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Originally Posted by MBeige
Thanks for clarifying, I worded it wrong. What I meant was there were holes made for the hitch which in turn would allow us to mount the US bumpers to the European car. Without this option the US bumpers would not mount to the Euro car properly.
But of course they probably did not mean for the US bumpers to fit European cars. As with MB engineering these features also serve another purpose and are "modular" (functional).
Do you think, if the bumpers of the Euro cars w/o these holes were removed, one can simply drill a hole into the chassis exactly where the US bumper shocks should slip into and add the corresponding two extra threads per side for proper installation of US bumpers?
Or is there more to it than just the hole?
I remember a thread similar to this:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w123-e-ce-d-cd-td/1535693-euro-trailer-hitch-any-value-us-4.html |
The hole would be easily cut through the sheet metal allowing US bumper shocks. Of course the edges should be attended to after removing the metal. The best method in doing this would be to get to a bone yard, find a 123 without bumpers or remove them from one, then make a nice template out of oaktag or thin aluminum that fits over the stud and some other reference points on the outside of the mount area. When you decide to modify a vehicle put the template in place secured in the correct position and scribe the hole's opening. I would drill a series of holes and clean things up with a die grinder, prime amd paint and it would almost be factory!