Was reading the article in the Star on the W115 chassis and wondered where the the rust areas to check on a W124.

Well...on an estate check the jacking points, rear ARB mounts, rear fixed window frames, the hatch window frame, hatch bottom edge, rear wheel arches, front wings, hard lines under the car where they go through the rubber mountings, windscreen frame, bottom of the 'c' pillars......

If my two are anything to go by!

Seriously, jacking points and wings are bad for rust, and the 'c' pillar/rear window area on estates is a 'feature'

That's UK weather for you, maybe

cheers!

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Spring perches, trunk bottom, rear subframe assembly, control arm mounts. Honestly the w124s are VERY well rust-proofed compared to the w126 and w123.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Around the filler door, particularly on the wagons. Too many years of gas fumes eats away at the hot wax protection leaving the metal at the quarter panel wall where it folds onto the filler neck recess.



Also check around the rear hatch piece that hods the license plate lights (no rust in this picture)

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80 280SL
85 300SD
87 300TD
92 300D 2.5 Turbo
92 300TE 4Matic

Those foto's are the most rust I have ever seen on a w124. I would keep an eye on the jack points and body cladding, if you have it. Great cars otherwise.

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D

any photos for the rusts on the jack points and body cladding areas?? thanks!

i have had a couple that rusted at the base of the radio antenna

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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