WTB: C43 front bumper skin and fog lights
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01-28-2015, 09:57 AM
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1999 C43 AMG, 2005 E55 Wagon
how much??
I have one I bought from cm60k but my freakin' wife comes home the other day saying "I hit something on the interstate, I thought it was a box but it was a big brick"
huge crack in her C43 bumper now, with fog light shoved back inside (miraculously not cracked!)
I have one I bought from cm60k but my freakin' wife comes home the other day saying "I hit something on the interstate, I thought it was a box but it was a big brick"
huge crack in her C43 bumper now, with fog light shoved back inside (miraculously not cracked!)
01-28-2015, 02:13 PM
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for refrence, I called mb the other day, a rear bumper is $1200 Canadian so id expect the front to be around the same or perhaps slightly more. if that helps.
01-28-2015, 05:01 PM
#12
first picture with foglights shows that the passengers side foglight (sen in picture: LEFT foglight in front of you) seems to have a larger housing than the other foglight.
is this correct both foglights have different size housing/lens?
LEFT foglight is for C43 and the RIGHT side foglight is for w210 cars non AMG?
are these correct foglights for C43 in this link?
http://www.eurocarparts.com/driving-lamps-and-fog-lamp
Last edited by KJI3jflarryfe93; 01-28-2015 at 05:04 PM.
01-28-2015, 10:21 PM
#14
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C43 fog lamps are off the SLK Pre facelift fog lamps. Freds are the ones we need. the 170-820-01-56, 170-820-02-56.
OEM Cover is $1040 MSRP. for the front. on the cover from the dealer.
OEM Cover is $1060 MSRP is the rear cover.
OEM Cover is $1040 MSRP. for the front. on the cover from the dealer.
OEM Cover is $1060 MSRP is the rear cover.
01-29-2015, 09:40 AM
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01-30-2015, 01:28 AM
#16
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Me too :/
My front bumper has been ripped off the brackets so many times. I think tonight was about the last time I can patch it back together. Zip ties have held it together relatively well over the years, but tonight it split right up the middle on the bottom and now sags. Finally busted the vertical supports in the lower grill too :/
It seems no matter how careful I think I am, those damn concrete blocks in the parking lot manage to sneak under me and then I get to hear the ripping sound as I back out.
Has anyone experience with those Duraflex knockoffs? I doubt they're any good. I can't quite see spending over a couple hundred bucks since the car is only worth a couple grand these days.
It seems no matter how careful I think I am, those damn concrete blocks in the parking lot manage to sneak under me and then I get to hear the ripping sound as I back out.
Has anyone experience with those Duraflex knockoffs? I doubt they're any good. I can't quite see spending over a couple hundred bucks since the car is only worth a couple grand these days.
01-30-2015, 06:41 AM
#17
My front bumper has been ripped off the brackets so many times. I think tonight was about the last time I can patch it back together. Zip ties have held it together relatively well over the years, but tonight it split right up the middle on the bottom and now sags. Finally busted the vertical supports in the lower grill too :/
It seems no matter how careful I think I am, those damn concrete blocks in the parking lot manage to sneak under me and then I get to hear the ripping sound as I back out.
Has anyone experience with those Duraflex knockoffs? I doubt they're any good. I can't quite see spending over a couple hundred bucks since the car is only worth a couple grand these days.
It seems no matter how careful I think I am, those damn concrete blocks in the parking lot manage to sneak under me and then I get to hear the ripping sound as I back out.
Has anyone experience with those Duraflex knockoffs? I doubt they're any good. I can't quite see spending over a couple hundred bucks since the car is only worth a couple grand these days.
then you know what you'll do!
01-30-2015, 10:00 AM
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1999 C43 AMG, 2005 E55 Wagon
Duraflex works fine as a basis for a new bumper if you (or your shop) are VERY good at fiberglass working.
Seriously, the detail work on mine was awful. Lots of defects and blemishes. It would have required hours and hours of fine sanding to bring out the lines and corners. even the trough that runs across the front center of the bumper from right to left had noticeable defects in it. instead of wasting so much money paying someone to fine-tune it to appear OEM, I decided to just paint it and wait to get a real bumper later.
at $350 these bumpers are VERY overpriced. I might have paid $150 for it and been fine with the poor quality and fitment. but at this price I expected better. one side of it doesn't even line up with the fender roll!
Seriously, the detail work on mine was awful. Lots of defects and blemishes. It would have required hours and hours of fine sanding to bring out the lines and corners. even the trough that runs across the front center of the bumper from right to left had noticeable defects in it. instead of wasting so much money paying someone to fine-tune it to appear OEM, I decided to just paint it and wait to get a real bumper later.
at $350 these bumpers are VERY overpriced. I might have paid $150 for it and been fine with the poor quality and fitment. but at this price I expected better. one side of it doesn't even line up with the fender roll!
01-30-2015, 08:56 PM
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That's the suck part about most aftermarket fiberglass parts. They are usually much cheaper than OEM, but you'll pay in spades to have a competent body shop spend the necessary time to get things right (fit, sanding, etc.).
