sillwood
New Member
Hoping someone can help me with this.
I bought a 1985 280sl earlier in the year and have unfortunately discovered rust in the plenum chamber/bulkhead. Looking through previous posts on this site I see that it's a recurring problem on the cars, and one I should have been on the look out for!
I've had a quote for repairing this from a reputable mercedes specialist, at a cost of £3500. To be honest, the car does not really warrant that kind of expenditure - it's never going to win any awards. However, I do want to sort it out somehow as the car is beginning to smell like an old dog due to water ingress.
Is there an alternative, a "bodge" if you like? I'm not a DIY-er so it would need to go to a bodyshop I guess, but one that had some experience of these cars. Would fibreglass work?
Any advice would be very much appreciated. I'm based in Sussex, so any recommendations in the South East for anyone that could do this work would be useful too.
Many thanks
Andrew
I bought a 1985 280sl earlier in the year and have unfortunately discovered rust in the plenum chamber/bulkhead. Looking through previous posts on this site I see that it's a recurring problem on the cars, and one I should have been on the look out for!
I've had a quote for repairing this from a reputable mercedes specialist, at a cost of £3500. To be honest, the car does not really warrant that kind of expenditure - it's never going to win any awards. However, I do want to sort it out somehow as the car is beginning to smell like an old dog due to water ingress.
Is there an alternative, a "bodge" if you like? I'm not a DIY-er so it would need to go to a bodyshop I guess, but one that had some experience of these cars. Would fibreglass work?
Any advice would be very much appreciated. I'm based in Sussex, so any recommendations in the South East for anyone that could do this work would be useful too.
Many thanks
Andrew