Mounting Euro bumpers
Mounting Euro bumpers
Thanks folks!
Here's a crappy picture of them
-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
02-26-2013, 10:33 PM #1Picked up some euro bumpers earlier at the junkyard for relatively cheap-ish. Anyway, whoever mounted them on the car I took them off of did not use any stock mounting equipment at all and the mounts are sort of ghetto. The front is terrible, the rear not quite so bad, although I think it could be improved. Anyway, is there a proper way to mount these or what should I do? I am pretty sure I'm gonna have to do a little fabricating, whatever that's cool, at least I'll have some Euro bumpers to go along with my Euro lights
Thanks folks!
Here's a crappy picture of them
-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
To get euro cars through US dot they had to have a reinforcement behind the bumper!
I saw a car with a broom stick painted silver stuck behind a euro bumper before lol
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
willbhere4u
02-27-2013, 12:20 PM #2All of the euro bumper I have seen over the years are mounted with different home made brackets like that
To get euro cars through US dot they had to have a reinforcement behind the bumper!
I saw a car with a broom stick painted silver stuck behind a euro bumper before lol
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
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617.952-220k-Getting built up
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
Simpler=Better
02-27-2013, 12:57 PM #3Don't put euros on the back ask purple what happens when you get rear ended
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617.952-220k-Getting built up
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
) so if I get hit their car is fucked lol
-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
02-27-2013, 02:57 PM #4Well I plan on beefing up the rear and fabbing up a heavy duty hitch receiver at the same time, and leaving some hitch ball or maybe a hook sticking out back there (for work ) so if I get hit their car is fucked lol
-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
Don’t loose sight of what Mercedes did to make these cars extraordinary.
if it don’t blow black...take it back.
1982 300TDT 4 Speed 196K Standard Beige “VEGEWGN”. 300GD FW. Walbro FRC-8 Fuel Pump. ZadaTech LCD Boost, EGT, & Fuel Pressure gauge. Non-EGR Exhaust and Intake Manifold. 3/2 Valves gone. Soon to have Elsbett WVO conversion
1981 300D 314K Midnight Blue “The Blue Car”, Lovecrap system, owned 25 years+
1985 300TD White 198K “Betty White” Pure beauty
The VEGEWGN
But in all seriousness, the 5 mph bumpers are a necksaver. Had a friend down the street (young girl) who was nailed in the rear (smirk) by a big trash truck. Car was pushed like 8 ft while stopped. Nothing happened to the W123. The impact strip was even fine. With Euros, most likely would have been way more serious. A hitch is going to put a hole in a plastic bumper, and thats about it. Its about 4 inches of non-impact resistant steel sticking out behind the bumper.
Don’t loose sight of what Mercedes did to make these cars extraordinary.
if it don’t blow black...take it back.
1982 300TDT 4 Speed 196K Standard Beige “VEGEWGN”. 300GD FW. Walbro FRC-8 Fuel Pump. ZadaTech LCD Boost, EGT, & Fuel Pressure gauge. Non-EGR Exhaust and Intake Manifold. 3/2 Valves gone. Soon to have Elsbett WVO conversion
1981 300D 314K Midnight Blue “The Blue Car”, Lovecrap system, owned 25 years+
1985 300TD White 198K “Betty White” Pure beauty
The VEGEWGN
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/body...-time.html
I'll be sticking with my euro bumpers as I don't daily drive my car it's only out during nice weather! But these pictures really show what they can do with the American crash bumpers
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
willbhere4u
02-27-2013, 06:29 PM #6In all seriousness Here is a Toyota Corolla vs w123 wagon with American bumpers I think the 300td won!
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/body...-time.html
I'll be sticking with my euro bumpers as I don't daily drive my car it's only out during nice weather! But these pictures really show what they can do with the American crash bumpers
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
But actually my bumpers are tucked so I would never be so lucky
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
I wish that would happen to me. Then I'd be like, 'Hey fucker, you cracked my signal lens!"
But actually my bumpers are tucked so I would never be so lucky
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
If nothing else I could clean them up and sell them on fleabay
-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
02-27-2013, 09:04 PM #8I plan on beefing them up substantially. Also thinking about maybe mounting them on big ass leaf springs, my dad said one of his college buddies had a 32 Chevy that had the bumpers mounted on leaf springs and it made contact with all kinds of shit and stuff would just bounce off.
If nothing else I could clean them up and sell them on fleabay
-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
Newbie-read this: Cheap Tricks
617.952-220k-Getting built up
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
Simpler=Better
02-28-2013, 08:59 AM #9Keep some kind of bumper shock in there, even if it's just a leaf spring. One of these days I need to retrofit my truck with merc bumper shocks....people like ot hit me in parking lots and drive off
Newbie-read this: Cheap Tricks
617.952-220k-Getting built up
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
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