Does anybody have a good splash/dirt shield to sell?

[mbboy]

I need a good splash/dirt shield for the driver's side wheel well of a 380sl? My rubber gasket is still good, but I need the metal plate that bolts on to the wheel well to keep dirt and water from going up into the outer fender? If so, please drop me a note with a price.

Thanks

[Werner W]

I need to order a couple myself. I'm thinking of buying them from K&K. Click the 107 link and click Body Panels.

http://www.kkmfg.com/catalog.php

Werner

[Strife]

Originally Posted by Werner W

I need to order a couple myself. I'm thinking of buying them from K&K. Click the 107 link and click Body Panels.

http://www.kkmfg.com/catalog.php

Werner

Just because the rubber "looks" good doesn't mean it's going to be good for long. It's not expensive - and you also need the "body putty" that goes on the inside of the plate that squishes inbetween the plate and the inner and outer fender. This stuff is not very expensive at the dealer.

A leak in this area is pretty catastrophic - I had some serious rust on a fender due to an improper repair on the 380SL years before, where the gasket wasn't installed right and they didn't use the body putty.

[Werner W]

Thanks for the tip on the putty. Good to know before I pull my fender.

Werner

[mbboy]

Originally Posted by Werner W

Thanks for the tip on the putty. Good to know before I pull my fender.

Werner

Ditto for me on the gasket and body putty. Now i'm thinking that the lack of putty on mine may have contributed to the rust that's developing on my fender. I was also thinking about getting the K & K replacement, but i thought i'd look for a good used one first. There must be a ton of them out there, but finding a good one may be difficult.

[Werner W]

For the price of a new one (one time) I don't know if I'd go with a 19+ year old gasket that has likely been yanked because of a rust problem or a parting out.