Im posting this here in DD because this is mostly where the crowd hangs out and i have a diesel

The EPC shows that the late W124 with cladding should have strips of tape between them and the body at the upper sides, my car is missing them.

Is this some special tape or just like a piece of thin foam tape?? I dont think it should be sticky on both sides because the panel has to slide to come out.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

May be foam, to stop water from running between them?

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85 190E 2.3(SOLD)
86 230E (-->300D) sold
87 300D (-->300TD) sold
68 250S w/ a 615 and manual tranny (RIP)
87 300TD (SOLD)
95 S280 "The KRAKEN" (Turbo 2.9 602 transplant) traded
86 190E 2.3... current project

Hmmm
I will try to look at the 90 parts car I have, and see what it looks like (it's a wreck, and the panels are damaged anyway...

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
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1987 300TD
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1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I looked at the 95TE I have, and it's got a foam pad about 8mm thick, the entire width of the cladding. hardly a thin strip. but it's only stuck to the cladding, not to the body of the car.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

hmm - I may need to remove the cladding then to check, 8mm thick foam is plenty thick.. Does it cover the entire cladding from inside? must be a closed cell foam to be waterproof.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

Some time ago I ordered some for a cladding upgrade to my early 124, and this is what arrived. It's just Scotch brand Pressure Sensitive Tape. I believe it's to be applied to the top of the cladding, just behind the chrome strips.