Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: awolff280sl on August 01, 2008, 07:27:04

Title: Name this part? (ongoing thread)
Post by: awolff280sl on August 01, 2008, 07:27:04: Posting this is probably a shot in the dark. The part is pretty much non-descript, just some sort of bracket. A little unnerving.
I found it lying on the garage floor under the left front part of the engine bay after working on new brake lines off the master cylinder.
Looks a little like the hood strap bracket, but that's not it.

(http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/AWOLFF280SL/20088192334_whatisthis2.jpg)

(http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/AWOLFF280SL/20088192413_whatisthis1.jpg)
Title: Re: Name this part? (ongoing thread)
Post by: Naj ✝︎ on August 01, 2008, 07:32:24: I think its the bit that holds the check-strap to the hood (as in bonnet :) )

naj
Title: Re: Name this part? (ongoing thread)
Post by: dtuttle123 on August 01, 2008, 07:56:56: It does look like the strap bracket - probably from the previous owner who lost it down the engine compartment, and it's just now finding it's way out to sunshine!

Doug
Title: Re: Name this part? (ongoing thread)
Post by: Mike Hughes on August 01, 2008, 08:35:52: I concur! Neat that it survived with fasteners intact!
Title: Re: Name this part? (ongoing thread)
Post by: thelews on August 01, 2008, 08:42:09: (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2422375568_a282d6faa7_o.jpg)
Title: Re: Name this part? (ongoing thread)
Post by: waqas on August 01, 2008, 09:21:11: It definitely looks like the hood strap bracket. When I removed my hood hinges (for car repaint), I found one of these hood strap plates being used as a shim under the fender-side hinge (you never know: you might have an extra one).
Title: Re: Name this part? (ongoing thread)
Post by: awolff280sl on August 19, 2008, 12:26:32: This is a rubber piece found next to the upper end of each front end spring. It's kind of "spout-like". Maybe some sort of drain channel?

(http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/AWOLFF280SL/2008819142451_what-is-this-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Name this part? (ongoing thread)
Post by: waqas on August 19, 2008, 12:48:14: quote:
Originally posted by AWOLFF280SL

This is a rubber piece found next to the upper end of each front end spring. It's kind of "spout-like". Maybe some sort of drain channel?

(http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/AWOLFF280SL/2008819142451_what-is-this-2.jpg)

Nope. This is the underside of the rubber bumpers which prevent the upper A-arm from slamming into the subframe when the suspension is fully extended.