I'm talking about going European, not veggie





Boy, it sure looks different from the original US look!

I'm still getting used to it...

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Huge fan of the euro bumpers, but I like the round headlights. Cibies are in my future...

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'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - Rolling Resto
'19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled
'21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition
'95 E300d - SOLD
'84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one
'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter

When I had my 1979 W116 300SD I converted to Euro headlights and manual windows. Now I have a 1980 W116 300SD and will be converting it to 6.9 bumpers, Euro headlights, manual windows, manual sunroof,
manual heat, rear headrests, and front/rear heated seats.

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DON'T MESS WITH MY MERCEDES!


1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Highly Optioned, 350,000+ Miles

Very nice conversion, Pat! Your car always looks fresh in and out. Way to go!

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the square euros give the car a more aggressive look

Indeed. That's why I never liked the US W116 lights, the rounds work on the W123, they make it look like a happy little car... but not on the bigger S-Class.

-J

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Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

MBeige, your car looks so good, makes me want a W123

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Euro bumpers help you total car faster.Duh

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have you added the euro rear fogs?

Patrick, looks good. But I think you need to drop it a bit. I do have to agree about the safety issue on the bumpers. Especially on a heirloom car like yours.





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- GreaseCar Veg System

i like it... not something i would ever do but i like it

I have not added rear fogs, because I have the brake light mod setup on mine. I *might* do that in the future, Darren's great pictorial on how to proceed is helpful.

One of the fears I had when switching to the Euro bumpers was that issue on vehicle contact. I did save the original US bumpers (all parts) in case I change my mind...

I'm surprised the car was VERY clean underneath all the rubber. Only needed some cleaning.





One thing I realized is that the chrome on the bumpers make it smaller. The black rubber on the US version bumpers are so big they make the car look hefty. These nice chrome bumpers are sleek and proportional. Gives it a "proper" look.

The headlights and tail lights all look bigger now also, and so do the wheels. I didn't even have to use flash in this photo, the chrome reflected a lot of light!



I should take a shot of the reflection on the bumpers. It's amazing, I sometimes have to do a double take (being not familiar with the Euro bumpers, AND seeing double on the chrome)...

The two things I'm not happy about is the rear bumper does not follow the curvature of the rear part of the car, as seen here:



And the corners are still slightly pointing up...



But for now I'm happy for what it is.

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Sizzling hot! I'm getting euro lights for my 300SD, and I just saw some pics of w126 on euro bumpers and it doesn't look bad at all... hmm...

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1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD - Wife calls him "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
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1983 Toyota Tercel (Tommy, The little Toyota that could)
1965 Ford F100 (Grandma Ford)
2005 Toyota Sienna (Elsa, Wife's ride)


Gone:
1988 Toyota Pickup
2004 Subaru Outback

1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
1986 Volvo 740 GL Station Wagon - Piece of junk.
1981 Volvo 242 DL 2 Door - Hated to see it go. R.I.P.
1987 Pontiac Fiero GT

Didnt need to convert mine!

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W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K,
-Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog.

W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow,
-Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year....