benzboy429

So I finally got around to taking things out of my old car and switching it. I had a bumper sticker magnet on my 5 series and it won't stick to anywhere on the w205. Found this weird, guess because it's aluminum?

ManiacGT

Some parts are actually plastic.

vic viper

Bumpers are plastic, but no body panels or substructure are.

ManiacGT

The lower of my boot lid is plastic.

hpilot

You are right sir. Aluminum is not magnetic. No magnet will stick to it. A lot of the C Class is aluminum.

StanNH

Isn't this something most of us learned in grade school?

Even with my magnetic personality, I can't get a magnet to stick to aluminum.

CO2010

Personally I wouldn't put any magnet on this car. There are so many sensors all over the vehicle I would be afraid of the car sending false signals due to the magnetic waves.

vic viper

Lower what?


The rear door is enirely made of aluminum
As well as side doors, hood and front fenders,


Rear quarter panels are steel as well as the roof.

ManiacGT

While I can't be certain, I'm fairly sure the lower section of the boot door is plastic. While washing this weekend, the sound from tapping the top section is like metal, but the lower section, where the number plate is attached, sounded very much like plastic.

hummerhealey

I found some information on tha interweb showing the roof is Aluminium too.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ne...-details-shown