[W126 Coupe] Changing the color of MB hood question

[mattpetersen at ihug.co.nz]

Is this your car Dick or a new acquisition?

Matt.

> Just a quick note to say I am now all set with the hood
> replacement on the white 300se euro that took a hit from a
> 800 lb 4 point buck at 45 mph (this is new info from local
> PD).  I have both the old hood and the donor car hood
> stripped down and ready to swap.  I have a body guy to do
> the bead blasting and priming.  Jonathan Hodgman
> recommended the media blasting and taking it all the way
> down, so here goes!  Jonathan is rousting up the misc.
> parts and the driver's euro headlamp assembly.  Only
> engine bay damage was the plastic aux fan grill rubbing
> the fan hub (easily fixed), the pressure sensor on the
> receiver/dryer snapped, and the metal upper beam above the
> driver's lamp bay was depressed about an inch or so.  Hood
> releases look just fine and I found out where they tuck
> the 2-tone horns on the euro (just under the driver's lamp
> bucket) which added a few minutes to the headlamp removal
> effort.
>
> Some part of the dear wrapped up against the passenger
> windshield side trim so this is being replaced along with
> the aluminum reveal that les up against the glass.
> Windshield is 6 weeks new so luckily it did not suffer so
> much as a scratch.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick
>
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