Front Fender Headlight Notches

[thelews]

This cap?

[mdsalemi]

Yes John, that cap.  Don't lose it.
They put a lock on it when it wasn't fashionable to lock your gas up.  It isn't to lock the gas, it is to protect the outlandishly expensive (even when parts were reasonable) cap itself.

[Jordan]

Just finished reading through this thread and holy cow, there are a lot of little nuances I obviously need to still to find out, let alone the big items.  I immediately went out to check my 230SL and I found the fender notches and the FSVT.   No luck with the gas cap however.   Do I still pass at 67% unless there is more?  It was not clear from John's picture how long the spout is for the FSVT.  Mine is a couple of inches (2.5x in mm's) long and ends just beside the exhaust pipes.  Is this correct?  I imagine they want to vent these fumes below the exhaust?
So now I to look for a locking gas cap.   Anyone?

[thelews]

Yes John, that cap.  Don't lose it.
They put a lock on it when it wasn't fashionable to lock your gas up.  It isn't to lock the gas, it is to protect the outlandishly expensive (even when parts were reasonable) cap itself.

That cap is over $200 now, I think.  Have one on the 190 SL (incorrect).