I finally got my 300CE out of body shops and back on the road. It only took a year and a half, give or take. The original owner was in an accident in which the right rear quarterpanel was hit and replaced. Whoever replaced it used an aftermarket panel and didn't do much rustproofing, so when the body cladding came off, there was some ugly rust-through to see. The fenders were replaced, as was the front bumper and the grille. They put in new door gaskets, a new sunroof gasket, and a trunk gasket. I replaced the headlights with Bosch euros, though I haven't yet installed proper wipers. In the next year or so I hope to install the vacuum adjust, though I don't see much utility in that.

Here are some photos which show the paint job. I took them with my blackberry, so they aren't as magnificient as the car deserves.

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1994 E500 199/Gray 82k
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