Thanks for the replies. I was told that the metal arm was not rusted. The pieces to connect it back on were all that was needed. My mech wants to inflate the prices of these parts and wont give us the proper names of them to prevent us ordering them ourselves. Whew, long sentence I know.



About the car...
it is an 88 560SEL. Needs front ball joints changed, I have them in the trunk. It also needs the last part of the muffler pipe, some freon, and afew minor surface rust spots. It has 187k on the clock. It is white and the sunroof works. Interior is blue with some dashboard cracks. Rear seat needs a cable for drivers side to slide 9I took a look at it, never got the part yet. Heated seats are working. Has new alternator, battery, starter coil (in trunk), and new ECM. Also have bosch Euro headlights, and motors in my closet, also the little metal bits that go under too, and one euro wiper arm. Have Eur spec Thermometer, and first aid kit. Has some service records. Was a massachussets car in the past. Any reasonable offers taken. I would actually like to trade it for something in good running shape that is dependable.