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I need floor pans for my w114 250C

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#1 · (Edited)
The floor pans for my 1970 250C are extremely rusty and need to be replaced. Does anybody know of a good place to find them? Are there floor pans from other models that fit? Any suggestions on searching for them? I'm in Wisconsin by the way.
 

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#2 ·
Good luck. I have searched long and hard for body panels for the same car, and the only place I have found them was Adsit (Mercedes Benz Parts & Accessories - Adsit Company Inc.) and they dont have floor panels. They do however have rockers, doors, and quarter panels. There is also a company in Finland (veng something) that has body panels for this model. I asked them and was told there is a maximum size shipped to canada, from what i recall rockers where to big. I just had them made and they came out fine. Good luck and please, PLEASE let me know if you find some.
Jimmy
 
#3 ·
K & K Manufacturing (Sparta, MI) used to make floor pans. Don't really see why they still would, but you never know...
 
#5 ·
The first Benz I bought myself was a 114, with the same issues. After removing the seats and carpet, I used a Makita cutting tool to cut the rust out. The bottom looked like swiss cheese.

IFrom the local home improvement store, I bought sheets of same thickness metal and cut patches to fit, and welded them in. I did the same on a 108 that I still have.

If you don't have a welding rig, try making all the patches on one day and renting the welder for the next day. Well within the realm of inexpensiveness.

After patching, grind down the welds, spray on a couple cans of primer/sealant, and use rubberized sealant on the weld seams.

I also used truck bed coating on the underneath, to protect the new metal.

A new Makita will be about $60, cutting disks $5 per, sheet metal about $50 or so, spray paint $7 per can, truck bed coating at $40 per small can. No idea how much renting a welder would be...
 
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I believe there were four body styles if w114/115:
- preface lift coupe
- preface lift sedan
- post face coupe
- post facelift sedan

I've heard that the floors are all the same, but don't know. Apparently the listing shows these floors fitting all models:


When talking about the cars in terms of models like "280" and "280c", be sure not to confuse it with the common convention of w108 and w109 cars (280s, 280se, 280sel) being called "280". I don't believe you have done this, but others, including those who sell parts often just call them "280".
 
#12 ·
I'm going to do a little more digging. I called the guy and he said they aren't specifically designated for the coupe. I did some rough measurements and eyed the shape... they are pretty close. I might be able to frankenstein these in to a coupe, which is better than having rusty holes in my floor. I don't have any rust free coupes to pull a good floor from and my passenger side is too far gone to simply scab in a few small pieces of metal, so my options are limited.
 
#13 ·
I know I posted a few years back about the difficulties in finding the floors, however last year I purchased floors, rocker panels and quarter panels from a company called klokkerholm usa. the parts were not for the coupe but were for the sedan. they were very easy to install. if you are decent with a grinder and cut off tool, you shouldn't have a problem modifying them to fit your coupe. they were also very cheap, the floor was something like 50 dollars. will post pictures this weekend
 
#14 · (Edited)
That is very cheap for a floor. I found that sedan floor at over twice the price! I'm checking into a company in Germany that might have the coupe floor, but am betting the cost will be terribly high! I am handy in general, so I think modifying sedan pans is my best option to date.

EDIT *** I just viewed their site, and they have more options, but their full passenger side pan is actually more expensive than my earlier link. I haven't compared shipping cost for both, though.