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Old May 18, 2020 | 11:13 AM
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Roof racks delete how to seal holes
Hi. Anyone ever considered definitely remove roof racks on his S210 station wagon to make it more slick? How did you properly seal holes that remained or has MB dealer something to offer? Thx
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Hi. Anyone ever considered definitely remove roof racks on his S210 station wagon to make it more slick? How did you properly seal holes that remained or has MB dealer something to offer? Thx
Welcome Milan,

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Thanks for advice. In station wagon version it is relatively easy to remove them apart fdom all the hassle with removing headliner first. Much bigger problem is getting hold of plugs to cover holes for permanent fix - delete.
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Thanks for advice. In station wagon version it is relatively easy to remove them apart fdom all the hassle with removing headliner first. Much bigger problem is getting hold of plugs to cover holes for permanent fix - delete.
Get your critical thinking cap on -------------> measure the opening size (s) -----------> Rectangular rubber/ polyurethane plugs or similar
example:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rectangle-T...item1eb1b68142

This and some RTV silicon.
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