I found a nice euro 300 today, got glass hellas with wipers and a three piece front euro. so i switched to euros on my coupe. I was looking at the US bumpers and if Im not mistaken it looks like a solid chunk of aluminum. are these aluminum? i bet that things worth 40-50 dollars at the recycle yard, i can only get my $5 deposit back from the yard. anybody know for sure?

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

Magnet.

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- Jeff

a magnet wont stick to pot metal either will it? the weight definite rules out steel.

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

Its some kind of alloy. Its not steel, too light. Its not ordinary aluminum...too hard. Try drilling a hole in it.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

did you get the euro wipers.. I must have them!

PM sent

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

Stainless steel? maybie magnesium?

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As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

i think it is way too light to be stainless. magnesium would be awesome. im pretty sure it worth more than AL

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

pot metal,,,,,,,,,,,,,,we are talking mounts correct

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1980 300sd turbo 284k (parts car with bad tranny}
1980 300sd turbo 145k (daughters daily driver)
1985 300td turbo 215k (my daily driver)

nope bumper, whats it made of. it looks cast but dont know the material

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

I thought thes things were aluminium also. the one that was on the 85 when we bought it back in 97, had the chrome lifting off on the corners.
It was like salt or whatever had gotten under the chrome.

so when the loose pieces came off on the corners, and the stuff started lifting off in the enter, it was time for a new one.

I found an almost perfect one off an 80 at PNP. those things are about 1/4 in thick. the one off the 85, Mb cheapened them down I guess to save weight. the best part is I got it for free, they over looked it.

but anyway, the way the old bumper was corroding it looks like the way aluminium corodes with the white chulky stuff. so I vote Aluminium.

that`s my long winded 2¢

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

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