Replacement Bumper Reinforcement
02-10-2011, 01:25 PM
#1
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Replacement Bumper Reinforcement
So some a$$hole decided to give my front bumper a little love tap and totally destroyed the guide brackets on my front bumper reinforcment. Now my front bumper has the same gap if not worse as when I got my C43. I went to dealership and they want $200 for a new bumper reinforcement 
I found this one:
http://www.partstrain.com/store/deta...location=Front
It says direct OE fitment but it also says W202 chasis, will the C43 bumper skin work with this reinforcement without any modifications?
I found this one:http://www.partstrain.com/store/deta...location=Front
It says direct OE fitment but it also says W202 chasis, will the C43 bumper skin work with this reinforcement without any modifications?
02-10-2011, 01:31 PM
#2
So some a$$hole decided to give my front bumper a little love tap and totally destroyed the guide brackets on my front bumper reinforcment. Now my front bumper has the same gap if not worse as when I got my C43. I went to dealership and they want $200 for a new bumper reinforcement I found this one:
http://www.partstrain.com/store/deta...location=Front
It says direct OE fitment but it also says W202 chasis, will the C43 bumper skin work with this reinforcement without any modifications?
I found this one:http://www.partstrain.com/store/deta...location=Front
It says direct OE fitment but it also says W202 chasis, will the C43 bumper skin work with this reinforcement without any modifications?
show us a some pics so we know what it looks like, I red someone said the inside bumper brackets sometimes brake by them self, if they do does it mean the bumper will hang loose?
I hope you get it fixed
02-10-2011, 02:52 PM
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I've purchased and used that same reinforcement.
You do have to modify it though, to fit the C43 specific bumper skin. The WIS instructions go into where and how much material you have to remove. It's not a big deal. There's also a DIY on mbclub.co.uk (which was also on club202) on how to fit a C43 bumper skin to a normal 202. Same directions as on the WIS. It's not a huge deal, like it'll take you 10 minutes with a dremel, nipping off some plastic here and there.
You do have to modify it though, to fit the C43 specific bumper skin. The WIS instructions go into where and how much material you have to remove. It's not a big deal. There's also a DIY on mbclub.co.uk (which was also on club202) on how to fit a C43 bumper skin to a normal 202. Same directions as on the WIS. It's not a huge deal, like it'll take you 10 minutes with a dremel, nipping off some plastic here and there.
02-10-2011, 02:54 PM
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I've purchased and used that same reinforcement.
You do have to modify it though, to fit the C43 specific bumper skin. The WIS instructions go into where and how much material you have to remove. It's not a big deal. There's also a DIY on mbclub.co.uk (which was also on club202) on how to fit a C43 bumper skin to a normal 202. Same directions as on the WIS. It's not a huge deal, like it'll take you 10 minutes with a dremel, nipping off some plastic here and there.
You do have to modify it though, to fit the C43 specific bumper skin. The WIS instructions go into where and how much material you have to remove. It's not a big deal. There's also a DIY on mbclub.co.uk (which was also on club202) on how to fit a C43 bumper skin to a normal 202. Same directions as on the WIS. It's not a huge deal, like it'll take you 10 minutes with a dremel, nipping off some plastic here and there.
