Hi all,

I have an '85 300D and I am trying to identify the Front Bumper on it. I recently got a front License plate bracket and then determined that it would not install.

My bumper has 10 bolts underneath that attach the chrome to the bumper or so it appears. My bumper does not have the 2 required holds to allow the Bracket to be installed.

Does anyone know if this bumper could be some kind of aftermarket bumper ?

I have looked and I see NO ID numbers on the bottom of this bumper.

Thanks for your help if you can.

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Eric in Plano,Tx
85 300D 277K overall miles
65K on WVO (2 tank)
Rebuilt Transmission at 245k miles.

96 CE LT1
94 Nissian Hardbody
96 F250 XLT PowerStroke (also runs on WVO)

Do you have a photo of the bumper?

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I just pulled the bumper on my car yesterday. I only took out six nuts. Does yours have a pair of shocks? could it be a euro bumper?

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'85 300D Cal 280,000 miles
'14 GLK 350 60000 miles

Euro front bumpers only have one nut onto each end of the chassis rails, ie-- two in total.

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http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...0TDnoplate.jpg

Alastair AKA H.C.II South Wales, U.K. based member

W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K,
-Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog.

W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow,
-Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year....

I will try to post photos tomorrow and this might help us further. thanks so far.

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Eric in Plano,Tx
85 300D 277K overall miles
65K on WVO (2 tank)
Rebuilt Transmission at 245k miles.

96 CE LT1
94 Nissian Hardbody
96 F250 XLT PowerStroke (also runs on WVO)

Ok here are 3 that should at least let you see what I see.

Let me know if you have seen a front bumper like this ?

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Eric in Plano,Tx
85 300D 277K overall miles
65K on WVO (2 tank)
Rebuilt Transmission at 245k miles.

96 CE LT1
94 Nissian Hardbody
96 F250 XLT PowerStroke (also runs on WVO)

Never seen one on a 300D. It looks like it came from an older model. The rubber bumper is thicker. It doesnt look like mine.

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'85 300D Cal 280,000 miles
'14 GLK 350 60000 miles

Looks a bit like mine, but those large 'rivet-heads' on the underside and the shape is somewhat different...

One from a Euro W114 maybe....?

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http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...0TDnoplate.jpg

Alastair AKA H.C.II South Wales, U.K. based member

W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K,
-Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog.

W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow,
-Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year....

I'm not really sure what the bumper for a Euro W114 looks like . Do you have a photo ?

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Eric in Plano,Tx
85 300D 277K overall miles
65K on WVO (2 tank)
Rebuilt Transmission at 245k miles.

96 CE LT1
94 Nissian Hardbody
96 F250 XLT PowerStroke (also runs on WVO)

Really , until I saw the bolts on the bottom and the missing holes it looks like the 300D's I have seen sitting next to it. How thick is the rubber bumper on yours ?

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Eric in Plano,Tx
85 300D 277K overall miles
65K on WVO (2 tank)
Rebuilt Transmission at 245k miles.

96 CE LT1
94 Nissian Hardbody
96 F250 XLT PowerStroke (also runs on WVO)

It looks like a standard US front bumper to me but the lack of holes for the license plate bracket are puzzling. Does it have a p/n on the underside you can find?

The part where it has some sort of paper residue behind the license plate should have the original MB part number stamped on to the metal.



Can you check if the rivets do anything? Do they hold anything inside the bumper? How does your license plate attach to the bumper?

As for bumper thickness, here's mine for comparison - I think it's the right size, just weird why there is no hole for the bracket to mount on.