mb classic center responded and indicated the door and fender are indeed NLA and long gone.
also, according to the representative, tons of parts in the online store are NLA, even though you can add them to your cart and checkout. per the rep, when they uploaded all the parts to the online store, they failed to filter out the NLA parts and havent gone back and fixed it.

ive never attempted any paint/bodywork, and currently i don’t have the space or time to do so, so my best bet may be to take the car to one of the insurance company’s recommended shops. if i do that, the repair is “guaranteed for the life of the car”, so if i dont care for the work, i can have them do it again and again until im happy.

appreciate all the replies.