...About Euro style bumpers for the W123. I went and got the money together and got the word out there that I was buying and when the offers came in, I quickly realized I had not done enough research to make an informed decision about a purchase. I got ahead of myself because I like the look but soon figured out I don't know enough about the function. So, can you guys help with my questions?

First of all, I'm looking for sedan bumpers. The coupe bumpers are different, correct? They come in two pieces, for the front and the rear (four total pieces)? The wagon is different because of the reverse lights and I think that's the only difference. Which style has the rubber cover side skirt things? Front and back? If I find a set without the rubber side sleeve things, how hard is it to find a good set/pair? Is it worth it to get a great set of bumpers that are missing the rubber and find them elsewhere or is that impossible and I should wait for a complete set? Are any parts or peices from the US version compatible with the Euro version? How easy is it to mount a US license plate to the front? I found a couple threads discussing this but no one found any brackets made to do this.

Right now I could buy a great set of sedan euro bumpers with all mounting hardware but is missing the rubber side sleeve things. Should I go for it and hope to run into a set (pair?) of the rubber things? What are those things called??? Thanks!

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1985 300D - 1984 Euro 280E AMG Clone (SOLD) - 1978 280CE (SOLD) - 1983 300D (SOLD) - 1981 300D (SOLD)