philharve
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I have been looking around for quite some time for a replacement trim/seal/other description, for my 2000 Mercedes C230K but without success. I thought it would be a part that would be readily available and low cost but my experience has been very different. If I have to create the seal/trim/? myself from a tube of rubber cement, or similar, I will but first I would like to try and locate the part, which I think was originally made from rubber but which after 17 years has perished and crumbled away.
In my searching I have tried using terms like 'seal' and 'trim' but I am always offered the part midway up the wing - in my case reads SPORT - and not the part at the bottom of the wing where it joins the sill. It ought to be cheap to replace but I am now wondering if it has become obsolete and I will have to fabricate a replacement. I don't fancy buying a secondhand part from a breaker because I cannot imagine it will be in a better condition than the part I'm missing. I would like to replace the part on both front wings. This part is present on the left wing but if I touch it I fear it will crumble away too, hence I'm looking for two parts, probably identical. Is it a 'trim' or 'seal' or has it a different description?
The part I'm after is at the bottom of the wing and aligns with the bottom of the door. See photo.
In my searching I have tried using terms like 'seal' and 'trim' but I am always offered the part midway up the wing - in my case reads SPORT - and not the part at the bottom of the wing where it joins the sill. It ought to be cheap to replace but I am now wondering if it has become obsolete and I will have to fabricate a replacement. I don't fancy buying a secondhand part from a breaker because I cannot imagine it will be in a better condition than the part I'm missing. I would like to replace the part on both front wings. This part is present on the left wing but if I touch it I fear it will crumble away too, hence I'm looking for two parts, probably identical. Is it a 'trim' or 'seal' or has it a different description?
The part I'm after is at the bottom of the wing and aligns with the bottom of the door. See photo.