On Jul 22, 2012 2:36 PM, "Scott Ritchey" <ritche...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > If you have to cut the hose, maybe > you can get a local shop to put new > rubber on the old metal hose fittings. > My AC guy did that once and it was > WAY cheaper than buying the whole > MBZ hose assembly. Plus, the new > rubber > is sure to be fresh.
Last time I tried to do that, an A/C shop wouldn't even look at it and a hydraulic shop (this is farm country, so plenty of good hydraulic guys) told me that nobody would do it because of liability (due to flammability of 134a?). They'll make custom motorcycle brake lines all day long, though... go figure. Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
