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05-08-2007, 08:32 PM
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I would be interested in hearing the answer to that,,, I never heard of aluminum hoods and deck lids on a 126, but, who knows ?
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05-08-2007, 09:59 PM
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my 84 sec had them. my 91 sdl had them.
i am not sure but i dont think my 84 sd had them. tom w
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05-09-2007, 02:58 AM
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I have an al hood on my 420 SEL. That's because some PO hit a deer and went to the junkyard and replaced parts. The lower radiator support is still bent from it.
BTW, the hood came from a 1st version W126 because it had no hood latch. I added the hood latch, and I had to drill some holes too. The hood springs are for the regular steel hood and the hood can fly up really fast so I have to be careful. I'l like to get the correct hood springs for the car.
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05-09-2007, 03:01 AM
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My 1991 coupe has them.
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05-09-2007, 10:50 AM
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Thanks Jim
560SEC hood springs: 126 887 04 79 420SEL hood springs: 126 887 00 79 according to the Ruskies.
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05-09-2007, 08:52 PM
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My 1982's were steel because they were rusting. And on the 1987 SDL a magnet will stick to both, really well so no aluminum their.
I have a trunk lid and hood from a 1988 420SEL in my basement and both are quite magnetic, so just steel their. I have yet to see any mention of this in any MB literature, or FSM. AFAIK its an urban legond.
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05-10-2007, 07:24 PM
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Of the many W126 I've seen, I'd say the pre-'86 W126 have aluminum hoods and trunklids (the ones with the double latch). The later models had steel. I'm not sure about the SEC, though.
I also tested using magnets.
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05-10-2007, 09:01 PM
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actually now that i think of it i am not sure about the trunk.
i never magnet tested the hoods either but they felt different than the steel hoods and i heard they are aluminum and so i think they are aluminum. i believe i also have seen a picture of a 126 hood with paint flaking off to reveal aluminum too. tom w
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