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MERCEDESWhatyoucancarry .....
Year madeTower TypeAccessoryCrossbar length (suggested)Clips-type neededMaximum Crossbar spreadSki/Snow Boards?Bicycles?Surf/SailboardsKayaks?Canoes?Basket Case?Space Cadet?Rocket Box?Space Case?See these reference fit notes
190 Sedan84/93Q Tower-48"1 pr. q31 & 1 pr. Q3430"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
260/300 E/300 D/400 E86/93Q Tower-48"2 pr. Q3230"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes114
240/280/300 Class Sedan79/85Q Tower-58"2 pr. Q3236"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
1A Raingutter-58"-36"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
300 SE/380 SE81/91Q Tower-48"2 pr. Q3336"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
300 SD, SE, SDL/380 SE, SEL81/911A Raingutter-58"-34"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
280/450 S, SE, SEL/300 SD79/801A Raingutter-58"-36"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
300 SL/ 500 SL90/931C SST-48"2 pr. Y1918"YesYesPossibly--YesYes--36, 61, 63, 68
1C SST1C Stretch Kit48"2 pr. Y1924"YesYesPossiblyPossiblyPossiblyYesYes--36, 61, 63, 68
300 CE Coupe88/901C SST-48"2 pr. Y1024"YesYesPossiblyPossiblyPossiblyYesYes--10
300 Wagon86/931C SST-58"2 pr. Y1742"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes41, 44, 69
DoubleCrossFor Factory Racks48"-55"YesYes-YesYesYesYesYesYes81
MightyMount SkiWingFor Factory Racks---Yes--------
79/851A Raingutter-48"-70"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
380/450/560 SL, SLC79/89Q Tower-48"2 pr. Q2418"YesYesPossibly--YesYes--
1A Raingutter-58"-24"YesYesPossiblyPossiblyPossiblyYesYes--
380/500/560 SEC79/901A Raingutter-58"-28"YesYesPossiblyPossiblyPossiblyYesYesYesYes27, 28
400 SEL/500 SEL/600 SEL92/93Q Tower-58"1 pr. Q30 & 1 pr. Q3236"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
300 SE/400 SE/500 SEL/600 SEL92/931C SST-58"2 pr. Y1030"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes44, 61
420 SEL/500 SEL/560 SEL81/91Q Tower-58"2 pr. Q3340"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
1A Raingutter-58"-36"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes27
C220/C280 Sedan94/96Q Tower-48"1 pr. Q31 & 1 pr. Q3230"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes61
E320 Coupe94/95Check for Update-------------39
E320 Sedan96Q Tower-48"1 pr. Q31 & 1 pr. Q3232" YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes 61
E300/E320/E420/E500 Sedan94/95Q Tower-48"1 pr. Q31 & 1 pr. Q3232"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes61
E320 Wagon94/95Check for Update-------------39
S320/S350 Sedan94/95Q Tower-58"1 pr. Q30 & 1 pr. Q3232"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes61
S420/S500/S600 Sedan94/96Q Tower-58"1 pr. Q30 & 1 pr. Q3136"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes61
S500/S600 Coupe94/95Check for Update-------------39





In-depth Information About Metals

Aluminum
Aluminum is extracted electrolytically from bauxite ore. It is made by the electrolysis of aluminum oxide which is found in larger concentrations within bauxite ore. Bauxite is a mixture of the hydroxides of aluminum, together with other impurities such as oxides of iron, titanium, and silicon. Bauxite is produced by the weathering and change of aluminum silicate rocks usually found in tropical and semitropical regions where climate has produced an accelerated weathering process. Bauxite is not a rare ore and is widely available in the US, the Caribbean, and Europe. Approximately 4 pounds of read the full article...

Beryllium
Beryllium is a specialty metal that is steel-grey metal in color, with an extremely low density, making it very light weight. At 1.85 grams to the cubic centimeter, its density compares to that of magnesium. It is also a high strength metal, making it possible to design light weight, thin membered parts with ahigh stiffness. A column made of beryllium to support a load placed directly downward on top of it, will have a greater load carrying capacity, and be lower in weight than any other metal of equal size.

Until the 1950's beryllium was used read the full article...

Titanium
The element titanium was discovered in 1763 by an English cleric, William Gregor who was an amateur chemist with an inquiring mind. It was in the black sands of Cornwall that he discovered the new element that had up to that time, attracted little scientific interest. A few years later, an Austrian, Klaproth, extracted the same element from an ore widely known as "rutile", which is a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide (one titanium atom, two oxygen atoms), that is a reddish-brown substance with a slight metallic luster. While rutile is the highest grade read the full article...

Metallurgic Hardness Testing
There are three types of tests used with accuracy by the metals industry,they are the Brinell hardness test, the Rockwell hardness test, and the Vickers hardness test. Hardness is the property of a metal which gives it the ability to resist being permanently deformed (bent, broken, or have its shape changed), when a load is applied. The greater the hardness of the metal, the greater resistance it has to deformation. Since the definitions of metallurgic ultimate strength and hardness are rather similar, it can generally be assumed read the full article...


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