nickynothing said:
@StathiosI’m with you on that. This example is meant to be driven, and a beautiful example regardless of imperfections.
Do you have confirmation from a MB certified body shop that the buyer will not have trouble correcting the front bumper? It really is mounted significantly wrong - I don't think it would be noticeable from far away pictures if it was just the 5mm you mentioned. I'm worried there's a lot more work to be done to get the bumper right because of the accident. It looks like the headlights aren't sitting in the right place either, because the gaps between the hood and the headlights is definitely wrong too. Which doesn't have anything to do with how the front bumper is currently mounted. Only explanation I can think of is that the mounts themselves are bent/damaged on the frame.
Was there any accident history to the rear? Noticing the trunk misalignment, most noticeably on the passenger side where the taillights meet.
Beautiful example Stathios. Does the accident noted in the carfax explain the misalignment/gap in the hood to the front bumper? The hood and grille gap is larger than factory, I wonder if there is still some misalignment with the hood/front bumper/grille from the accident.
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2004 Mercedes-Benz E500 4Matic Wagon
nickynothing said:
@StathiosI’m with you on that. This example is meant to be driven, and a beautiful example regardless of imperfections.2004 Mercedes-Benz E500 4Matic Wagon
nickynothing said:
Do you have confirmation from a MB certified body shop that the buyer will not have trouble correcting the front bumper? It really is mounted significantly wrong - I don't think it would be noticeable from far away pictures if it was just the 5mm you mentioned. I'm worried there's a lot more work to be done to get the bumper right because of the accident. It looks like the headlights aren't sitting in the right place either, because the gaps between the hood and the headlights is definitely wrong too. Which doesn't have anything to do with how the front bumper is currently mounted. Only explanation I can think of is that the mounts themselves are bent/damaged on the frame.2004 Mercedes-Benz E500 4Matic Wagon
nickynothing said:
Was there any accident history to the rear? Noticing the trunk misalignment, most noticeably on the passenger side where the taillights meet.2004 Mercedes-Benz E500 4Matic Wagon
nickynothing said:
Beautiful example Stathios. Does the accident noted in the carfax explain the misalignment/gap in the hood to the front bumper? The hood and grille gap is larger than factory, I wonder if there is still some misalignment with the hood/front bumper/grille from the accident.