w202 glass scratches

[rawc43]

Hey all my c43 has scratches on the door glass like it formed when the window is going up and down the driver is realy bad

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Both my W202s have had this, they have never gotten any worse, seems to be a common 'fault'

 

[steve333]

Yep,same with my w208 but hasnt got any worse since i bought it

 

[Spinal]

Same on my w202... I always assumed it was from dust between the seal & glass...

 

[stevesey]

Me as well - passenger side mainly

 

[Will]

Common fault on most cars - dirt/grit gets stuck in the window scrapers/seals and drags up/down the glass causing noticable scratches over the years.

Just one of those things. No real easy solution other than replacing the glass and cleaning/replacing the seals.

You can polish some scratches on glass but I'd wager that it'd be too much effort and not that effective for the side windows unless you're really OCD!

 

[rawc43]

i think the scratches are 2 bad to polish out what a shame well i might change the glass

 

[Will]

You might be able to polish them with the right sort of kit - machine polisher and compound etc. There's loads of companies out there that do this sort of work for shop fronts in city centres etc that get scratched by kids.

Being realistic though, I don't think most people notice them. Only once in a while whilst detailing do they get noticed but if they're really bad I guess replacing the glass might be worthwhile

Will