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12-17-2005, 11:25 PM
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W123 hood hinge trough, compost
W123 hood hinge trough, compost.
Please clean your W123 hood hinge trough. There are drains in there, and if they get plugged, well, look at the pictures, they are better than words. This is a MAJOR corrosion area on the W123 body...
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#2
12-17-2005, 11:28 PM
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What the heck am I looking at?
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#3
12-17-2005, 11:45 PM
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The hood hinges and the space below where they fold into I believe....looks a lot different on a 123 than a 126.....
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#4
12-18-2005, 12:03 AM
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yeah, on brownie the mice had made a little bed on each side and since the car was onytused in the summer it made a wonderful winter home. the mice also got onto the top of the fuel tank(yes they did
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12-18-2005, 12:45 AM
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Wow I cannot believe that rust!!!
My w126 is due for some cleaning...I'll wait until the weather is warm enough that when I go to use the hose on the car I won't end up with a block of ice 
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#7
12-18-2005, 01:46 AM
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Seeing as how these cars can survive with so much rust, the minimal amount on ours is nothing, and we battle it continually, so it barely makes any progress against us....our two cars have tons of life left (decades) at this rate.
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#8
12-18-2005, 03:20 AM
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But be careful of mice. On Vintage MB's they used to have organic glue wrapped fabric covering electrical harnesses behind the dashboard. And mouses would chomp into wiring insulation - no joke.
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12-18-2005, 02:11 PM
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Had water on passenger side for the first time, after a few torrential downpours. Cleaned out the drains. Took the black plastic cover of pass. side wheelwell off and it was caked solid with sand, drivers side was clean. Cleaned and now bone dry.
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#10
12-18-2005, 03:30 PM
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Yes that is a major rust area as is under the battery tray. A good cleaning on most of the cars will keep it from accumulating, but if the rust has already started.....
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#11
12-18-2005, 06:39 PM
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1984 300D W123 hood hinge trough
More pictures.
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#12
12-18-2005, 06:44 PM
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i need to clean mine ... add that to the list
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12-18-2005, 06:57 PM
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1984 300D W123 hood hinge trough
More pictures_2.
Last edited by whunter; 12-18-2005 at 07:10 PM.
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#14
10-08-2006, 09:57 PM
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A reminder
To all members...
Please clean your hood hinge troughs...
Last edited by whunter; 05-19-2009 at 04:31 PM.
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#15
10-08-2006, 10:05 PM
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Don't forget to remove the battery and check for rust while your in that area.
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