Excellent work! Kevin in Lexington, NC Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 14, 2023, at 9:03 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Again, work got in my way of any really significant progress, although I was > able t put two coats of the ceramic coating on the car. Steam cleaned the > trunk liners and carpet, so that’s done and back in the car. Steam cleaned > the carpets on the driver’s side both front and back as well as cleaned out > all the nooks and crannies on either side of the seat. > > The big surprise, and there are always big surprises when you get a new (to > you) car, was the trunk license plate panel. > > As most of you know, the panel where the license plate is mounted is > different for NA cars than the RoW, since our license plates are smaller and > a different size. I had noticed this panel was a bit loose, which I > attributed to a missing screw, one of two that hold the panel in place. Or so > I thought. Turns out there are eight M3 studs with nuts that hold the whole > panel on, being bolted through the trunk lid. Not that it matters, but on the > W215 chassis the trunk and front fenders are fiberglass to save on weight. > > So I popped the trunk lid liner so I could get at the nuts on the studs that > hold the panel on. The studs are clipped to the panel through a subframe or > bracket that was, at one time, glued to the back of the license plate panel. > > I pulled everything out and laid it out on the bench. I had all the broken > pieces and fasteners, so I mixed up a batch of JB Weld and went at it. > > The mounting frame is now setting up with the JB Weld to be reinstalled to > the trunk lid tomorrow. While It’s out I’ll be cleaning the area on the trunk > lid it covers. May never be off the car again, but at least I know it will be > clean. > > I’m hoping to get the car in the air tomorrow so I can inspect the > undercarriage and get the belly pans reinstalled. I ordered a right rear ABS > sensor from FCP Euro early this morning and it’s already shipped, should be > here on Friday or Saturday. Hoping once that’s installed the funky instrument > cluster nannies will go away. > > -D > _______________________________________ > 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
