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  1. ptruswell

    2005 W211 rust!!!

    Again, great responses. Thanks all :)
  2. ptruswell

    2005 W211 rust!!!

    Thanks for your response - which particular Dinitrol product do you recommend? There are a few but this one caught my eye: DINITROL RC900 RUST CONVERTER & PRIMER 400ml AEROSOL
  3. ptruswell

    2005 W211 rust!!!

    Time to resurrect this thread and get an update... My W211 estate rear wheel arch rust is blooming nicely but I think it is time to stop it making more progress (might also be too late!). Interested to see your use of Dinatrol - never heard of it but a quick Google tells me it is a "corrosion...
  4. ptruswell

    W211 E320 Estate Water in Spare Wheel Well

    mbau - I fully appreciate your puzzlement at these water ingress problems - they do manifest in some very odd ways indeed! Welcome to the forum by the way :)
  5. ptruswell

    W211 E320 Estate Water in Spare Wheel Well

    I eventually got round to resealing/resetting the tailgate opening rubber seal about 2 years ago. Took the whole thing off thoroughly cleaned all muck/grease/debris off both the seal and the flange and used 'Sikaflex 221' gun-applied rubber sealing compound gunned into the continuous 'gap' in...
  6. ptruswell

    2005 W211 rust!!!

    Great replies here. Thanks for everyone's response.
  7. ptruswell

    Flooded W211 estate tailgate

    I think I know what this is. Sort of obvious really although it's taken an alert on the dashboard for me to wake up to the possibility... I think it's a dodgy junction or a split in what I assume is plastic small bore pipework to the rear washer. I speculate because as yet I haven't removed...
  8. ptruswell

    Flooded W211 estate tailgate

    No idea. It baffles me how common this sort of thing is. Too many bells and whistles and not enough attention to the basics - like keeping the water out! (I'm having a shout at Merc here)
  9. ptruswell

    Flooded W211 estate tailgate

    About 3 years ago I managed to cure a long-standing problem of water finding its way into and settling in the spare wheel well. I cured this totally by removing the main perimeter rubber seal, thoroughly cleaning it, and the steel flange it fits onto, and then fully bedding the rubber seal with...
  10. ptruswell

    W211 E280 Estate: rear air-suspension

    Many thanks for everyone's responses.
  11. ptruswell

    W211 E280 Estate: rear air-suspension

    Please can other owners advise... My 15-year-old W211 estate is showing it's age in body and, more importantly and potentially costly, in the rear air-suspension department... My mechanic in Macclesfield (Cheshire) advises me that the so-called 'air bag' units that are used instead of...
  12. ptruswell

    2005 W211 rust!!!

    I've pretty much concluded that I have to just watch the rear wheel arches get worse and accept all as signs of age, distinction, and 'character' :geek: The thing that really galls me is that it in my area everyone I have asked basically say that they can't fix it, even when I say that I'm not...
  13. ptruswell

    New kid on the block

    Hi and welcome to the forum - I've hardly used it, but on the few occasions I have it has been excellent :)
  14. ptruswell

    What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

    Gazed once again at the advancing wheel-arch rust on my w211 estate E280 and choosing to accept it and call it 'character' :geek::D
  15. ptruswell

    E280 (2005) estate W211 indicators not cancelling

    Hello - please could someone advise... Driving up the motorway the other day was more nerve wracking than usual because on a few occasions when indicating to change lane I could not cancel the indicators - moving the stalk central didn't work, worse still quickly moving the stalk to the opposite...

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