many screws are needed on your E 43? Don't have to unscrew anything, just count em : ) If you could, please take pictures, if not, no worries! Should be very similar, don't stress about it too much, only do it when you have time.
If you have time, can you check/crawl under or lift the car and check how many screws are needed on your E 43? Don't have to unscrew anything, just count em : ) If you could, please take pictures, if not, no worries! Should be very similar, don't stress about it too much, only do it when you have time.
Thanks again!
Absolutely, I'll grab that when I get an opportunity. In the meantime, here's a W205 with a 4-cyl that may or may not be useful:
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