Our 1993 500E needs to get it's hood and bumpers re-sprayed.

I was thinking of doing the following:

1) keep it stock;
2) upgrade to 1994 E500 hood;
3) install S-class hood-vents;
4) install E-class hood-vents;
5) install SL-class hood-vents;
6) invert/hide washer nozzles a la RUN.EXE

Comments? Suggestions?

Order of pictures:
S-Class; E-Class; SL-class hood vents; hidden nozzles.

Since you installed the late style headlights, I think the '94 hood would look best. On a sedan, I think the full width hood-vent looks better but I can't see much of a difference between the new E and S class vents. With any vent you may as well keep the nozzles on top. With no vent, hidden nozzles are kind of cool.

How do you plan to deal with water drainage with a hood vent? Or will it be far enough back to drain via the windsheild drains?

Whatever you decide, I can't wait to see the results

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Glen Tokuhara
Beauty & the Beast and the wagon that could!

I'd go for #2 and probably #4. Just make sure you take off the old hood pad carefully (if it isn't disintegrating yet), otherwise you'd have to impute the cost of getting a new one.

Good luck!

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Rainmaker
93 500E, 43k mi, Pics of upgrade parts
Evo II Wheels on Dunlop FM901 235/45x17s
94 Facelift
RennTech CF Airbox
RennTech ASR Defeat
RennTech Chip
1st Gear Start
97 Range Rover 4.6 HSE Vitesse, Yellow, "Tonka" (sold)

Hi Neil-

>the SL hood vents look the most aggresive- - either case, I'd use the vents that offer the most 'breathing' benefits

>I'd keep the current hood set-up so your E-codes are matched accordingly

regards
-fad

Try to find a shop that does restoration work on MB's as your paint source. I had my 400e Conversion sprayed by a reputable enough shop, but the paint is a pitted after less than a year because of the limited number of coats that aftermarket(even MB owned body shops) painters apply. If Glasurit says apply 4 base coats and 2 clear coats, that's what they do. On the other hand a shop that does show cars or restorative type work on MB/ other fine european cars will no doubt double that. I'm just saying you're doing restoration work, so take it a restoration specialist

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Regards,

Albert
aldedmon@yahoo.com

Forgo the Martha Stewart stuff and keep it stock...

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Jim

1992 500E
2007 CLK63
2003 Audi RS6
2001 Audi allroad