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Bonnet hinges, struts and catch

The hinges, the gas struts that hold it up, and the catch and release mechanism.

How you know it is this

  • A bonnet that will not stay up
  • A bonnet that will not latch, or will not release
  • A bonnet sitting crooked in its aperture
  • A bonnet-open warning with the bonnet shut

Worth knowing before you buy

  • Gas struts lose their gas and are a wear item. Cheap, and always replaced in pairs.
  • A bonnet-open warning with the bonnet shut is the catch microswitch, not the bonnet.
  • Some later cars have active bonnet hinges that lift in a pedestrian impact. Those are pyrotechnic and must not be handled casually.
  • A cable that has stretched or seized is the usual reason a bonnet will not release.

What we need to quote it. The chassis number. The chassis number settles the generation, the body and usually the engine in seventeen characters — it is on your mulkiya. A photograph of the old part helps where there is more than one version.

Bonnet, hinges and strutsFront wingsGrille and badgeBumper coverBrackets and absorberRadiator support panelArch linersUndertraysEmblems
Front end — schematic, to show where the part sits. Arrangement is right; it is a diagram and not a fitment reference.

Rest of the front end

All body & exterior parts
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Bonnet hinges, struts and catch for your Mercedes-Benz?

Send the chassis number and a photograph of the old part. We come back with genuine, OEM and aftermarket options priced side by side, with lead times.

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