Exploding mounted jack point!!
 

Never buying them again. Absolute garbage. It literally exploded on my jack sending plastic across my garage and collapsed into itself.

Older style rubber ones going forward.

BE AWARE!!! :eek:

http://www.w124-zone.com/downloads/p.../jackpoint.jpg

It was a Meyle one, but are the OEM W124 "updated" ones plastic as well?

No they are the hybrid hard rubber/plastic reinforced. A W124/201 one is like $7 a the dealer.....a W126 one is $9.50.....

Hmmm. I have had 4 different 124's. I know where the jack points are. But I profess complete ignorance what/how/where that thing you have a picture of is and how it fits or mounts or whatever!

Can you shed some light on this for me?

Rgds,
Chris W.
'95 E300D, 357K

Meyle parts (not to mention other brands like Uro) have no business on an enthuisiast's Benz. If you are using Meyle, I would recommend stopping immediately and instead using genuine MB parts (or MB OEMs) from now on.

Cheap parts are just not worth the time and hassle to save a few bucks.

Cheers,
Gerry

You find these circular black rubber hard points underneath the car (near the side jacking points with the little doors in the cladding) on 124 and 126 models. These are made of rubber and generally age as rubber does, and eventually split with use.

Easy replacement. Three of the four rubber discs were split on my C126 (1989 560SEC) and I replaced them last year. Indeed they are very inexpensive (so cheap that an aftermarket part should never even be considered).

Cheers,
Gerry

Aha. Thanks for that. These are the pads I place my floor jack on/under. I had no idea they were replaceable!

Rgds,
Chris W.
'95 E300D

Comparison of old and new jack point rubber buffers for the V/C126 chassis cars.

Nasty...my '93 has those horrible plastic bungs, the '89 has proper 'rubber' ones...don't suppose you have a part number for the old ones?
Failing that I may need to try and find a breakers yard

cheers

balge, buy them from your local MB dealer. As mentioned, they are inexpensive and the genuine MB part is a high quality that will last for years.

At the dealer they are often known as the "lift shoe", they will know what it is if you just ask/describe it.

FYI. The early 124's (through 1989) have rubber pads which are larger and more rectangular. 90-95 W124's have rubber pads which are smaller and round, similar to what Gerry showed for the W126. They may be a hybrid that is partly plastic as pawoSD said. While a few Meyle parts may be ok, this obviously isn't one of them. Buy the OE/OEM pads only, please!

:blink:

@ PawoSD - OK, 'lift shoe', now we're cooking!

@ gsxr Hm, pretty certain my '93 TD plastic ones are original...and they are the same carp as ps2cho described...I doubt the 'rubber' ones on my '89 are actually 'rubber' (a lot bigger and rectanangular), but the plastic ones on the '93 are definitely carp....

cheers!

Agreed about the Meyle products; crap.

My experience with misc rubber doo-dads is that if you don't get a dealer part you will be sorry. I used to think Meyle was OK. The parts seem to fit, but they don't last very long. They are a German company, but their stuff is all made in China at a very low cost. As gsxr pointed out, a few items they sell might be adequate for the job. It's difficult to be sure.

All it takes is one frustrating experience to make a person swear off everything Meyle.

What I can't seem to grasp is why it is so difficult for these aftermarket companies to make a piece of rubber properly. It's not a space shuttle, it's a piece of rubber.

Dealer parts FTW.

I continue to shake my head at how these companies like Uroparts and Meyle stay in business, with the crap they sell.

I think Mercedes has to take the blame here? The pre '89 bungs were good, the post '89 ones are garbage no matter who made them.....
cheers