Hello all! I want to remove my fenders to access hinger area so that I can clean out dirt, treat rust and reseal with POR15. Does anyone know how to pull fenders properly. It sounds like the later cars do not have the sticky sealer to contend with as there are fender liners in place but again, a procedure would be nice to have -anyone? Thanks!

I think Chad has done a write up in the body work section. I need to do the same thing, but I have the sticky undercoating to deal with in my '79.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

I'll be interested to hear what you find. I've got rust on the lower rear edges of my front fenders that I'd really like to pull off to fix correctly but have been lead to believe it's more of an undertaking than just taking out some bolts.

OTOH who knows what's lurking underneath that we can't see.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I think it amounts to (IIRC):
Remove the front bumper
Remove the parking lights
Remove the bottom chrome strip on fender
Remove the plastic inner fender protector
Remove all the visible bolts along the hood, under the chrome strip, behind the lights, under the lights , in front on the door (open the door to access)
Pull out at the bottom and up

Rick

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

http://www.dieselgiant.com/mercedes_front_fender_rr.htm

Courtesy Diesel Giant.
I believe the cutoff date for the terrible undercoating fusing is 1981, so before that date, it's much, much more difficult.

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All good information, thanks guys! looks the apron will still be in my way . . . . perhaps just pulling the hinge spring assembly will allow me to get in there and clean the hinge channel. Lots of crud and the drains are critical for drainage otherwise water would no doubt find its way inside the car . . . POR15 here I come -

Cr@p! I was afraid of that.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

This is where tiny hands would be good!