bodywork

Earlier in the week I took my car along to the bodyshop that I normally use. I need some bodywork tidying; Bonnet has some scratches and small dinks, small dent on lower drivers wing and small dent in rear panel. Plus all four wheels are going to be taken off and restored. I recieved a quote of...

...for what it's worth I use George Fraser for servicing and Whitney's bodyshop in the Alperton/ Park Royal area and they always do me proud. Case in point 1 - Oil was leaking from the engine rocker covers - MB wanted £300+ - George Fraser did this for FREE (resealed covers with Silicone)...

On the w208 CLK , did the 55's have any flaring to the arches in order to accomodate the staggered AMG setup. 7.5 x 17 et 37 with 225/45/17 on the front 8.5 x 17 et 30 with 245/40/17 on the rear This is according to the Murray Systems PDF. I'm hoping they didn't as i have just...

Final post on the refurb of my 2001 CLK coupe. After having the wheels and interior done (see other posts), I finished off with the bodywork. Most of the damage was stonechips, car parks, rear bumper scrapes and one dent on the top of the front wing (how?). I had the work completed by...

My rant! I recently acquired a E320 CDI W210 2002 estate which had the usual rust. I sent the car for an inspection to MB Colindale who subsequently agreed to repair the rust on the rear 3/4 panels, bootlid and door tops/bottoms. The car was sent by MB Colindale to M&A Coachworks, their...

Hi everyone, could someone advise me what to do next My daughter just got she self a 05 Reg 206cc from main dealer Harriett's:mad: when she first got it i said i would give it a good wash and polish, when i come to wash it with my brush i found that the brush made a scrapping sound noise...

Hi apologies for length of post but this is my first time on what is an excellent site . I have a 2000 reg V plate E320 cdi estate avantgarde, tiptronic box which has a factory fitted Sat Nav, Cd, TV, Telephone, Command unit. I believe it is a DX cd used for Sat Nav Command?? I put a cd...

After purchasing my CLK beginning of Feb, i aimed to get the rust on the arches and bootlock done by the Mobilo warranty. The previous owner had maintained a Full Dealer Service History and planned to get it done but was then given a company car. I phoned MB Colindale and explained that i had...

Just had my 51' plate W210 picked up today and taken to Boston Mercedes, Lincolnshire, for de rusting. I have had the car for about a year now. I noticed small blobs of rust appearing last November on all 4 wheel arches. I contacted Grimsby Mercedes, who then contacted Boston Mercedes (the body...

I just bought an '82 500sl, which I'm delighted with! It is in generally very good condition with a few bubbles if rust starting to come through. What is the best way to maintain the car? sanding and patching, new wings, new bumpers? Can anyone recommend a good body shop in the glasgow area? Any...

Chaps, MY ML270CDI went into the main dealer to have a rear bumper respayed as some women bumped into :crazy: the back of me. I went to collect my ML last week as they called and said its ready, so I went to collect it and I found the paintwork on the bumper with 1) lots of orange peel...

Not rust this time!! Just suffered a bit of white van side swipe - rear edges of passenger and rear nearside doors rear wing over wheel arch in one nice continuous line - gutted. Otherwise car bodywork is immaculate I live in SW London and want an MB repair [an insurance claim] for...

Ever since I've had my car I've thought the paintwork is a bit dull and lifeless, meaning poor reflectivity and shine, I think the term is lack of depth. I've read many comments about how good a porter-cable orbital polisher is but it has limitations as to what can be achieved. Only a rotary...

We're going at this again first thing in the morning so need some advice pronto! The story so far following on from my thread "Bodywork advice please 190E 2.6." - http://mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=32096 The front wing & driver's door have been swapped over from the donor car...

I bought this 2.6 automatic http://tinyurl.com/yeeehs from Eddie (madman190) over on www.mercedes190.co.uk to use as my everday car to replace the loathsome manual diesel 2.5 I couldn't get on with. It used to look like this and I hope to make it look that good again...

Hi All, I've had my 1999 clk for nearlly 4 years & noticed quite a lot of rust starting to appear around the boot & on every wheel arch. The car has always been garaged & MB Serviced, whilst my girlfriends Corsa of the same age is always left out in all weathers & has no rust on it at all. (so...

Hi, I recently picked up another TE this time a 300 24v. Its not in bad shape really for a 15 year old car, but its missing a couple of bits. I am after the piece which goes above the rear number plate on the boot, plus a boot handle (the moulded piece which spans the lenth of the boot)...

Hi everyone, I am going to be having the rust repaired on my W210. The affected parts are, all wheel arches, all doors and rear tailgate! Please can you suggest what action/checks I should take before I take the car in and when I get it back? Also does anyone know if the door rubbers...

Our stretched limo (Mercedes-Benz Sprinter :) ) is parked outside in the scorching sun and sadly the paintwork is strating to 'bleach'. The vehicle is rarely used and is left for weeks on end facing one direction. Has anyone any suggestions about any type of application we can apply to help...

Got a tricky bit of work needing doing on my 107. The channel that holds in place a seal that runs around the edge of the soft top compartment has corroded in two small 2 inch sections, meaning i cant replace the perished seal as there is no retaining wall to support the seal along these...