190d22,

Depending on your color, I think getting your paint to match would be very difficult - especially on a 19 year old car. When my 123 was in an accident (rear deck lid and quarter), I spent more money and had some very minor rust taken care of and the whole thing repainted. All the paint shops I asked said they would "blend" the colors the best they could. They would not guarentee a perfect match. Additionally they said that as the car aged, the colors would look progressively different. Please note that this was a red car.

After spending the extra money, I was very pleased. There is nothing like a fresh coat of high quality paint to make a MB look brand new!!

Why do you need to replace these parts? Could they be repaired instead? This may save you some money. Then, if you plan on keeping your car for a while longer, like it sounds you do, why not paint the whole thing and make it right?

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1996 (W210) E300D 86K - Traded in for a Lexus
1992 (W124) 300D 2.5 Turbo 202K - Sold
1983 (W123) 300D, 146K - Sold
1970 280S, 263K - Sold - Beginning of addiction