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Old Jun 11, 2025 | 12:01 AM
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Mercedes w211 gap between headlight and bumper

Hello guys, im in need of some help. I have a mercedes w211 e350 4matic 2009 and i have some problems with alignment of the headlights with the bumper. I did recently replace the headlights because the old ones were just messed up, and for some reason the headlights feel like they are too small or something because the body lines between the hood, fender and bumper look perfect. Its just that the headlights have an ugly gap between the bumper. I have transferred everything from old headlights like the metal brackets and the other plastic stuff with the front one where the bumper screws in to the middle of the headlights. I did remove the bumper for a second time and tried to tweak the metal mounts in the headlights, but no luck. Any help would


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Old Jun 12, 2025 | 12:06 AM
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Old Jun 12, 2025 | 12:32 AM
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moved to W211 forum...
my bad og its my first time posting something in the forum, i thought if i would get straight to the point, it would save everybody some time

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Realign the bumper using the adjustment bolts.
See steps 19 and 20 in the attachment.
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I maxed it out and just created more gaps.
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