Does anyone know of a good source to replace the foam insulation glued to the underside of the hood on my W129? Chunks are falling off and melting on the motor.</P>


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If you are a little handy you can get a new pad at EZ ShopnSell.com. MB product and the guy had very easy instructions. His e-mail rnrntn@juno.com and first name is Rudy.
Very helpful...You just scrape the old one off and glue the new one on..Looks great.

 

I just replaced mine this past weekend. Very easy to do. Go to the MB dealer and buy 14 of those little push pin type clips that hold the pad to the front of the hood. These clips have a center pin that has to be pulled out (and off) before the clips can be removed from the hood. The best tool to do this with is a wire nipper that is big enough to fit over the pin head. Cover the windshield, entire engine, front fenders, grille and bumper with an old sheet. Mask off the large stiffner rib that runs side to side near the rear end of the hood. Then remove the pin clips up front and scrape the pad off the hood with a putty knife. Next apply ONLY 3M #08088 (or the 3M high strength adhesive 08090) spray adhesive (purchase at Advanced Auto) to both the HOOD and the PAD! Allow it to dry for 20 minutes or so. Next place the pad up to the FRONT of the hood ONLY and insert just the bottom half of the clip pins into the holes. First on one side, then the other. This process will center the pad on the hood. Next, push the pad onto the hood a little at a time starting from the front, center of the hood and work your way back and out to the edges. Trim the pad around the 2 the stiffner ribs at the back of the hood, tuck it in at the back and then the right and left edges, push the 14 clips all the way in and insert the center pins into the clips.... TA! DA! all done! Whole process takes about 2 hours and saves $200 in MB labor! Let the adhesive dry for 24 hours like the can says before starting the car. HAVE FUN!