I've been pricing parts. What's the name of that panel at the rear under the trunk lid and in front of the rear bumper?

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

rear valence or rear fascia?

rear body panel

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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Here are some pattern parts

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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!

Lol Durian, saw those on TV. Despite the smell.... I'd try it once.

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

I made the newspaper (with some inaccuracies): Three Carson City-area crashes delay traffic | NevadaAppeal.com

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

I got a very close call today, passing at 70 on the freeway (in the passing lane) in the morning and the front car applies crazy brakes (guess what his lights are out too)...

I literally jammed on the brakes and felt the ABS kick in HARD - man these W124 can stop.. I also steered it off on to the shoulder and a car behind me screeched and smacked into the car in front of me.

Cop was not amused and my tires still smelled like burnt rubber after the 10 minutes it took him to show up, Got off for free, guy with tail lights out bought a nice penalty ticket.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

As crazy as it sounds and after watching a news report on highway safety, it has been determined that high way driving is about ten times more dangerous than city street driving. People can argue with me about this but the bottom line is the faster these morons drive, the less time they have to react to emergency situations because they are TAILGATING at 70++ MPH while yakking on cell phones, eating Cheetos and reading a newspaper all at the same time. Good luck out there.

Why'd you wait for cops? Were you stuck?

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

Do you have a link to that study? I'd like to read it.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

I've been around getting estimates. So far one shop wants $2600. Two others are supposed to do some parts pricing and get back to me on Tuesday and Wednesday. These repairs don't include a full body repaint, which I've been quoted 4 to TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS for.

What should a decent mid-grade paint job cost? And where should I look to get one?

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

$1,000.00 tops could do it. OTOH, you can find someone to charge you as much as you want to pay. The guy that paid $600 for a simple alternator R&R learned that. Point being, you need to shop to your personal quality and price level, given the machine in question to be painted.

I had a car done by an indy for $600 and was totally pleased with it. Another guy's price was a thousand. You can find what you want when it comes to price.

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

The cost of paint seems to have been rising over here at an alarming rate. It is all eco friendly good for the fishes stuff now which I guess is a good opportunity to make it more expensive - new formula - new paint - new price.

I too have been quoted in excess of 5 thousand euros for whole vehicle paint jobs.

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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!

After reading some reviews I'm going to get an estimate from a place in Reno called Dent Doctor on Wednesday.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

Got an estimate within the range of what I want to spend. There's even some room for the inevitable cost overrun. I plan to drop it off Monday. I just need to see who I can hit up for a ride back from Reno.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.