165 wagon

john h · Jun 3rd, 2010, 08:23

John

Good photos, thanks. Most areas looks familiar to me from my 164 resto.

It looks as I would expect really, except for the poor rear side window surrounds. Is the rust there just along the bottom and the back of the glass? If it extends up into the roof area, that's becoming a bigger repair job!

Have you had any luck getting new panels?

If not - you'd need to check this out first - but I'm fairly sure that a 240 estate has the same shape metalwork around the rear side windows. They don't normally rust there, so you may be able to find and cut out some rust-free repair sections from a scrap 240 then join them into your original rear panels. You could join either behind the waistline trim strip or on the flattish section just below the window.

But the rest of it looks quite good (by our damp, North European standards, anyway!). Any rust to worry about underneath?

John

Jun 3rd, 2010, 08:23	#34
john h VOC Member Last Online: Today 08:16 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Huddersfield View Photos By: john h	John Good photos, thanks. Most areas looks familiar to me from my 164 resto. It looks as I would expect really, except for the poor rear side window surrounds. Is the rust there just along the bottom and the back of the glass? If it extends up into the roof area, that's becoming a bigger repair job! Have you had any luck getting new panels? If not - you'd need to check this out first - but I'm fairly sure that a 240 estate has the same shape metalwork around the rear side windows. They don't normally rust there, so you may be able to find and cut out some rust-free repair sections from a scrap 240 then join them into your original rear panels. You could join either behind the waistline trim strip or on the flattish section just below the window. But the rest of it looks quite good (by our damp, North European standards, anyway!). Any rust to worry about underneath? John __________________ XX

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