passenger side firewall rust source - identifying

Started by nathan, 28 January 2018, 03:02 AM

daantjie

Quote from: nathan on 02 February 2018, 06:37 PM
Yeah Dan,
they emailed and said they had them in stock, lots of them!
but after you said they were NLA I couldn't be bothered waiting for their reply as Tom H is away, and they other guy dragged his feet.
then after id paid for the grommets with the SL Shop, the CC got back to me and said they had them! :(

Oops sorry Nathan I think I goofed  :-\
I was looking at the grommet on the firewall side, part # 116 997 00 81. That one for sure is NLA.
Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9 - Astralsilber

Peter

Hey Dan, that one is showing as available genuine at ECS Tuning. Very cheap.

daantjie

I am sure  if you try and order it they will come back and say NLA as well.  Unless they are sitting on NOS stuff.  Their shipping costs are outrageous though. 
Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9 - Astralsilber

TJ 450

Hey Nathan, it's normal for that area to be painted mostly black (on top of the silver).

You will need the silicone grease to install those grommets or it will be a nightmare.

Tim
1976 450SEL 6.9 1432
1969 300SEL 6.3 1394
2003 ML500

nathan

TJ, when you say "I" will need silicone grease, I think you meant when "we" install them! ;)
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te

TJ 450

Haha, yes I thought that might have been the case. I'll be available next weekend for any activities.

Tim
1976 450SEL 6.9 1432
1969 300SEL 6.3 1394
2003 ML500

rumb

Quote from: nathan on 02 February 2018, 11:39 AM
I forgot to add, does anyone know what the correct colour is of the body underneath the chrome grill above all this externally ie the bodywork below that chrome grill where the wipers attach.  mine looks like a combo of silver and black but which is the wrong one. I cant imagine they would put silver on it if they didnt have to, but perhaps the black wore off the bits exposed to the sun to expose the underlying silver body paint?
regards
Nathan

The screen and the body area underneath should be a satin black.
'68 250S
'77 6.9 Euro
'91 300SE,
'98 SL500
'14 CLS550,
'16 AMG GTS
'21 E450 Cabrio