Hello folks. A seal around the boot of my E320 is breaking down (picture attached). I asked for this to be replaced when I got my MOT a few days ago. This was all arranged by phone - I asked them to replace the cracked seal. The car was collected - I didn't have time to take it myself. When I got the car back, I opened the boot, and it hadn't been replaced. I called them, and apparently they replaced the thick rubber squashy seal 'because that was the one we ordered, sir'. Oh great. I said I was worried about water getting in and was told 'water won't get in there - it's really cosmetic'. Well, I'm no expert, but that sounds wrong to me... any guidance here? Does it need replacing (yes, I'll have it replaced, but how long can this be put off for?). I'm a bit annoyed about this because they did the nearside one when I had it serviced in January. And didn't they notice the cracked and breaking down seal when they replaced the large boot seal? Which has a couple of kinks in it, by the way, that weren't there on the original one...
Boot water seals
- Thread starter Orwic
- Start date
AMGeed
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jan 18, 2009
- Messages
- 9,298
- Reaction score
- 7,501
- Location
- Poole, Dorset
- Your Mercedes
- 1998/2001 W210 E280 x2 SOLD 2004 W211 E55 SOLD, 2014 E63 Biturbo SOLD .S204 C180K
Get the part and DIY.
Its an easy fix to do yourself and you'll save on Mercedes extortionate labour charges.
Its an easy fix to do yourself and you'll save on Mercedes extortionate labour charges.
