Wagon with a surprise!
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'01 W210 E320 CDI
Wagon with a surprise!
I've been tackling rust on my own 320CDI lately.
Today we took a look at my bro-in-law's 320CDI wagon, but this REALLY isn't funny anymore. Turns out the entire lower rear section is rotten...
Inlaws' 320CDI avantgarde wagon, looks good on the outside:
We decided to remove the rear bumper to get a better look at this spot:
Upon removing the trunk lining to get to the bumper bolts we found this:
We were actually looking into the bumper from the inside!
The right rear section was even filled with water:
We just stopped at this point as we were completely stumped and it was getting dark soon. This is going to require some extensive cutting out- and welding in new sheet metal parts. Tomorrow we're going to remove the rear bumper and see what more we'll find...
Today we took a look at my bro-in-law's 320CDI wagon, but this REALLY isn't funny anymore. Turns out the entire lower rear section is rotten...
Inlaws' 320CDI avantgarde wagon, looks good on the outside:
We decided to remove the rear bumper to get a better look at this spot:
Upon removing the trunk lining to get to the bumper bolts we found this:
We were actually looking into the bumper from the inside!
The right rear section was even filled with water:
We just stopped at this point as we were completely stumped and it was getting dark soon. This is going to require some extensive cutting out- and welding in new sheet metal parts. Tomorrow we're going to remove the rear bumper and see what more we'll find...
Last edited by Lancelot; Apr 30, 2011 at 05:49 PM.
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This looks better than mine!! Lifted the spare wheel and found daylight about a foot square. Found similar on other side. Patched it at the moment to stop gas coming in but need to find time to cut it all out.
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2003 S210 3.8L Brabus wagon
Use a paint product called POR-15 to convert the rust to carbon black. It will stop the spread of rust. You can get it from automotive resto houses.
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My inlaws took it to the MB specialist they purchased the car from 1.5 years ago and they agreed that this is all very bad. They offered to cut & weld in new OEM bodywork replacement panels sharing the cost 50/50
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cheers
Eric
