It's amazing how well the bumper seems to have held up considering all the other damage to the car.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Hi David,

I cannot figure out why some W126 have a 1 piece chrome on the rear bumper (that one on the pictures) while others have a 3 pieces chrome.

My 560 have a 3 pieces chrome and the 2 corners need replacement. I also discovered that a one piece chrome from a SEL wont fit a SEC. I tryed it 3 weeks ago.

My main concern is to determine if a 1 piece chrome comming from a SEC will fit another SEC originally equipped with a 3 pieces chrome without replacing the whole bumper? Any idea?

bests regards

Chris

Well.......would it be because yours is a 560SEC and this is a 500SEC? What year is your 560SEC? OH....is yours a Euro model? I'm just going out on a limb because I know nothing about the coupes.

Post some pics and let's ask someone. I bet there is at least one person on the forum that will be able to tell us.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
No longer selling Cluster Needles Paint
No longer selling New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Hi David,

My 560 SEC is a 1991 and it is a "North America" model

Thanks for your answer and here's the result of my reflexion up to now:



All the w126 have a "3 pieces chrome" on the front bumper. The center part of the chrome is different between a SEL and a SEC, but the corner parts look the same (SEL vs SEC)

Question 1: are the corner parts really the same between a SEL and a SEC?

My 420 SEL 1987 have a "one piece chrome" on the rear bumper. There is also a "one piece" on the 500 SEC you are parting out.

On the other hand, my 560 SEC 1991 have a 3 pieces chrome on the rear bumper.

On my picture attached, you can see the bumper of my SEC (equip with a 3 pieces chrome) and the "one piece" chrome comming from a 420 SEL. This "one piece" doesn't fit the bumper of the SEC.

Question 2: a one piece chrome comming from a SEC is it going to fit the bumper of a SEC orginally equipped with a 3 pieces chrome?

Until we find someone with the answers, there is something that I need for sure,: The center chrome part of the front bumper of a 560 SEC (unique to the SEC)

Thanks to everyone

Christian

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Actually, Christian. I'm not parting the car; it's in a junkyard here and I was offering to pull parts off of it for any forum member.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
No longer selling Cluster Needles Paint
No longer selling New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Sent PM on the 380SE driveshaft; if that one is no good the one from this 500SEC should fit my 500SE as far as length is concerned.

I am looking for burl wood (the long piece over the steering wheel) , passenger seat (seat rest, not backrest), two flat doors/units/housing first aid kit below rear window (seen in picture).

Are these in decent shape?