Matt32AMG
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- Joined
- Mar 30, 2007
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- Location
- Dorset UK
- Car
- June 2002 SLK32///AMG. OCT 2007 CLK350 AMG Sport Convertible.
Well as I was cleaning my car this last weekend gone, I elected to take all four wheels off in turn and give them a thorough clean and polish inside and out. Being I had the wheels refurbed about 18 months ago It made sense anyway to take them off and give them a good inspection for any corrosion
In the process of doing so, I started to cast an eye around the wheel arches thinking I’ll touch in the unavoidable stone chips that have appeared. Well, on closer inspection I found that every wheel arch had been affected by the dreaded worm, the rears more than the front arches. So what to do...
Being my car has a FMBSH, I’m reasoning it must qualify for the 8 year anti perforation warranty, so I drove down to the dealership, (much as it pained me), this morning to see how my theory stands up. Well just in the nick of time as it would seem, the 8 year cover expires at the end of the month.
The chap who deals with warranty issues agreed that, while the rust was not serious, the rust is only effecting the inner most return leading edges, (if that makes sense), it’s not effected the bodywork on the outside at all, it therefore will not require every panel being painted.
Anyway, having completed his inspection that included testing paint thickness or depth on every panel to ensure the car had not been re-sprayed, he said he would make his report to MBUK and he’ll let me know the outcome..........
Two hours later, I’ve been given the green light and MB will pick up the tab for repairing or making good, every corner.
The wheel arches themselves after being painted, will be treated with Stone Guard plastic coating on the inside edges to minimise future stone damage, thereby reduce the risk of future rust intrusion.
So the moral of this is that provided you have a FMBSH with your car and you have rust it might just be worth your while getting it checked if it is 8 years old of less.
In the process of doing so, I started to cast an eye around the wheel arches thinking I’ll touch in the unavoidable stone chips that have appeared. Well, on closer inspection I found that every wheel arch had been affected by the dreaded worm, the rears more than the front arches. So what to do...
Being my car has a FMBSH, I’m reasoning it must qualify for the 8 year anti perforation warranty, so I drove down to the dealership, (much as it pained me), this morning to see how my theory stands up. Well just in the nick of time as it would seem, the 8 year cover expires at the end of the month.
The chap who deals with warranty issues agreed that, while the rust was not serious, the rust is only effecting the inner most return leading edges, (if that makes sense), it’s not effected the bodywork on the outside at all, it therefore will not require every panel being painted.
Anyway, having completed his inspection that included testing paint thickness or depth on every panel to ensure the car had not been re-sprayed, he said he would make his report to MBUK and he’ll let me know the outcome..........
Two hours later, I’ve been given the green light and MB will pick up the tab for repairing or making good, every corner.
The wheel arches themselves after being painted, will be treated with Stone Guard plastic coating on the inside edges to minimise future stone damage, thereby reduce the risk of future rust intrusion.
So the moral of this is that provided you have a FMBSH with your car and you have rust it might just be worth your while getting it checked if it is 8 years old of less.
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