[W126 Coupe] Rear window

[Jonathan Hodgman]

Yup, I mean the real deal Mercedes part, no after market.

and rusty won't deal w/ glass...

Jonathan



On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:54:55 -0500, Shayegan, Richard
<rishayegan@davidson.edu> wrote:
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> Adsitco has the rear windsheild for $805 new and $445 used. I bet Rusty can
> beat that new price. 
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> Richard 
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> From: mbcoupes-admin@mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-admin@mbcoupes.com] On
> Behalf Of Axel Wulff
>  Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 1:44 PM
>  To: mbcoupes@mbcoupes.com
>  Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Rear window 
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> Ronny, 
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> A job for a body shop and your glass guy. 
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> I just had it done recently and it is quite a job. The rear window is a $926
> part in itself and it often breaks when you try to remove it. That is
> especially prone to happen if you already have delamination (white "fog"
> near the edge) issues. 
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> I got a pretty wide range of estimates for the body work, one shop quoted me
> $4,500, but I got it done for $1,100. They had to remove the lower bottom
> frame for the window and replace it with a new piece. Find a body shop you
> can trust because the fit with the widow has to be really good in order to
> avoid a repeat of the rust issue. 
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> All in all the repair was almost $1,500, $1,100 for the body shop, $180 for
> a new rubber window seal and about $200 for the work (removal and reinstall
> the rear window). If you break the window, you can add the cost of the glass
> ($926) to the bill. 
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> Good luck. 
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>  Regards, 
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> Axel J. Wulff 
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> >From: "RONNY GEENEN" <ronny.geenen@verizon.net> 
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> >Reply-To: mbcoupes@mbcoupes.com 
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> >Subject: [W126 Coupe] Rear window 
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> >Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:52:20 -0800 
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> >My 87 560 SEC is leaking water into the trunk and below the window 
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> >seal on the lower left driver side is a lot of rust. 
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> >Is this a job for a body shop or a glass shop? 
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> >Any idea about cost? Do I need a new rubber seal gasket? 
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> >Thank for the info 
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> >Ronny Geenen 
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> >1987 560 SEC 
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> >Glendora, Ca 91740 
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