Milbas

Hi everyone,

On the drive home last night, through some pretty terrible rain I started hearing a strange noise at low speed.

On checking the car out the underbody protection panel seems to have broken (maybe the force of water from a huge puddle or maybe there was some debris in the water??). I've attached a video to show the damage.

Any ideas on whether this will be a major repair? FWIW doesn't seem to be leaking anything.

Thanks

C43HeartBoost

Link does not work for me. Pics?

MaverickC43

I can’t see it either

W205C43PFL

Me neither at first but then I was able to open it up on VLC, I don't see any damage at all other than a cover needing to be replaced as mentioned by OP but in case I missed something I will check again, in the mean time for those who are trying to open the video to help OP check, use VLC, it worked for me.

Milbas

Thanks for the feedback.

Vlc seems to work, not sure why not others. I've tried uploading again.

Cheers

hyperion667

I'd just take it off and see if you could salvage it

jag0124

I had a similar thing happen to me. There was an object in the road that I hit at high speed since I couldn't move out of the lane to avoid. In my case it punched a hole, not a tear like yours. The hole wasn't ginormous so I used Gorilla Waterproof Patch and Seal Tape in black. Incredible stuff and still on after many miles.

user33

Those panels are (somewhat) reasonably priced at your dealer (or possibly less expensive via on-line suppliers) and are easy to replace yourself. "Been there, done that."

Milbas

Got it checked out. The engine tray is torn and needs replacing but no major damage thankfully. Probably the cheapest repair ever for a Benz!

Thanks everyone for your advice

C43HeartBoost

Glad to hear it was a simple and inexpensive repair.

W205C43PFL

Thanks for your update OP, agree with the previous post glad everything worked out.

Milbas

It's a rare sight to see a MB repair described as simple and inexpensive