Diesel RVs: 08/25/18

[diesel_mercedes] " car body plugs 2.5 inches "

Hi Rob ;

I didn't lose anything, these are to fill the holes on the back of my U.S. Spec. Coupe's body after I installed svelte European gasser bumpers.....

I have been talking to Tom but no joy just yet .

Being a German car Mechanic for close to 50 years I am quite certain mother M-B does indeed make a plug just for this but I've never been able to make the EPC work , Tom sent me an illustration years ago of body plugs but no sizes....

-Nate

Rob wrote :

Nate,

You're not supposed to loose the original plugs.

Talk to Thom at MB classic.

Rob

On 8/25/18 7:50 AM, vwnate1@... [diesel_mercedes] wrote:

THANK YOU Bill ! .

Your search didn't actually return any anywhere near 2.5" / 36MM, I've been using various different wording in the searches and not found any of the results you did so I know i'm not searching correctly .

So far I've not found any FLAPS that carry this typ of assortment, I have been looking in hardware stores etc. they have smaller than 2", always .

-Nate
Bill wrote :

I looked more for body plugs:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=car+body+plugs+2.5+inches&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=car+body+plugs+2.5

I wonder if your FLAPS would have a selection available; they can be had in selection boxes as the above link shows. Bill
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: 2.5" / 36MM Body Plug

WOO-HOO ! .

Using the Au-vu-co part # I found a package of these in California, they're headed to me now ! .

-Nate

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] " car body plugs 2.5 inches "

Nate,

You're not supposed to loose the original plugs.

Talk to Thom at MB classic.

Rob

On 8/25/18 7:50 AM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:

THANK YOU Bill ! .

Your search didn't actually return any anywhere near 2.5" / 36MM, I've been using various different wording in the searches and not found any of the results you did so I know i'm not searching correctly .

So far I've not found any FLAPS that carry this typ of assortment, I have been looking in hardware stores etc. they have smaller than 2", always .

-Nate

Bill wrote :

I looked more for body plugs:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=car+body+plugs+2.5+inches&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=car+body+plugs+2.5

I wonder if your FLAPS would have a selection available; they can be had in selection boxes as the above link shows. Bill

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[diesel_mercedes] " car body plugs 2.5 inches "

THANK YOU Bill ! .

Your search didn't actually return any anywhere near 2.5" / 36MM, I've been using various different wording in the searches and not found any of the results you did so I know i'm not searching correctly .

So far I've not found any FLAPS that carry this typ of assortment, I have been looking in hardware stores etc. they have smaller than 2", always .

-Nate

Bill wrote :

I looked more for body plugs:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=car+body+plugs+2.5+inches&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=car+body+plugs+2.5

I wonder if your FLAPS would have a selection available; they can be had in selection boxes as the above link shows. Bill

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[diesel_mercedes] 2.5" / 36MM Body Plug

THANK YOU MARK ! .

I keep looking online and asking, you're the first who found them .

I sent them an E-Mail asking for the So. Cali. Distributor's contact info, I hope they'll respond soon as this just might be what I've been looking for a long time now (years) .

Yes, I suppose for an old disabled man it was a lot of work, I had to take a one hour nap at mid day and lifting the driver's seat to carry it back and re install it was a real bear .

I still have much to do though .

Now that I'm retired I wonder how I ever had the time to go to work for 9 hours 5 times a week ! .

-Nate

Mark wrote :

Retired, and yet, tired?

Looks like a good days work. Nice job!

For body plugs, that's something B-D Company/Denver Auto Fasteners would have:

http://denverautofasteners.com/hole-plugs/

They're an Au-ve-co distributor:

https://www.auveco.com/default.aspx

Probably part number 18798 from the Au-ve-co online catalogue:

http://www.auveco.com/OnlineCatalog/v2016/index.html#?page=196

Perhaps there's distributor somewhere in SoCal....

Mark in Centennial, CO

On August 23, 2018 at 8:07 PM "vwnate1@... [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I spent the day working on my 1984 300CD, we're taking it on an out of state road trip soon .

I removed the rear bumper to add my European trailer hitch but the hitch is firmly rusted to the other bumper so instead I did much cleaning of accumulated Diesel smoot and oily mess behind my bumper, the cove and the underside of the trunk, at the same time I completely unloaded the trunk and washed it beginning at the inside of the trunk lid (my factory safety triangle looked sooty so I worked from top down) , remove the three drain rubbers and had at it ~ wow was there a lot of oily residue and misc. screws, clips and so on that I'd tossed in at the junkyard and forgotten about .

I tried washing the trunk carpet with some industrial degreaser I bought at COSTCO, it's hanging up to dry and I think I got most of the oil and crap out / off of it .

I also removed the driver's seat and vacuumed the floor after removing the carpets, lots of moisture under there so I'm driving this afternoon sans carpets to see if the water comes out the AC vents (apparently not) .

I used a toothbrush to loosed the accumulated crud stuck to the floor and found $0.95 CENTS (oh joy) .

I replaced the damaged driver's side door bottom trim and as I'd feared, the idiots who dented it, hit the door so hard they dented the door a bit too so now there's a gap between the trim and door, right in the middle .

Sigh .

Whilst the trunk and floor were drying I scrubbed the driver's seat wit Meguiar's #40 and a soft brush, there's a bit of a hole in the lower backrest and cracks on the bolsters so I may be forced to figure out how to afford new seat covers at long last .

One of these dayze I hope to get the entire car painted, don't hold your breath though .

I need to find some rubber/plastic body plugs that are either 2.469" or 62.5MM, not sure where to find these, I've been looking a while now with no luck .

To - morrow looks like another day off, gotta take SWMBO to the eye Dr. then have dinner with my Son .

I didn't thin it hot to - day but I was soaked like a dishrag by the time I quit .

-Nate