Howdy folks,

Had a little boo-boo on the 98 E300TD a little while back, damage only to the rear bumper, 99% contained in the plastic, wrap-around moulding piece (thank goodness)...Found one online for around $100 (much cheaper than the parts counter) Looks like it matches up nicely, now it's at the shop being painted.

My question is, how easy is it to install? I inquired about install at the shop, and their fancy computer quoted 1.6 hours?!? It looks like it will just snap in place (once I pry the old one off...what's left of it.) Or is there something I'm missing? 1.6 hours sounds like a complete bumper removal, or an over-exaggerated estimate to charge more $$.

Any advice? Thanks for your time!!

TC

I can't speak from experience, but if it's anything like the W124 (fortunately MBZ tends to follow similar methodology even as their designs evolve), you will have to remove the whole bumper and remove the impact strip from behind. Removing the bumper is typically not a big deal - usually 4 or 6 bolts removed from inside the trunk area.

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09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

the impact strip on the bumper is a snap on thing, maybe they are including lunch break along with a couple of smoke breaks in the 1.6 hours time frame.

Jeez, I wonder what they're smoking?!? Hey, Thanks guys, that helped a lot, think I'll give installation a try myself.

TC

Please let us know if you beat the 1.6.

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