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Ouch!! The wife ran into the back of a SUV
Thankfully she is fine (The wife not the car) however the Benz. needs a grill a fog light and the plastic headlight surrounds and a fan shroud. We got lucky the core support is pushed in but didn't push the radiator into the fan. I think it can be pulled out easily, the hood is flexed but not creased so it may be good to go also. The fan shroud hit the power steering belt and popped it off but I don't think there is any more damage than that. I need to know what year grills will fit our 84' 300D, I now pull a part has some 240's and maybe a 80 300D but no 84' 300D's. This was a slow speed moment of inativity in a parking lot, if the bumper height hadn't been so different there may not have been any damage, the suv wasn't damaged enough for the other driver to even want to turn it into the insurance company.
Thanks, Mike |
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Any W123 grille will fit.
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I've got your fog light. I'm sure other people will chime in with parts they have for ya. PM me with interest. I do not like higher SUV's bumpers for this reason.
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Thanks for the info and thankyou for the offer MTUpower but I have the fog light covered.
Mike |
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Which side? I have a Passengers side US style lamp door (cover) in fairly good shape...
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I have many parts- just ripping the heart out of a 123 this weekend. fan shroud-hood- etc
where are you?
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cphilip, Mobetta, I am in southern Indiana, (Floyds Knobs if your familiar w/area) I am accross the Ohio river from Louisville Ky. I need the plastic head light covers for both sides. I could use a fan shroud and also the Grill, the hood is giong to be alright I believe. I plan to work on it some this afternoon after Church, and going out to lunch. I will probably go to pull a part tues. morning when I get off work and scaveng some parts.
Thanks for the offers, hopefully I can find parts localy, and cheap. Mike |
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good luck. the fan shroud would be reasonable to ship, I bet. also prolly not absolutely nessicary. I dont have any extras of any thing else you need.
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Well I got time to check it out a bit better. I was able to winch the core support foreward and remove the plastic remains of the headlight surrounds. The hood is alligned with the locking mechanism and opening and closing well, but it is sitting about 3/4" high on both sides (it looks like it does after you pull the interior release) it is shutting all the way I just think the core support is now that much higher than before the accident have to think about how to fix this. The powersteering belt went right back and there is no damage to the pump. I decided to check the antifreez and it was low, ($hi+) yep the radiator is leaking. The air condition is still working, well as good as it did before the accident anyway. All in all it isn't going to be that difficult or expensive as long as I can get used parts.
Mike |
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!!My wife did the same thing - only worse than yours!!
Mercedes: 0, Landcruiser: 1 I still haven't forgiven her....
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I have a grille in MINT shape. seriously. i'll take pictures in the morning. I'm willing to go super cheap. i just need things gone... I also have 2 for lamps. no headlight doors. um... yea...
oh. and I'm in dayton. so... yea.
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Wow Greaseyone, she did do a number on your car, my sympathy goes out to you. I am benifiting from my wife's accident in some ways, she knows I love the car so she feels pratty bad about it. It bothers me more about the gas it is costing for her to drive the mini van, (the Benz. is one of our two greasemobiles). Matthias if pull a part doesn't have a good grill I would like to see about shipping it down here.
Thanks, Mike |
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Nor should you!
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