Great writeup!!!!!!
You can get the joint cover bar from the dealer. It's part number A2088850022 and you'll need to get it painted. It's a 10 second job to install it too. But when you say you can "see it snapped" it makes me think that the three vertical support bars on the bumper are broken (as was the case on mine), and if that is the case you are in for a new bumper or at least significant bumper repair.mjwaldrop said:Where can you get this replacement part? Please don't tell me you have to order a whole new bumper...I bet thats the case. I can see it snapped in all three places...
The center vertical bar is busted on mine... I really want to replace the bumper at this point (there is some serious scratching on the bottom left too), but have no idea where to go to buy one or what part number I should be looking for.splib said:You can get the joint cover bar from the dealer. It's part number A2088850022 and you'll need to get it painted. It's a 10 second job to install it too. But when you say you can "see it snapped" it makes me think that the three vertical support bars on the bumper are broken (as was the case on mine), and if that is the case you are in for a new bumper or at least significant bumper repair.
Somebody recommended www.jjbumpers.com to me (then somebody else chimed in and verified a good experience with this company). Go there and look for their 2006 Catalog. When you open the catalog, (it's actually an Excel spreadsheet imbedded in a webpage) go to line/cell numbered 5264. 4 choices. AMG, AMG w/headlight holes, OEM, and OEM w/headlight holes. Click on the 'stock' numbers and you'll see pictures. I BELIEVE THE PICTURES ARE BACKWARDS! In other words, the ones that say 'AMG', if you click on the stock number, it shows a pic of an OEM bumper and vice versa. I'm sure a simple phone call would straighten that out. Others...please feel free to go to this site and verify the pictures and the descriptions! I'd like to know if I'm trippin or not!lightnng said:The center vertical bar is busted on mine... I really want to replace the bumper at this point (there is some serious scratching on the bottom left too), but have no idea where to go to buy one or what part number I should be looking for.
Maybe you should try jjbumpers.com too (see my previous post). I think you're talking about the crossmember piece? It's $128 @ jj's......mjwaldrop said:Where can you get this replacement part? Please don't tell me you have to order a whole new bumper...I bet thats the case. I can see it snapped in all three places...
I struggled with this for awhile. If you put the jack on the side jack points you have no place to put the jack stands once the car is lifted. The strongest point seemed to be right where the control arms tie into the chassis near the firewall, and I have lifted the car there numerous times, but this is exactly why I put that disclaimer at the front of the write-up about if the car falls on you.str8ridin said:By the way, I can't really see, but where exactly are the points where the jacks go? And you can lift the whole car safely on the control arm?