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Old 03-28-2009, 01:16 AM
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Need Help installing euro bumper

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found a used euro bumper at the junkyard. Where does it mount on a car that came with US bumpers? Is there a lot of modification required?

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Old 03-28-2009, 01:18 AM
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Are we talkin' W123s? What kind of Euro bumper?
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Old 03-28-2009, 10:43 AM
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Hi all,
found a used euro bumper at the junkyard. Where does it mount on a car that came with US bumpers? Is there a lot of modification required?
No real modification, it is bolt on however the rubber surrounds are smaller and to do it properly you need a paint job and some body work to fill the holes in the back where the Federal bumper rubber surround mounts.
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Old 03-28-2009, 01:40 PM
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I just used some rubber plugs to fill the leftover bolt holes and the paint came clean with a good pressure wash.
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Old 03-28-2009, 02:58 PM
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Yes, it's a 85 300TD W123. The bumper mounts with three mounting points (US), but the euro one only has two on each side?
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Old 04-11-2009, 01:34 PM
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There is no special bracket needed for the conversion? Do you just take the US spec shock off and then they bolt right up? I have found a good rear bumper.

I thought I'd heard in the past that there was a different bracket.

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