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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 10:08 AM
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E200 (A124)'94 300SL (r129)'92
Question A124 what is wrong with my HOOD

I saw many examples of this hood on the internet but i still cant understand

obviously something is wrong with the look of the hood, is a factory-made or it is aftermarket...or something 3rd

it looks like it is a mask from R129 can someone explain it




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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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It's a period aftermarket "SL" look hood modification that was even offered by AMG.
Basically a sheetmetal surround that was welded to the stock hood and accepted the SL grille insert.
The problem with it is that it overlaps the foglights.
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 08:43 AM
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What do you think, should I leave this hood or to find the original ?
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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300E W124, 300E W124 3.4 AMG, Audi S3 2002
Get the original one.
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 10:19 AM
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Those were cut down from C126 hoods if I'm not mistaken.
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Old Nov 28, 2012 | 03:39 PM
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+1 for original hood. We need all the light we can get in these cars :P
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