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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 08:19 PM
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Whats the hood of the C63 made of?
Anybody tell me what the hood of the C63 is made of. Is it composite, aluminum..... it doesn't feel/sound like steel?
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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 08:26 PM
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Anybody tell me what the hood of the C63 is made of. Is it composite, aluminum..... it doesn't feel/sound like steel?
I'm pretty sure its steel.
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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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Mercedes hood is made out of aluminum, Mercedes hasn't built cars out of steel in years. Some components are made of steel, in some places that need extra strength. Hardly any car manufacturer, makes there cars out of steel. As a totaly steel car would be heavy, although there are light weight steels out there.
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Thanks, I thought it seemed different. Pretty sure the fenders and most of the rest of the body is steel though, right?
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Originally Posted by Yuille36
Mercedes hood is made out of aluminum, Mercedes hasn't built cars out of steel in years. Some components are made of steel, in some places that need extra strength. Hardly any car manufacturer, makes there cars out of steel. As a totaly steel car would be heavy, although there are light weight steels out there.
...uh, I believe almost every Mercedes currently produced is steel bodied, besides flagship models and the hoods/roofs/trunks/bumpers. The SLS has an aluminum chassis and body. I know that the hood on the CLK Black Series is steel.
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The hood is steel. The two front fenders are aluminum. The remaining body is steel except for the bumpers.
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Could of fool me, thats one thin steel hood. Dent so easily.
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Grab a magnet and walk around and carefully see what it will stick to. Aluminum is non-magnetic. Steel is highly magnetic.
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Yup, its steel...or at least amgnetic
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I believe the hood on the 2012 C63 models is aluminum.
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I believe the hood on the 2012 C63 models is aluminum.
Yes as far as I know the facelifted model should have aluminum hood.
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The hood is steel. The two front fenders are aluminum. The remaining body is steel except for the bumpers.
+1 i found this out when replacing my hood... my shop was surprised i had a steel hood on a car like this... and then that's when we found our the fenders were aluminum
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The hood is steel. The two front fenders are aluminum. The remaining body is steel except for the bumpers.
And the Fuel Door
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