Sounds like you got a great deal, Casey. I looked up the prices new, they're a mere $380 each list. I must have been thinking the price was each, instead of a pair, woops. Definitely keep us posted on how the installation goes. This is one of my future projects, planned for when I get the car painted. I'm hoping to locate an AMG front & rear bumper first... already have the side skirts and duck tail.
=) +dm On 2/16/06, Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Dave, I picked up the long rocker panels for $60/each + $45 > shipping. These included the rubber strip. There are holes on the > bottom side of the panel which apparently are used to screw to the > body. The body doesn't appear to have any corresponding holes down > there, so I assumed I'd need to drill some. I suspect the factory > holes are square, to accomodate a plastic expansion socket, or some > such thing. I still need to figure out what mounting hardware all the > panels require, as some is missing, or may be different than the stuff > already on the body. Also, I need to figure out what the color code > is for the paint on the panels, as I'd like to re-paint them and my > bumpers to match--they're sort of a bluish-silver-grey, if that makes > any sense. > > Thanks, > Casey > > On 2/16/06, Dave M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Casey, > > > > I have a full set of brand-new cladding, including the lower (long) > > rocker panel covers. I believe they don't require extra holes, but I > > could be wrong. My friend who works at the dealer installed a set on > > his 1987 300D and I don't recall him talking about drilling holes... > > I'll ask him, though. You may need to get a new lower seal that goes > > into the lower rocker cover - I'm not sure if the old one will fit. > > (Haven't checked into it that seriously yet, lol.) > > > > Anyway, I have a set of AMG rockers (Gen-1) that I intend to > > eventually install, and probably don't need the pair of new OE covers > > I currently have. They are ungodly expensive new... I don't have an > > EPC in front of me, but if memory serves, the number $1200/pair > > wholesale sounds familiar. Have you found a pair used at a decent > > price? I might be persuaded to sell my extra pair, since I don't think > > I'll be using them. They're perfect, primered, and ready for paint. > > Casey > Olympia, WA > Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state" > '87 300TD intercooler (211k) > '84 300D (210k) > Gashuffer: > '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K) >
