[W126 Coupe] Rear Window support panel

[Markus Meyer]

BTW, you can buy the outside "rim" piece, bottom lip, whatever its called,
from the dealer for about $100 if you need one and can't find one used.  Its
what runs the length of the bottom of the window, about 2 inches wide.

Markus

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Jonathan Hodgman <blueridgemb at gmail.com>wrote:


> Pull the rear window, treat all the rust there, ie. grind/sand/acid

> etch/neutralize then coat everything iin POR>  There is a seam where they

> resistance weld two body panels together..this seam was never sealed @ the

> factory and moisture makes it's way in over time.. Sealing this up and all

> the surrounding metal Should mitigate the rust issue almost entirely.  Have

> yet to see or hear of a better means.

>

> Jonathan

>

> Dan Gardner wrote:

>

>> Hi Folks

>>

>>   I thought while I was waiting for a replacement speedo,it would be a

>> good time to check the rear panel under the rear screen,luckily there only

>> seems to be some surface rust,I know from the cars I inspected prior to this

>> one(15)most had horendous perforated rust.

>>   Its a difficult area to derust as access is only through the holes did

>> try a pencil style wire brush with limited sucess,sandblasting would be

>> effective but very messy.

>>

>>   I am interested what other members have done as far as rust proofing is

>> concerned,its quite tricky as water has the potential to leak from the

>> window and start rusting behind any new paint or sealer.

>>   Most of the commercial "rust dissolvers" seems to be phosphoric acid

>> based which if not neutralised fully after treatment could makes matters

>> worse.

>>   If anyone has a real "bullet-proof"solution I would love to know.

>>

>>

>>

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>>  (220kw)

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