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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | Front Windshield Frame Corrosion Brought my 1997 W463 LWB to body shop yesterday, to fix some surface corrosion underneath the windshield seal. To my surprise the whole lower section of the frame, has full on rust. We decided to replace the frame with part number #4636700602. The part should come in a week or so. Does anyone on the forum have pictures of such metal work. I have full confidence with my body person, but I am curious how it is done. Edited by emoynier 10/9/2015 3:09 PM | ||
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Braingears Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: St Petersburg, FL Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320 Posts: 1450 | RE: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion I have seen the ones for the rear corners where it's common to see rust under the brake lights. It looks like a freshly stamped piece of sheet metal. The Auto body shop would cut the seams and/or welds to the old identical piece, then replace that piece of sheet metal. | ||
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Aircruiser Extreme Veteran Date registered: Aug 2011 Location: Atlanta GA Vehicle(s): 2000 G500, 1986 300GD, 2017 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid Posts: 364 | Re: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion http://www.pointedthree.com/disc/forums/showthread.php?tid=20605&po... Here is a recent thread on the topic. | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | Re: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion Here are pictures of the corrosion (IMG_3710.JPG) (IMG_3711.JPG) Attachments ---------------- IMG_3710.JPG (129KB - 1 downloads) IMG_3711.JPG (112KB - 1 downloads) | ||
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Braingears Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: St Petersburg, FL Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320 Posts: 1450 | RE: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion Being that mine is the same year, I will have to check under the seal on mine. | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | RE: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion I hope you have no corrosion. | ||
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H1LM002G55 Expert Date registered: Mar 2010 Location: S Florida / Geneva / Jeddah Vehicle(s): 500 GE, G55, LM002, H1 Posts: 1796 | Re: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion I think G-AMG recommended that POR-15 be used also. | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | RE: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion Here is a update, we replaced the inner frame and outer frame. The G will go into paint this week, and hopefully we are back on the road at the end of the week. (IMG_6448.JPG) Attachments ---------------- IMG_6448.JPG (115KB - 2 downloads) | ||
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03-Gwagen Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Vehicle(s): CLK63 Black Series, 2018 G63, 2016 GLE300d Posts: 888 | RE: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion Anyone have an opinion what causes the rust here? Could it have been a windshield replacement where the installer scratches the area? | ||
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LucaB Member Date registered: Jul 2013 Location: Italy Vehicle(s): G 400 cdi Posts: 31 | Re: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion also my car had the same problem, though at a very early stage so was able to cure before replacing the all frame. The opinion I developed is that water accumulates on the bottom of the seal and there it remains even for weeks after the car was exposed to rain. just give it time and it will rust the metal. | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | RE: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion When we took out the windshield, there was no windshield adhesive to be found on the frame. Moisture accumulated at the bottom of the frame and hence corrosion. When I bought the new seal, I purchased also so Mercedes A 005 989 61 71 windshield adhesive. This is the only spot of corrosion on the G. | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | RE: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion More photos (IMG_0721.JPG) (IMG_0722.JPG) (IMG_0721.JPG) Attachments ---------------- IMG_0721.JPG (91KB - 0 downloads) IMG_0722.JPG (105KB - 0 downloads) IMG_0721.JPG (91KB - 0 downloads) | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | RE: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion Repainting all doors there was light corrosion around the door handles. | ||
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NHDave Extreme Veteran Date registered: Dec 2013 Location: Seacoast NH. Vehicle(s): 2004 AMG Posts: 466 | Re: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion Very nice job. It's looking factory! | ||
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marbendill Member Date registered: Nov 2010 Location: Kópavogur, Iceland Vehicle(s): 290 GDT (280GE) 1985 Posts: 35 | Re: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion Great work!! It seems necessary to remove the windshield every 2-3 years for routine maintainance. | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Re: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion marbendill - 12/4/2015 6:38 AM Great work!! It seems necessary to remove the windshield every 2-3 years for routine maintainance. NOT in the pretty much salt free and sunny southern US. | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | RE: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion Here is the repaired windshield frame. (IMG_3777.jpg) Attachments ---------------- IMG_3777.jpg (56KB - 1 downloads) | ||
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Otiswesty Administrator Date registered: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213 Posts: 3004 | Re: Front Windshield Frame Corrosion Wow, great job | ||
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