AMG Mercedes Coupe CE Spares/Repair

[janner]

What do we reckon the ducktail, skirts and back bumper are worth if sold on ebay, perhaps separately?

[300CE]

Originally Posted by janner

Wierd thing is it's got a full service history with most of the invoices and every MOT. The mileage is only 127,000 but it's had a new engine and the gearbox is playing up. What happened to bulletproof W124s? Maybe it got dumped in a river or something?
The spec is quite good with electric memory seats, cruise, hands free (old school!) phone, remote locking alarm and Sportline suspension.
Seems a shame to break it but the wings are rusty as hell, the jacking points look quite bad and it's not going to be worth that much when fixed. Mmmm, we'll see.

Depends if you want to keep it or make a few quid on it Janner - for it's faults, it might be worth changing the transmission fluid as a matter of course and genuine second hand wings can be bought pretty cheaply (i managed to get a pair for £73.00). The jacking points should be around couple of hundred to get all 4 done (some of the chaps maybe able to confirm), but in the meantime you could spray them up with Bilt Hamber Dynax S50 to start killing the existing rust and stop the rest spreading.

Alternatively, you could certainly make a few quid breaking it up!!

[d w124]

Originally Posted by janner

What do we reckon the ducktail, skirts and back bumper are worth if sold on ebay, perhaps separately?

What about the front bumper?
Anyway:The last ducktail on ebay went for just over 200 and a member here REI might be interested on the side skirts

[janner]

The front bumper's quite badly damaged. I'll have to get it off the car and see if it can be repaired. I've had a quick look under the car and it seems quite solid, mostly due to the massive oil leak from the head gasket.
I'm toying with the idea of putting the 3.6 engine and box in and selling it whole.

[d w124]

Originally Posted by janner

The front bumper's quite badly damaged. I'll have to get it off the car and see if it can be repaired. I've had a quick look under the car and it seems quite solid, mostly due to the massive oil leak from the head gasket.
I'm toying with the idea of putting the 3.6 engine and box in and selling it whole.

I`m sure you can fix the front bumper,the one on my saloon was much worse

[The G.F.P]

if your breaking it i need the rear bumper as its blue black like mine and when i had the AMG bumper from the coupe put on the convertible the **** did not check the clearance between the exhaust and the bumper ... now my bumper has a 8" melted section!

need a fog light too

[janner]

I'm too busy this weekend but maybe the middle of next week I'll have all the bodykit off so I can see the extent of the rust. My inclination is to drop my 3.6 engine and box in and respray it. It could be a great car, depending on how rusty it is. It just looks so nice...with the right set of wheels....mmm...

We'll see...

[carat 3.6 amg]

Originally Posted by janner

My inclination is to drop my 3.6 engine and box in and respray it.

Do it!

[The G.F.P]

dont do it, break it and sell me the bumper, please!

[janner]

Right, the kit is off and the chassis doesn't look too bad, rust wise. Three jacking points just have surface rust and one holed after a prod with a screwdriver. The biggest problem was under the washer bottle. This was the result after the screwdriver treatment



The front bumper is not so bad. I think once the old filler and fibreglass is removed a good repair should be possible. One foglamp has broken glass though.



So, the decision is made. The rust will all be sorted, it'll be fully resprayed and the 3.6 AMG engine and box is going in.

[300CE]

Keep us updated on the progress Janner! There's a couple of genuine second hand wings on the bay if your still looking about:

mercedes E CLASS - W124 WING - RUST FREE - ORIGINAL | eBay

mercedes E CLASS - W124 WING - RUST FREE - ORIGINAL | eBay

[300CE]

Double Post!