I am in Seattle, so would have to pack it very well and send it UPS ground
clay
On Mar 13, 2016, at 4:43 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
> Where are you? Transportation to NC?
>
> Wilton
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> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sad day
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> I can scout the part next time I am at a PnP.
>
> clay
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> On Mar 13, 2016, at 1:58 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
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>>
>> Well, yesterday was a sad, bad day here in sunny Eastern NC. I can no
>> longer refer to my 29½-year-old '87 300D (144 kmi) as "showroom" or nearly
>> "showroom." Though it still has no significant dings, scratches or dents,
>> and is badly in need of a good "Marthaing," yesterday I discovered that a
>> section ('bout 6" X 8") of the plastic, inner fender immediately behind left
>> front wheel has broken loose from the mounting point at lower, front corner
>> of the rocker panel and is hanging by a place only 1" long at end of a crack
>> along top edge of the piece. Lucky to have not lost the piece. I "doctored"
>> (glued it in place) with black silicone gooped between the piece and forward
>> end of rocker panel and along the crack. 'Holding it in place for day or so
>> with blue painter's tape. Reminds me of baling-wire fixes of
>> "days-of-yore." 'Just thought of another possible way to hold it together -
>> "sew" the crack together with loops of small, thin tiewraps (zipties). I'll
>> watch it and decide if it needs more doctoring. If I were able, I scout
>> salvage yard for replacement inner fender.
>>
>> Wilton
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