I am not seeing anything bent on the A pillar at all, but I will
have to get a better look at it. The 210 chassis does not have
struts, it has a regular shock setup like the older cars
On 4/20/2011 8:47 AM, Dieselhead wrote:
That's what I was thinking too. I am glad you sent the email
Peter.
I would suggest pulling the fender and putting the car on a
frame rack -- likely the body is distorted. Probably can be
pulled out with no problem, but you won't be able to do it by
hand. The A pillar is bent in at the bottom, without
straightening you will never be able to get a door to hang well
enough to open and close. Ditto for the upper strut mount,
likely both the strut and the mount area are bent.
Not enough damage to total the car, perhaps, but it's more than
a fender and door repair.
The lower control arm is not bent -- I don't think the ones on
my wrecked 300D were either, with a MUCH bigger hit. The
steering knuckle is probably OK too, but on mine the strut was
badly bent up where it bolts to the steering knuckle. Whole
mess was shoved over a foot, too, but that is not the case on
yours.
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net>
Sent: Apr 19, 2011 10:27 PM
To: mercedes Mailing List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: [MBZ] Its not as bad as I thought
I can fix this myself, all it appears to need is a fender, door,
some trim, and a little suspension work on the drivers side.
Door
is bowed at the top because it is crunched in the middle and the
hinges are bent. Did not get into the structure of the car at
all
nearest I can tell. So, I guess I can put it back on the road
even if it turns out the white walmart trash has no insurance.
http://www.okiebenz.com/pics/e430%20wreck/
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