My front plate was missing this morning and im wandering if the front plastic plate on the w124 front bumper comes off easily.

The bumper plate , lic frame and plate was missing, i see holes for like screws in there i didnt even know existed, i guess that comes off to allow for the european plates to fit.

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W123 1985 300TD naturally aspirated

Not difficult to remove.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

yes, it comes off for euro plates, or there's one with an indent in it for the US plates (prolly also fits japan and other small plates with the same or different plate holder), or there's a license plate 'delete', which is the plastic peice like the one you have, which deletes the license plate holder and makes the front bumper a uniform shape, while retaining the ambient temp gauge option

If the metal strip is missing (the top of the center piece hooks over it), you'll need that also.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

Thanks people.

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W123 1985 300TD naturally aspirated

Easy to steal and might be on another vehicle that will be used in a crime. I'd report the plate as stolen ASAP.

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Charles
1983 300D, bought new, 215k+ miles, donated to Purple Hearts veterans charity but I have parts for sale: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-benz-cars-sale/296386-fs-1-owner-83-mb-300d-turbo-rebuild-parts.html