Since I had to replace the bumper strip retaining clips on my 300CD, I thought I'd show how it's done with photos.

Here's the rear bumper with no strip or retaining clips.


This is what the retaining clips look like. There is a left and right side clip.


The clips get inserted into the slots on the bumper and slide toward the center to lock in place.


The outside ends of the clips have a push pin fastener built in. The center pin gets pushed in to spread the fastener and grip the bumper.


There is no need to hammer the strip onto the retaining clips. The strip just needs to be bent so the slot opens and it can be rolled onto the clips. Start in the center and bend it enough to allow it to slip over the retaining clips.


I used my knee to hold the center in place while I rolled the rest of the strip from the center to one end.


Then I went back to the center and rolled the other side to the end. If you bend it back like I am in the following pic, you can push it on with ease. It gets a little tougher to go around the corners of the bumper, but it's all doable by hand with no mallets or hammers.


Bumper strip in place and ready to continue the rest of the work I need to do.

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2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

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1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

Sweet! Thanks Chad!

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'19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled
'21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition
'95 E300d - SOLD
'84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one
'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter

Warm soapy water in a spraybottle helps. If someone doesnt have the attaching understrips they could use 3M double stick tape.

Thanks guys.

I bought the bumper strip retaining clips from All Parts Express. Excellent customer service from Roy as usual.

EDIT: I'm sure KY jelly or warm soapy water would help at the corners, but I didn't use anything and it went on fine. You just need to use more strength to bend the strip since it's shorter and you have less leverage there.

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Chad
2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

I had to do the rear ones years ago, and when I removed the strip found that the two lengths of clips were tied together with wire in the center to keep tension on them. The wire had rusted out which was why the bumper strip had sagged when the clips got loose.

Dont know if it was factory, but a new piece of stainless wire, some dawn dish washing liquid, and all was well. Instead of rolling the bumber strip back on I slid the it on the length of the bumper.

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77 300D, 227k, station car
83 300CD 370k, body gone away to the rust gods, engine is in a Yota pickup, going strong
89 190E 2.6- 335k, no more
79 VW FI Bus- 154k summer driver
59 VW Beetle ragtop- 175k
12 VW Jetta- 250k
74 MG Midget-78k

Nice write-up, Chad. When I was putting on a bumper strip it was not as easy. Maybe I was not bending it back enough. You made this look very easy.

I like the reflection of you in the nice shiny bumper.

I am always curious why we white out our license plate numbers in a picture. I have done it myself, yet when we are out driving it exposed to the whole world. Go figure.

Richard

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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale**
84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds
00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold)
15 Subaru Outback 43K
11 Subaru Outback 67K
98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now.
30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60

The wire was not factory but most MB mechanics I've met do this to fix a strip sliding out of place problem. Mine has copper wire added.

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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

Nice job - nice write up - nice set of pictures.

I was wondering do you think the rubber go on more easily on the corners with a bit of KY jelly?

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Good stuff.

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1983 300 Turbo-"Nora"
1983 240D Auto "Lucia"-slowest on earth-1st love
1985 300 Turbo-Blue Goose-slowly plucking parts

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...ly15/mbsig.jpg

Thank you for this Chad.

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

Thanks for a nice right-up. How do you get the side covers off?

Thanks,

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1985 300D Turbo CA Fed 223K

The attachment may help.

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84 CD

Thanks a lot. I will give that a try.

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1985 300D Turbo CA Fed 223K

Two of the hooks and the end-clip had snapped off the right-side plastic strip embedded in my '82 240D rear bumper rubber. A PO had tried to glue it, but it came loose anyway and looked like crap. I ground the jagged plastic stubs of the hooks & clip down flush with the plastic strip and drilled 7/64" holes at the center of each spot. Then I used 3/4" #8 sheet-metal screws and fender-washers to re-attach it to my bumper. It's probably stronger now than the original setup.
For now, the left side seems still solidly attached so I'll wait to deal with that someday when/if it comes loose.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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Thanks, Mark, I have been putting off this job for a while but I like what you suggested.

By fender washers you mean the rectangular things I fight with every time I work on a fender?

Tks

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

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