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Originally Posted by pwogaman
I'd put a replacement fender on there with the same original color. Swapping out the fenders is easy. Bondo and respray will end up costing you just as much as a replacement fender and you will be hard pressed to get the color right that way. There is also the emotional trauma of having Bondo to consider as well.
Put out a BOLO for a W201 fender with the right original color and patiently wait. There are plenty of W201s still working their way into the pick and pulls and your color will show up soon enough.
The hood / fender gap can be fixed with the fender off. Just hammer on a 2x4 against the inner fender with the outer fender off until it lines up. The metal and paint are robust enough to take that without any damage.
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I think my plan going forward is to just hand it off to a body shop. My mom is going to cover the damages since she caused them... I frankly don't have the time to corral parts and deal with fender gaps and what not. I've, historically, not been very good at setting them correctly.
The shop I was recommended is supposed to be very good with Mercedes and their colors.
I dont like using bondo, just it doesn't feel "right" to me.
It looks like a new fender from Mercedes is about $220. Some other online places had replacement driver's side fenders but no passenger side. At least not the ones that I checked.
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