W203 galvanising and valeo rad

[Howard]

Hi all

Does anyone know the exact date that the w203 was galvanised from , reducing the rust risk ? Pretty certain it's 2004 , but when in 2004 ?

Also , any ideas what year is safe valeo rad wise ( is the w203 affected ? ) Thanks H

 

[mersum1es]

Valeo ok 9/2003 -->

 

[rf065]

I can assure you that rust does not care if the car is galvanised or not!

Russ

 

[whitenemesis]

C CLASS -203 series- saloon and estates: -

All steel panels were galvanised from Quarter 2 2003 production onwards.
During the previous six months (Q4 2002 + Q1 2003) the process was
gradually introduced on the production line and therefore some vehicles
were galvanised during this lead-up period, but not all.

 

[Dieselman]

I can assure you that rust does not care if the car is galvanised or not!

That's because they use thin galvanising and the sheets are stamped post treatment, so it leaves an untreated edge at every stamping.