1967 200 (W110) Weather Stripping.
 

Hi All,

I have recently discovered that the door seals on my '67 200 are completely shot and are letting water in and flooding the back of my car. Does anybody know where i can get new ones. I cant seem to find any online. Im even willing to make them myself if possible, just need to stop water coming in during the Oregon rainy season.

Classic Center, Dealer, Amazon or eBay.

Front left: A 110 720 0178
Front right: A 110 720 0278
Rear left: A 110 730 0578
Rear right: A 110 730 0678

I think the seals are common to all fintails sedans except the long wheel base W112 sedan.

You can enter the part number without the A or spaces into various vendors or google and you will find them. I have no idea what the cost is. Might want to check the front and rear windshield gaskets....

Damn! Those are expensive!!!

Those are crazy pricey. the car is barely worth the price of all those seals. Any ideas on any other ways to make it work. i hate to say it but.. universal seal kits any thing like that?
This thing is no concourse car, bought for a steal with a nice interior. just need it to finally not leak like a sieve .

Someone might be able to give you a suggestion. I have none.

Is this your first year with the car? What was done in the past? Or are the floors rusted through...

Precision Parts Weatherstrip Seal Universal Weatherstripping - JCWhitney

Will one of those work for you?

It is my first year with the car, had it a little over six months. The pervious owner apparently did 10,000 work of work on it not sure where all that money went. it has an all new upholstery, motor and mechanicals have been gone through to make its drivable, some problems still like none of the door locks work. But it doesnt seem to have much rust except on the bottom of the doors.

Those are the seals I've been seeing. was just wondering if anyone has ever used them? i have read they make the doors quite hard to close.

I would like to hear the answer to that also.

FWIW the new Mercedes seals make doors hard to close for a while.

If someone put $10,000 into your fintail I would consider either not driving in the rain or buying good weather stripping...

That's the thing... you'll end up putting at least 10 times what the car is worth in parts just to be able to have it safe, reliable, and looking good. These are bad investments if you plan to ever sell it, or to not use it often.

But, with that said, I would rather put a ton of money into a fintail because they are my favorite car, and if I had one that was running, I would drive it every day and put hundreds of thousands of miles on it. That was what I was doing with my 1968 W110 200D until the combination of a badly leaking, smoking engine and a body that was extremely rusty did it in and made it a parts car. Fortunately, I was able to sell or reuse all of the new parts I put into it.

If you plan to keep it long term and use it, throw money at it and don't look back. You'll have a great time. These are amazing cars and very enjoyable to own and USE.

If you plan to maybe drive it maybe one Sunday a month, and might sell it later, then it's best to just patch it together with as little cost as possible, I suppose, because you'll never see that money back when it comes time to sell it.

The fintails truly are one of the most underappreciated classic cars; safety that was ahead of its time, German build quality, and 1950s American styling combined to make one great car. It's a shame that they are so undervalued and shunned by most Mercedes enthusiasts.

Hey Squiggle Dog,

Funny you should mention this. Someone on another forum has an interesting, although controversial claim about your fintails:

Cohort Sighting: Did Mercedes Copy the 1958 Rambler For Their W111 “Grosser Flossen”?

Just as an aside (don't want to hijack the discussion).

Jub

Great post!

I'm curious if any of these fit as well.

McMaster-Carr

This is like the Promised Land of Fintail (and other classic) parts:
W110 W111 W112 fintail: engine M121 M180 M127 M189 OM621, engine moun

I've also had great luck with seals from Sellahattin Turna (w114selo) on eBay from Turkey with door seal kits and headliners.

Neu Satz Türdichtungen FÜR Mercedes W110 W111 W112 Heckflosse Limousine | eBay

I've also built my own Fintail seals from W114 seals and bulk weatherstrip and Locktite super glue.

Trunk seals are tough; Turna has them sometimes and mbclassics.de has them too.

Hope this helps.

Yes, the stuff costs but it's worth it.

Well said post #9, Squiggle Dog! Let's hope one day, the Fintails get their due! Something is amiss when other cars of the same vintage, that drive like old trucks, (and even old trucks as well) sell for 5 to 10 times what these hand-built cars go for these days.