[W126 Coupe] hood interchange

[Gary Peck]

Not the best photo, here is one

MBGary
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mister McGoo 
  To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
  Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] hood interchange


  In addition, you'd have to change the front cross-member assemblies, headlight assemblies and likely the inner fenders (& wheel arches) as well.  I imagine it would be a huge body job.  If anyone has done this, please share a photo with everyone.  An SEL with an SEC front would be really interesting.
   
  -Bellamy



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    Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:54:58 -0700
    From: mfm at meyerprobateproperties.com
    To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
    Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] hood interchange

    Yes and no.  You can't just do the parts you listed.  To do so, you also need to swap the front fenders and possibly the bumper if you want it to look cleaner (there's a divet in the SEL bumper to accomodate the lower hanging grille compared to an SEC).  If you do the complete "front clip" (fenders, hood, grille) it can be done.  Lining things up is very important and from what I've read, not the easiest thing in the world to get to look 100% right.

    Markus Meyer
    mfm at meyerprobateproperties.com
    www.meyerprobateproperties.com
    Meyer Probate & Properties, LLC
    484-919-9762


      -------- Original Message --------
      Subject: [W126 Coupe] hood interchange
      From: johnny quick <n709c at hotmail.com>
      Date: Thu, January 10, 2008 8:18 am
      To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

      Gentlemen, can a sec hood and grill be swapped onto an sel without any modifications?
      Thanks.
                         John


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