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Originally Posted by junker68
My daughter's 1987 300SDL (w126) was in an accident the other day, where she rear ended another car (she's fine).
The damage to her car was to the driver side headlamp area. Heavy damage to the headlamp, hood, grill, radiator and the cross brace that goes across the top of the headlamps/radiator.
The bumper and the fenders were untouched. So, structurally it appears fine.
There's a 1984 300sd (W126) for sale nearby for $700.
Does anyone know if the 1984 parts, described above, are 100% interchangeable with the 1987?
I may attempt to repair this if I can get all of the parts I need at one time and not have to spend half my life buying a piece here and there, waiting for parts to arrive.
I'd post a photo but every time I try, I always have issues.
Anyway, thanks in advance.
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It's too bad for you that you're in the far end of the country. I have an 84 300SD from which I have removed the engine transmission and the glow wiring, dash/interior and such small stuff as window motor-regulator assemblies. The rest is up for a non-aggressive sale. I'm thinking 50 bucks for hood, trunk lid, fenders, doors etc.
The hood is the same on the newer sedans and so are the front doors. Bumpers, grills, headlights, though I've no experience with headlight wiring but the FSM would reveal problems with that. I have a dash from an 86 in my 84 so the width is correct. As for the cross members I'd bet they are identical.
The only difference between the early and late models that I can tell is the length of the body which shows up in the length of the rear doors. There is some superficial interior changes and some of the systems are different.