By purest coincidence, I can answer that, having just seen a 240d flood car in person (total flood, up to top of dash for about three days), two years after it was flooded.
The wood appeared perfectly normal, actually better than my two 240Ds. (Albeit this was fresh water.) I was offered it for parts. Pity, the car's body was apparently near mint before the flood. I want it for the 4spd transmission, but my wrench advised you have to drain the gearbox and if any water comes out, run away. As I have no handy way to tip a w123 on its side, the vendor and I are in a Mexican SO right now. Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think if it had been under water the wood would appear delaminated. The > photo of the underside seems normal, so I would guess the fading and > cracking in the finish is due solely to solar UV. > > On 10/13/05, John M McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On this auction is the wood look like that because of sun or water? >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCEDES-W-124-300E-BURL-WOOD-CONSOLE- >> TRIM-COVER-NICE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33705QQitemZ8006448525QQrdZ1 >> If you look at his other auctions you see one that looks "normal" >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCEDES-W-124-300E-BURL-WOOD-CLIMATE- >> CONTROL-TRIM- >> NICE_W0QQitemZ8006450901QQcategoryZ40017QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVie >> wItem >> >> yet he has another >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCEDES-W-124-300E-BURL-WOOD-CLIMATE- >> CONTROL-TRIM- >> NICE_W0QQitemZ8006451802QQcategoryZ40017QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVie >> wItem >> >> which looks like the centre console one, or is it just sun glare on >> item in the photo? >> >> PS "North Alabama" >> >> >> -- >> ======================================================================== >> === >> John M. McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1-800-477-2659 >> Corporate Smalltalk Consulting Ltd. http://www.smalltalkconsulting.com >> ======================================================================== >> === >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
