Door squeaks/rattles
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Door squeaks/rattles
I once owned a new '95 W124 sedan and recently bought a '93 300CE coupe. Those storage bins on the doors really squeak!! I also have several rattles in the doors. I'm willing to at least partially disassemble the door panels to get to the root cause. Any advice out there? Tips for the storage bins?
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'00 S320 W220, '98 A160 W168/ sold in 2005 '86 260 E W124 '90 260E W124
Squeaking door hinges are normal at that age. Unfortunately greasing wont do. You need to replace the door "holders" which hold the open door in 2 positions.
The rattle can have plenty of reasons. One might be, if its more a whistle than rattle, that the wood trim inserts came loose. The nuts are on the inside of the door panel and you need to take it apart. If taken apart replace in ANY case the plastic foil between the metal door and the door panel. If this cover is not correctly installed or damaged you will have water entering the inside of the car or at least the door panel gets wet and starts fouling (and smelling!)
The rattle can have plenty of reasons. One might be, if its more a whistle than rattle, that the wood trim inserts came loose. The nuts are on the inside of the door panel and you need to take it apart. If taken apart replace in ANY case the plastic foil between the metal door and the door panel. If this cover is not correctly installed or damaged you will have water entering the inside of the car or at least the door panel gets wet and starts fouling (and smelling!)
