Before I pull my hair out, bloody my fingers any more and take a hammer to the damn thing, why is this so complicated? I've read instructions, didn't help me at all. This was NOT complicated on the 202 chassis. There is a black metal sleeve, which I have tried to reorient, looks like I got the tiny metal tab back on and loaded the spring, but the hood star itself is flaccid and falls down! I took it off and the damn assembly fell apart again. WhY is everythign on the 124 so hard? I had the entire front fascia off the 202, the headlights, grill, bumper, and I can't figure out a 2 inch piece of metal on this thing!

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former: 83 300D, 97 C230, 93 400E

current: 08 C300 Luxury , 92 500SL