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Old 11-06-2005, 08:26 AM
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Hints from Heloise

My fall / winter 123 body jack-hole plugs are made from Gulf Wax canning paraffin cut into roughly the shape of the hole and then tapped in with a rubber mallet.

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Old 11-06-2005, 08:35 AM
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Cool

That is a smart idea.
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Old 11-06-2005, 12:54 PM
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so how

do you get them out if you need to jack up the car?

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Old 11-06-2005, 01:09 PM
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I have a set of these in my cars:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-Mercedes-Benz-W123-240D-300D-300TD-Jack-Hole-Plugs_W0QQitemZ8011830795QQcategoryZ33654QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They seem to work well.
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Old 11-06-2005, 01:24 PM
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cool idea

on the canning wax.

but dont be surprised when pickles fall out in the spring.

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Old 11-06-2005, 01:54 PM
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Black duct tape.
agreed.
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Old 11-07-2005, 09:38 AM
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Buy the ones for a 124 chassis. They are a buck or so and fit and look right.

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