[W126 Coupe] Oh Bugger!

[Dick Spellman]

Hi Brad:

I think you need to give the coupe a good looking over for other rust 
areas.  Check the front suspension mounts above the dog bones, check the 
trailing arms on the rear suspension, check under the battery support 
plate, check along each of the fender wells and rockers, check inside 
the trunk up under the rear glass in either corner.  If it turns out you 
have rust in several other places, you can get a professional opinion on 
'weather' to fix or unfortunately stop burning pounds and sell the beast 
and start looking for another.

If however, the area you have found is the only bad spot, I have some 
photos that may be of some help as a visual aid to what you are going to 
need to do.  At the least you will need to remove battery and tray, 
wiper arms and the wiper transmission cover just under the windshield, 
then remove the windshield and the wiper parking heated bladder.  This 
should give you full access to the area you describe.  Only a pro will 
tell you how to get rid of that rust area.  You could cover it up with 
fiberglass but, the problem will likely reappear in short order.

Good luck,

Dick


Brad Cross wrote:

> Well, too good to be true indeed seems to be just that!  Took the car 

> out again and the leak that I thought I had fixed with sealant in the 

> front passenger side drain at the base corner of the windscreen is 

> still leaking slightly, and I think i need to get it fixed properly.

>

> I couldn't access it properly as the base of the windscreen and what 

> looks like the braket that secures the windscreen is right in the 

> way.  Anyway, the tray that collects the water is rotted and will need 

> repairing.

>

> So, my question is what is actually required to rectify the problem?  

> Does the rusted metal need to be cut away and replaced (if so I would 

> imagine the Windscreen, dash and other close compnents need to be 

> removed and thus I would hazard a guess that it's a pretty big job)?  

> Or is there a simpler way to do it?

>

> This is a real pain in the proverbial as I can't drive the car without 

> getting this sorted - as we are only expecting one (!) rain free day 

> in july/august in the UK!

>

> Again, thanks in advance for your help.

>

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