[W126 Coupe] What is this part?

[Dick Spellman]

Actually, it protects that aluminum lip on the hood where it contacts 
the chassis/fender pin and should allow the hood to close as it should 
without raising the contour 6 inches as you mentioned.  I was very 
careful removing and re-installing those two clips when painting the new 
hood on the 86 300SE after my oldest son used the car for dear hunting 
last fall.  I would think it prevents the metal from fatigue and 
preserves the paint on the chassis/fender posts and the lip on the 
hood.  Where you are talking about a full restoral of your sedan, 
perhaps the body shop can put those in for you to make the car perfect.

Dick

Shayegan, Richard wrote:

>Hmmm, well the one on my driver's side must have gone missing some time ago, but I figured it out. Only thing is when I put it on the passenger side, when I close my hood that corner of the hood is about 6 inches too high. It seems purely cosmetic though, I'll just throw it in a drawer.
>Richard
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of Dick Spellman
>Sent: Sun 7/23/2006 5:51 PM
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>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] What is this part?
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>Hi Richard:
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>If that part is in fact plastic or like a hard rubber, it goes over the 
>hood rear hinge lock to either side of the hood.   In other words the 
>steel chassis pin engages the hood up along the hinge spring and that 
>part protects the edge of the hood where the two meet.  It's attached 
>with a plastic press fit pin that clips the two halves together after 
>you slip it over the hood 'c' shaped metal tang.  To reattach absent the 
>pin you might be able to use a small diameter tie-wrap or locate a 
>plastic pin that will fit at Ace hardware.  You'll see the other one 
>attached on the driver's side of your hood.
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>Hope that makes sense.
>
>Dick
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>Shayegan, Richard wrote:
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>>Sorry, that link should say
>>http://davidson.smugmug.com/gallery/1697437/1/83450927
>>Richard
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of Shayegan, Richard
>>Sent: Sun 7/23/2006 4:23 PM
>>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>>Subject: [W126 Coupe] What is this part?
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>>I found this part in the left rear corner (i.e. corner all the way on the passenger side, closest to the cabin) of my engine bay after replacing my spark plugs (I had put the hood in the full vertical position to do the plugs). Any idea what it could be? It's plastic, painted body color on one side, and does not appear that it could be load bearing. http://Davidson.smugmug.com/gallery/1697437/1/8345092
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Richard
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