godzila86

Hey guys,

I recently bought 05 C55 AMG with front damage. I need to change the passenger side fender. I brought regular C class fender which was about 9cm shorter than the driver side fender. I found out then that all front end part numbers read 209 and understood the front parts are of W209 CLK. Then I took regular CLK fender which was of same length but still didn't fit, because the fender part where it touches the door was of somewhat different shape and the mounting spots where in different places. So I was thinking that CLK55 AMG has a unique fender, unlike any other W209 that should be the one that fits C55. The local Mercedes Benz center says there is no way for CLK part to fit C55.

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks!

Saaboteur

Forum member PC Valkyrie had a very good post years back comparing the differences between the C32 and C55. The C55's front end bodywork is from a CLK:

https://mbworld.org/forums/c32-amg-c...n-c55-c32.html

I suppose your local dealer can be forgiven for stating that the CLK parts won't fit - there were very few C55s made after all.

I don't think I have access currently, but if you look up the C55 or the 209 CLK55 on the Mercedes electronic parts catalogue, you should be able to determine cross referencing the CLK parts. If you can't access (it requires a US based credit card), perhaps try car-part.com, there is a lot of good cross referencing data available there too.

godzila86

actually the only problem I'm encountering is with the fender. The hood, headlights and the bumper of regular (non-AMG) CLK fits my C55 perfectly, but not the fender. Regular CLK fender doesn't match in place shown on the pic. the fender C55 has on is a little shorter and little more curved in the circled area, and I suppose (and hope) so is w209 CLK55.



Any advice from you on how to proceed would be much appreciated.

of course I will try that website. Thanks alot!

Viper98912

I have no first hand experience, but I thought I remember reading that the fenders were the same, but the inner fender body frames were different. Just throwing it out there.

JonMBZ

google epcnet and check search the part numbers.

godzila86

None of the fenders have a damn part number man... otherwise I would have figured that out long ago. it reads some bull**** like 4A 52 8B something like that. Nothing even close to 203 or 209

Arab_Homie

i replaced mine with an aftermarket set for CLK and fits.

Viper98912

What he's saying is go here: http://epc.startekinfo.com/epc/welcome.jsp

Sign up for free (you have to put in your credit card, but it's a $0 charge)

Then put in your VIN and start searching for the fenders (it'll take you a while to learn the system). Eventually you'll find the part number for your car's fender.

From there grab the VIN from a CLK (say, take the VIN from someone's posting on Autotrader or Ebay) and do the same to find the fender part number. Then you'll know if they're the same or not.

insame1

I have a clk55 now if you need a vin