My hood pad is sagging right above my throttle linkage. If this is a problem, what sort of adhesive should i use?

Its deteriorating and will need replaced......if its decades old you can't reglue it...

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

be careful as you touch it as it has decades of oil soaked in it.

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[1981 300 td tdidi 165500 dark brown/palamino-Brownie-mine-3k miles of ownership
1983 240d 162+++ Anthricite grey w/ henna red interior and hella lights-wifes car-Red

the above two cars are for sale
and can be seen on the cars for sale thread here. pix also available.


240d-144+ Manilla Yellow w/ palmino interior-greasecar kit-Blondie-the college kids car

23" gt 21 speed still on original tires-still got the nubs
21" khs tandem

I found that cardboard + zip ties works wonders for holding up that pesky edge.

Mine got doused when my oil lines broke and I am not going to replace it until all oil/power steering seepage is gone.

what's the advantage of having the pad w/heatsheild at $82 vs. the one without at $57 on fastlane?

The SD has one of the generic pads without the heat shield. It's not quite the quality of the more expensive pad but seems to hold up fine.

Likewise.

My hood pads failure was not related to having the heat shield or not

I would go with whatever you like...I don't think in a properly ventilating engine in a reasonable climate, the heat shield is nessesary

What is the purpose of a hood pad at all? Dampen the noise maybe? Both of my cars' pads have long since departed. Is it something serious that I should address soon?

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1984 300D 225K
1985 300D Donor body
1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!!
1980 300SD 311K My New Baby.
1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo

Merely dampens noise and makes the hood sound a lot nicer when it closes

If mine dissapeared on the SD...I would replace it.

THe 240D doesn't sound so nice without its pad.

There is also a concern that the engine heat will eventually damage the paint on the hood. The hood pads with heat shields have them located over the exhaust manifold/turbo.

Now I've gone and stared the great "I don't need no stinkin' hood pad" debate again.

True. Well I replaced both hood pads on my 300SDs with the more expensive one that MB switched to in 1985. I want to have whatever the added benefits of the more expensive hood pad are - one of which is the increased heat protection provided by the aluminum patch.

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1999 Mercedes-Benz S600, 103K miles - garage queen
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, 89K miles - daily driver
2007 Hyundai Sonata Limited, 31K - daily driver

Use 3M 8090 adhesive, not a substitute.

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listen, look, .........and duck.