I just purchased an 87 300SDL and I will soon be looking for parts. My question is: What year range is compatible for this model? My 83 300D Turbo could use parts from 82 to 85..

Any ideas?

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Rob
www.systempros.net
Spring, Tx
83 300D t ~ 285000 miles

It depends on what parts you need.


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Yup. Some body parts (window lifters, seat frames, doors) are the same for the whole model run (81-91 in the USA). Some parts are specific to the Gen2 cars (86-91) (side moldings, headlights). Others are more specific to your year. And some are shared with other models. Confused yet?

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2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

In looking for parts for my '83 SD I found a '86 560SEL in a junkyard. One thing needed was a driver's side door pull/armrest. The center plastic post was broken on mine and I haven't seen any replacements. Thankfully the '86 interior is palomino like mine. MB changed the armrest design to one piece (which IMHO is a big step forward) for Gen ll. In looking at electrical there are a lot of differences (discounting the diesel vs gas stuff) between my Gen l and the Gen ll.