rusty

I've noticed that my wife's Smart ForTwo has a rusty rear subframe. (last owner lived in Cardiff......salt water?) Its MoT is due soon and I'm wondering whether anything needs doing about it? As far as I could tell it is only surface rust and there are no holes. I'm thinking of...

A neighbour has a W123 "R" Reg 200 Petrol saloon Body looks v rust, paintwork not good, interior is a fawn colour - hub caps look great, (i.e. very good) and a few bits look worth saving Must be a non runner...destined for the scrap yard? Is it worth anything?

My 2007 C180 wheel nuts look as if they are rusting. This happened to a previous coupe i had and the dealer just painted them! Any help/ideas etc?

Hello from a potential SLK owner, I am looking for a second "weekend summer" car preferably a post 2000 facelift SLK 200 or 230, (manual or auto ? ) I have viewed several cars already and have been disappointed with them all because every one was rusty around the rear wheel arches and most...

i decided to do a diy repair on my rear arch which is rusting prety bad ive took some pics along the way to share them with yous

My W210 is up for sale. Sad to see it going but credit crunch and new baby can't make things better... motorwise of course. anyone interested...

Hi all, I started taking out the old fabric interior on my W124 today, to replace with the leather that I bought 2 weeks ago. I expected it to be a simple job, but I've hit a problem. One of the floor bolts securing the rear passenger seat was pretty rusty, due to a damp carpet no doubt. I...

Was looking underneath the 98 SLK I'm driving at the moment and there are 2 diagonal struts going acroos the underneath of the car which seem to start from underneath the boot area and forward diagonally which look very rusty. What are these struts? Are they prone to rust and are they expensive...

Well not quite a cure but a work around. My wifes wheel bolts are pretty manky and I found these. Now a few years back I had a Golf Gti and that came with these as 'standard' although they were black and the little removal tool. Are these a good idea...

As a lifetime member of the "eradicate rusty wheelbolt" club (I've tried greasing them, painting them and plating them - all failed), I was interested in a C class at the petrol station yesterday with what looked like chromed covers over the wheelbolt holes. These were definitely not plastic...

if youre thinking of getting those blisters repaired on your arches...................................................dont use the guy that did this one:D :D...

my mate has a 2000 V CLK 430 convertible its got a few rusty bits (mainly boot key hole) and i told him it might be coverd and mercedes told him its 8 years (3 plus 5 grace) and his is 8.5 years old! is this right?

Swapping wheels on the R129 at the moment. Never noticed a problem with rusty bolts before, but taking them all off last night I noticed that a couple were visibly rusty. This is the reason why. Virtually all of them are like the one on the right ... the end of the bolt is a different metal...

Folks, As you can probably guess I'm spending some quality time and giving my car some well needed TLC! The hubs of the car (all 4 wheels) are looking rather rusty, a kind of dull brown which is better than the bright orange they were 2 months ago. I know that these can be painted by a...

Yesterday afternoon I attempted to remove my front bumper, 3 of the bolts unscrewed fine, the fourth (drivers side bottom) requried a huge amount of force to get it turning. Once it started turning it wouldnt stop, it appears I have broken the welded on 'cap' which is the top of the bolt, off...

I'm due for a new tyre or two and would like to replace my wheel nuts, the heads of which have rusted. I've seen them for sale on Fleabay but I can also see there are different types so would appreciate a word from the wise. I have the standard 16" 5 hole alloys on my 2001 W210 E320 CDi. I...

Just some pics of a rusty 210226 car there were only 5 stone chips on the bonnet, the rest is lousy metal.

Found a solution :rock: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mercedes-wheel-bolt-covers-nuts-caps-chrome-polished_W0QQitemZ230209756326QQihZ013QQcategoryZ72257QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I guess my car has succumbed to the inevitable :( I was giving the car a was and polish this morning when I noticed an area of paint bubbling up on the nearside rear wheel arch. It hasn't progressed that far yet but is inevitably going to get worse. The car is going in for a service in a...

Now I know W210's are known for there heavy rust issues but I dont think ive ever seen one quite like this with that much rust :crazy: Going fairly cheap though...