Body structure
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That is a very odd question.
If you are asking about body panels, none.
If you are asking about frame members, none.
If you are asking about suspension pieces, some.
If you are asking about the entire vehicle, some.
If you would tell us the point of a question like that, we could probably give you a more-to-the-point answer. An omnibus query gets an answer like I offered.
I'm not trying to pick a fight. We'd like to help, but questions like that are unanswerable.
Cheers.
If you are asking about body panels, none.
If you are asking about frame members, none.
If you are asking about suspension pieces, some.
If you are asking about the entire vehicle, some.
If you would tell us the point of a question like that, we could probably give you a more-to-the-point answer. An omnibus query gets an answer like I offered.
I'm not trying to pick a fight. We'd like to help, but questions like that are unanswerable.
Cheers.
Hi, I was just reading a review and it said that the w220 used aluminium to make it lighter than the W140, I assumed it was body panels.
" BEHIND THE WHEEL -The unit body platform of the new S-Class is quieter and stiffer than the version it replaced, and extensive use of aluminum parts has trimmed 500 pounds off the car. "
http://www.theautochannel.com/vehicles/new/reviews/2000/solo9947.html
Rgds
" BEHIND THE WHEEL -The unit body platform of the new S-Class is quieter and stiffer than the version it replaced, and extensive use of aluminum parts has trimmed 500 pounds off the car. "
http://www.theautochannel.com/vehicles/new/reviews/2000/solo9947.html
Rgds
I've heard the hood is aluminum
On youtube there is a 3 part video on how MB production started. They show how the W220 is designed and manufactured.
Here is the answer. They used a aluminum pressing machine to shape the body panels such as hood - trunk - door ect ect.
Eddie
Here is the answer. They used a aluminum pressing machine to shape the body panels such as hood - trunk - door ect ect.
Eddie
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judging from the way these rust there isnt any Alu on the skin
Going to high-strength steel or steel alloy will reduce weight. I'm sure there is more aluminum in the W220 than the W140, but aluminum didn't account for a 500 pound weight saving. Again, there are no aluminum body panels.
The simple way to find out rather than debating it for the next six months is to take a kitchen magnet (like the one that holds up your kids' drawings on the frig) and stick it to the body panels. When it sticks, it's because they are steel. Whatever it doesn't stick to is not steel; it's glass, or rubber, or aluminum.
The simple way to find out rather than debating it for the next six months is to take a kitchen magnet (like the one that holds up your kids' drawings on the frig) and stick it to the body panels. When it sticks, it's because they are steel. Whatever it doesn't stick to is not steel; it's glass, or rubber, or aluminum.
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