I recently acquired a w123 280e. I was wondering what the thought is using the jack point hole plugs......
did these come on the cars when new?
does it trap junk/moisture in the holes? or prevent it?

I was thinking of putting a coating of cosmolene in the holes and then putting plugs to keep stuff out?
good idea or bad idea??????

thanks for reading.....

I use them on my w123's. I've been pulling the plugs and checking periodically and they are fine so far. I've heard that condensation can collect inside the tubes if capped, but I haven't seen evidence of that in mine so far.

I've read that some guys coat the tubes with grease and then put the caps on. I will probably end up doing the same.

I think the caps keep stuff from getting inside the tubes and IMO they make the rockers look more finished than having open holes.

BTW, where are the pics of the new ride?

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