Good luck with everything.

Here's a few threads I posted with photos that might help. You can see by these posts that the w123s have common problem areas. Make sure you check out under the battery tray, in the hood hinge drains and behind the plastic fender liners.

Hood Hinge Drain Rust Repair

Remove the window seals to repair the rust

I'm helping a friend keep another 123 on the road

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