[W126 Coupe] Parts..

[Dick Spellman]

Hi Mats:

The EPC shows different part #s for both the hinges and the springs 
between coupe and sedan.  So, I'd guess you have a problem that can only 
be solved using the coupe hinge and spring.

You do not say what year your coupe is but, the coupe part #'s for early 
model years (up to probably 85 anyway) are:
Spring 126 887 04 79
Hinge left 126 880 03 28
Hinge right 126 880 04 28

I believe the model year change on front fenders was 82-85 narrow, and 
86 to 91 the wider flare front fender.

Dick

Mats Tufvesson wrote:

> Can anybody with a little insight in Mercedes parts# confirm or deny 

> that the "hinge/arm mechanism" that holds the engine bonnet on the SEC 

> share the part with the rest of the W126 lineup (SE/SEL)? Mine snapped 

> and I found a used one from a SE. It looks the same to my naked eye 

> but I'm having trouble fitting it without getting a lot of tension in 

> the bonnet. It feels just like one or two of the arms are about 3-5mm 

> longer on the SE/SEL mechansim but I doesn't seem logical...

>

> On another note, what year did the SEC get the wider front wheel arches?

>

> Thanks in advance

>

> /Mats

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