I'm very happy with my purchase of a '96 S600 coupe. I decided to take my wife out for dinner to show her our new toy. Anyways, at the restaurant, I give the keys very hesitantly to the valet. After dinner, we drive home and park it in the garage. As we exit the vehicle, as my wife was smiling, she took a quick peek over the whole car one last time before we went inside only to yell out that someone had hit the drivers side taillight/ as well as the body metal surrounding the taillight!

Needless to say I am extremely pissed off tonight and can't seem to calm down as I pace around in circles like a Pitbull in front of my laptop having just done a ton of web searching for a '96 s600 coupe taillight replacement. But the thing is I can't find any! I did manage to find a dismnatler in Cali that selling one for $380 but this seems high as the taillights for the sedans are going for $85 on ebay.

So my question is , do parts for the coupes run a premium over ones for the sedans?
Does anyone here know where I can look for one?

The surrounding bodymetal looks like the Valet must have backed out and hit another car pretty hard since he smashed the taillight to bits and pressed the bodymetal thats between the taillight and the bumper inward about 2 inches.

I also need to find a good S600 wrench. Do most of you prefer doing most maint work DIY or do you guys take your cars to the MB dealer?

My car needs new shocks in rear and my antenna does not go down, thats it for any maintenance besides the valet accident.

I'd appreciate if anyone can help me out with any helpful info. I am located in Chicago by the way.

 

welcome to the forum.

am glad to know you get a nice car but sad to know that you have to spend $380 on top of dinner bill.

the insurance cannot pay for that?

 

yes but I don't think I ought to pay for their stupidity.

 

Well, if someone else is paying, there's a limit to how much gut I'd bust trying to get the parts cheap.
The restaurant probably carries insurance for this sort of thing.
If they're not paying, try your insurers.

 

Try this place http://www.mbpartsonline.com/.

Good people.