Hello everyone. I would like to know if a 85 300SD hood would work on a 83 240D? A deer and I met on US 220, the deer got the worst of it, but the 240D didn't come out smelling like a rose either. The record so far: 5 deer in 30 years: one with my 350SDL, one with my 300D 2.5; one with the 240D. sigh....

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71 220D 169K wrecked
83 240D 118K sweet 4 speed
91 350SDL (one of the 60% good engines) 156K
84 300d (loaner to my sister) 189K
79 300SD (partswagen)
86 420SEL partswagen
70 220d (partswagen)
68 280s GASSER!!! under construction now
85 300sd 310K miles winter beater car retired
93 300d 2.5 turbo 168K wife's car
83 280SL euro 5 speed 155K
69 250S newest project 54K

That sucks all day long. Sorry.

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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000
1995 E300D 306,000 Sold
1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold
1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold
2016 Ford Fusion 24,900

Do you mean an '85 300Sd or 300d?

The SD is a w126 chassis car, like your previous 350sdl. So no, it won't work.

A 300d is a w123, like the 240d, and that one will work.

Try putting a 'want to buy' (WTB) ad in our used parts subforum for the parts you need. You will probably get a fair number of replies.

Sorry for your vehicle troubles but the main thing is you emerged in one piece. A deer impact can be much worse.

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2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

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A W126 hood will not work on a W123, unfortunately... the W126 is much longer, which coincidentally makes it a bit easier to drop the transmission without lifting the engine . I have a W123 hood that needs new paint but is in otherwise great shape (no bends, dents, anything like that) with a grill that you can have if you want to make the trek up.

Hogweed is a member who is closer to you and has eleventy billion 'Benz parts cars lying around . He's probably a better bet, unless you are coming up this way anyway.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

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Skay, I've got 3 deer and one with a motorcycle. It wan't fun. Good luck on Hood finding.

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This thread needs pics.

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1984 300D w/ 370k mi. daily driver
1994 7.3 idi non-turbo 180k mi.

Go back and look at Post #1.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Wow. I completely missed that

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1984 300D w/ 370k mi. daily driver
1994 7.3 idi non-turbo 180k mi.

So did the deer

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not quite--looks like the deer "got"it.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

In some respects you were lucky that you hit the deer with the slab front of a W123. Modern cars are designed in such a way that if you drive into a pedestrian (or some dork with a smart phone walks out in front of you) the body gets sent up and onto the bonnet. With a deer that is often disastrous for the front passengers of the car as these stricken deers often enter into the cabin via the front windscreen. It can be pretty unpleasant as the body mass of a deer is high up on those spindly legs.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

I've got a hood and grille in ohio for a 123 if you need one.

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

glad you weren't in a Pirus

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Deer will do some serious damage and do kill and severely injure people.
I did a You Tube search on deer hits....Wow.

SUV Dash Cam Crash Roadkill Santa's Rudolph Smash Through the Windshield

Driver Killed After Deer Crashes Through Windshield - YouTube

Decapitated Deer Accident Victim Speaks Out - YouTube

Deer goes thru car in windshield out back window nasty guts - YouTube


This looks more like a Moose than a Deer.
Car hit a deer, accident with animals - YouTube


As far as the insurance goes, your 240 is totaled. but we all know that is very fixable. I feel bad for you though. luckly you were not injured.


Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works