<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Bumper extensions, that\u2019s the word I was looking for. If that\u2019s all that\u2019s bent should be good.<div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 28, 2025, at 9:04\u202fAM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Those bumper extensions can be replaced but I think the whole frame is bent on the LF. Maybe not, I\u2019ll have to check it out in detail<div><br></div><div>\u2014HF</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 28, 2025, at 8:43\u202fAM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">If it\u2019s that front piece you are talking about, it appears to be replaceable. It is on the 164. <div> </div><div>I have a 07 e550 4 Matic also, I need to get it going. Needs exhaust, power steering pump I believe, and one of the rear air bags is dead. My kid is trying like hell to get that car out of me. </div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 28, 2025, at 7:39\u202fAM, Heywood Floyd via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">I finally got down the road to pick this thing up today. Kid had some kind of adventure in it, smashed in the front, LF wheel steering and whoknowswhatelse was busted too. I\u2019m not sure how he hit it, or what he hit, but the left front frame was bent toward the middle pretty bad, the bumper bar supports were half sheared, RF frame looked OK. The bumper cover was a bit dinged but not real bad. The rest of the car looks really nice, same color as my 05E320 wagon, a bluish gray or grayish blue which I really love. Interior is quite decent. I offered $500, he said $550 I said OK as he was a really nice kid so I didn\u2019t want to beat him up too bad as he had already lost a good amount on the car.<div><br></div><div><div><div style="display: block;"><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;" class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share/17jPquJ2NV/"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:228px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;" class="lp-rich-link" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/17jPquJ2NV/" dir="ltr" role="button" draggable="false" width="228"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:228px;background-color:#E5E6E9;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="228"><tbody><tr><td vertical-align="center" align="center"><div><600894205_857832827109744_7266936595158820709_n.jpg></div></td></tr><tr><td vertical-align="center"><table bgcolor="#E5E6E9" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="228" style="font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;table-layout:fixed;background-color:rgba(229, 230, 233, 1);" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/17jPquJ2NV/" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#000000" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);">2007 Mercedes-Benz E-Class · E550 4matic</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/17jPquJ2NV/" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#3E3E3E" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.756863);">facebook.com</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div></div><div>From the pics in the FBMP listing it looked like it would be fairly easily fixable with stuff from the parts car but actually seeing it I think it is not savable with my interest and skills given the frame tweak. But maybe with some pulling or welding or something. I\u2019ll have to check it out in more detail. Sad a nice car is apparently a write-off.</div><div><br></div><div>I hooked up the battery and the engine fired right up after sitting apparently for quite some time. It had a nice rumble, I was wondering if the Cadillac converters were gone. Airmatic was slammed so couldn\u2019t really get a look under it, and the pump was in the trunk having been knocked off as a result of the crash. I might be able to bodge it up to get the suspension to suspend and then get a look at it all.</div><div><br></div><div>I was thinking that instead of replacing the bad 350 engine in the $400 07E350 with the parts car 350 I could drop in this 550, turn it into an E550. DC Motorwerks is doing that on a R350 right now. My buddy tells me the 350 ECU will run a 550 with some software tweaking of the zylinders parameter, change from 6 to 8, so it\u2019s almost plug n play in that regard.</div><div><br></div><div>Fun times!</div><div><br></div><div>It was in Brunswick GA, I-95 traffic is insane (esp in SC which is a complete sh*tshow) so it took forever longer than 3+abit hr. It was 81F there today, took us about 2hr to get the thing on the trailer given it was slammed with the busted LF even with it running and moving.</div><div><br></div><div><div><image.png></div><br><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">--HF</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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