Butchery. On Dec 25, 2016 6:14 PM, "MG via Mercedes" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would say that the tailgate won't have to come off. It will be a pain > though. You would have to take all the wires loose from either the body end > or the tailgate end and then have to snake the wires out of where they are. > Then pull the boot pieces off and put the new boot on over the wires and > then the hardest part, snake the wires back into place. That last will be > the most fun. Thinking about it you will probably find that they just cut > the wires to replace the tailgate after the accident and then just joined > them back together. Not the best way to do the job. > > Might try just wrapping some tape around it for a while and see how that > works. There is also a neoprene glue or liquid sealer used in the AC trade > that may allow you to take a soft rubber strip and glue it on over the cut > area which should do a repair that will last a good long while without > leaks. That stuff really works. > > Manfred > > Karl Wittnebel wrote: > >> Well, the answer is "e" - none of the above. >> >> When the tailgate was replaced, the rubber cover for the wiring harness >> was >> cut, then zip tied back together. So it was scooping up water running into >> the top body gap and letting it into the tailgate. The wiper stalk didn't >> leak at all. Nor did the window seal. >> >> Good news is my new wiper motor seems to have made the leap to hyperspace >> aka the new old tailgate. And I live in CA where it doesn't rain much. >> >> No idea how to get that boot replaced. Does the tailgate need to come off? >> >> Thanks, >> Karl >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
