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Old 08-01-2006, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by alabbasi
It appears to be an issue with the cars that have lived in colder climates causing the perch mounts to rust.
Corrosion is the culprit but actually the problem is the welds, UNDER the pant and undercoat the welds are failing.
One owner who lost a perch mount lived in Phoenix (or was it Nevada?) but with cars being sold in one state moved to another you never know.
Like gsxr says, time to go hug my W124!
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