I'm going back with the emblems on the rear deck lid and can't seem to get them to press into the little grommets (rubber retainers).
I have new grommets and the old emblems, and I'm afraid that I am going to break the emblems when I try to hammer the feet of the emblem into the grommets hole. I tried installing the grommets into the hole on the car first. Vasoline maybe help?
Should I install them on the feet of the emblems first and then press them into the deck lid holes?
Would a heat gun help.

They are a tight fit. Install the grommets in the body first, and then the emblems. A little lube will help.

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'83 300D, 126K miles.

you could use double stick tape -3m is the premium brand

thats what i like to use on the CDT

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80 280SL
85 300SD
87 300TD
92 300D 2.5 Turbo
92 300TE 4Matic

Can you tell me what years they ran a diesel shooting brake?

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I recondition w123/w126/w124/w140/r107/r129/ steering boxes!


1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]

Thanks guys for the pointers. I will try out the grommets first.
Then if I have no luck I will do the 3m sticker tape.

Mark the locations of the grommets on the body, and gently tap the emblems at that location to install them. They may distort a little, but they won't break.

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'83 300D, 126K miles.

Did you just have the car repainted? It looks stunning.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

What, you mean something like a Volvo P1800 wagon + W123?

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

i installed the new grommets in the trunk and then ran and drill bit in each one of them and ever so slightly removed some of the plastic and made the holes bigger worked great. aftermarket grommets are the same size as the original mb ones.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

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Yes just finished painting her.
It's amazing how the higher end paints looks so much
Better than the cheaper paints. I used PPG.
I was going to Walmart and buy some rattle cans instead, but decided to go
this way on painting.