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Stege
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new here and G wagon front bumper

Post#1 » Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:51 pm

Hello to all. New to this site. Have been a G-wagon owner for almost 20 years and love my old beast. Mine is an 86 230 but changed that to a M103 engine out of a 463 series to give it a bit more power.
My daughter had a minor mishap this past winter and because of that I am looking for a front bumper to replace mine. Anyone can help?
Much appreciated!
Karl

blueg
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Re: new here and G wagon front bumper

Post#2 » Wed Aug 01, 2018 10:32 pm

G-taxco has bumper, brush bar and fog lights for $800 in parts.
You won't find better deal. W460 tow pin bumper alone, if you can find for sale will be twice that.

Stege
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Re: new here and G wagon front bumper

Post#3 » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:08 pm

Thanks to blueg for the reply. I will try and find G-taxco.

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TechMOGogy
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Re: new here and G wagon front bumper

Post#4 » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:17 pm

Not sure a 463 bumper is going to help you
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blueg
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Re: new here and G wagon front bumper

Post#5 » Thu Aug 02, 2018 2:13 pm

May need some modification.
New bumpers available are 2 grand and also need modification to fit W460.
Best bet for new is custom fabrication or have fabricator duplicate your ruined bumper.
Handy metal works could straighten out your damaged bumper for less than new plus mods.

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pierre repairs
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Re: new here and G wagon front bumper

Post#6 » Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:11 pm

Hi and welcome!

Ref to the bumper and before getting into speculation might be helpful to get a picture before giving any advise - maybe your bumper is salvageable:?
As much as I like some of the help given it would also be nice to know what is the general intention about any replacement option in terms of OEM or it doesn’t matter?
A 463 bumper will surely fit without any trouble nor modifications (fitted one on a 84 280GE) but is it what you want in terms of look? You can get a 460/461 tow pin bumper for 350€ from Europe .... Just my 2 cents
G300TD - W463.331 & G250 - W461.401 Wolf LL

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pierre repairs
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Re: new here and G wagon front bumper

Post#7 » Sat Aug 04, 2018 5:02 am

BTW if you are interested I have a front bumper 460/461 with tow pin in my shed - needs recoating but straight also has corners
G300TD - W463.331 & G250 - W461.401 Wolf LL

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