rusty mercedes

[nick mercedes]

<div class="bbWrapper">Having just stripped 2 E320cdis, both otherwise clean cars with lots of warranty replacement panels, they both had massive holes behind the rear bumper.<br /> <br /> Clearly overlooked by MB...</div>

 

[Howard]

<div class="bbWrapper">Someone ticked the ventotronic box when ordering ?</div>

 

[219]

<div class="bbWrapper">w210's I presume ?</div>

 

[John Jones Jr]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="nick mercedes" data-source="post: 2013568" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=2013568" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-2013568">nick mercedes said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Having just stripped 2 E320cdis, both otherwise clean cars with lots of warranty replacement panels, they both had massive holes behind the rear bumper.<br /> <br /> Clearly overlooked by MB... </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I presume it's not coincidental that it's below the air vent flap?</div>

 

[nick mercedes]

<div class="bbWrapper">Both 210s both clean cars too water must pool and rot these out?</div>

 

[John]

<div class="bbWrapper">Reminds me of a C reg MK4 Escort I once had in the mid 90s.</div>

 

[davidjpowell]

<div class="bbWrapper">Mine was on it's way there.... <br /> <br /> I think it's common place.</div>

 

[Mike Walker]

<div class="bbWrapper">I have just bought a W210 Estate - X reg - and have the same on both sides. Foolish of me not to spot it but......<br /> <br /> What chance of a claim on Mobilo I wonder?</div>

 

[nick mercedes]

<div class="bbWrapper">About zero I would have thought, but with the bumper off it's an easy enough repair - renault12 went through all of this with his I think</div>

 

[nick mercedes]

<div class="bbWrapper">Stripped the carpet out to get at some loom someone needs, rest of floorpan mint, just the rear corners seem to be the issue</div>

 

[renault12ts]

<div class="bbWrapper">Mine was the same...now welded up. <br /> <br /> I think it comes from the outside...there is a felt like material in the bumper shells...which holds wet mud very effectively against the body.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://s1165.photobucket.com/user/renault12ts/media/Rust/2010_0911_105651_zpsf963133e.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"><img src="http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/q592/renault12ts/Rust/2010_0911_105651_zpsf963133e.jpg" data-url="http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/q592/renault12ts/Rust/2010_0911_105651_zpsf963133e.jpg" class="bbImage " loading="lazy" style="" width="" height="" /></a><br /> <br /> In this photo you can also see the remains of the forward bracket that the bumper used to slide into...it was attached to the body but is now part of the bumper!!</div>

 

[nick mercedes]

<div class="bbWrapper">The other one:</div>

 

[davidjpowell]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="nick mercedes" data-source="post: 2013835" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=2013835" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-2013835">nick mercedes said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Stripped the carpet out to get at some loom someone needs, rest of floorpan mint, just the rear corners seem to be the issue </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Looks like my car after the kids have been in it....</div>