I'd be willing to bet that the area has been repaired before. The bumper has some strange looking marks on it. Reminds me of my 300E before I had it repaired by a bodyshop.

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1987 300E
1972 220d
2004 Dodge Ram 2500 T/D
1997 Explorer
1999 F250 V10 Guzzler
2002 Honda VTX 1800

2003 Boxer Named Sir Lancelot (Lance)