Need mainland salvage yard suggestions
 

After picking up a 1984 300CD recently and thinking I really didn't have much to do on the body & mechanicals (hah! naive fool!), I just discovered that the rear drain trough on the sunroof is completely rusted through, which means a car full of water after a heavy rain. Unless I meet a friendly and generous welding/metalworking wizard sometime in the near future, I'm going to have to replace the sunroof.

MB quotes $1029.00 (!!!) for an OE replacement, so... I need to find something used.

But the problem is I live on Oahu and the salvage yard selection here is very limited, so I need some pointers to some large & professional mainland salvage yards (i.e. the kind with databases who will check for parts by phone and then pull and ship them) to see if I can track down a 300CD sunroof in good condition. Any suggestions?

I wonder if you could run a new line yourself, just inside the existing drain? It'd have to be something thin-walled and flexible.

Other than that, sounds like quite a task to replace those drain lines the correct way.

Probably just be better off sealing the sunroof shut with a silicone of some type.

Yes
 

E-mail me your VIN#.

I will check for you. :)






Have a great day.

justinperkins: it's not the drain itself, it's the lip/trough that feeds water into the drain.

whunter: many thanks--i will send you the VIN shortly. congrats on the new affiliation.

Ahh yes. Sorry. :o

Until you get it fixed I hope it's sealed up anyway though.

As far as wrecking yards are concerned, here are some in the Los Angeles, CA area...... Almost close to you :)

http://www.mercedesdismantlers.com/

http://www.silverstarrecycling.net/modules.php?name=Directions

Fresno, CA area... Still in California.

http://www.fresnosilverstarrecycling.com/m-models.htm

Oakland, CA ... a little closer you.:rolleyes:

http://www.silverstardismantlers.com/


Good Luck

Try www.car-part.com

Found
 

Found the complete sunroof $600.00
Checking shipping now.

Zip code needed
 

for shipping answer.


http://www.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_city/41231.html

heres another nationwide site:
http://www.uneedapart.com/

I dont know if it applies, but I have read of people using JB weld to fix rusted sunroof drains.

car-part.com

Zip code needed
 

whunter:
96816

Shipping
 

$725.00 delivered to the island. :)


Buy it now and we will ship the total sunroof + motor and cable. :)