I loved the R series beemers. A real bike I have not gotten hands on a R129 at the PnP,. but did source both rotors and calipers from a '94 w140. Not at all the same as what was on the car to begin with, which is why I got Gary involved in finding what was needed.
clay On Jan 5, 2015, at 8:41 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: >> Clay, >> >> I'm not sure where you got your information, but I just looked at the EPC >> and the discs are readily available for that car as are the calipers. >> They're a 1404210312, $129/each for the discs. >> >> This is for the 300SE 3.2, chassis 140033/140042, correct? >> >> Gimme a VIN. I'll bet the parts are available and in stock at MB. >> >> Dan >> > > Sounds like Clay got ripped. Whoever this "Sexy and fretful parts goddess," > is she'd better look good. Telling him they were NLA and only could be found > in SA (ZA) is a scam. > > Aside from that, knowing how MB works, they probably fit a R129 or some other > chassis also. Brake rotors are not that unusual. > > One of the things I loved was that BMW motorcycle cyl base gaskets and valve > cover gaskets from about 1950 to 1980 or later could be interchanged. Much > of the technology changed around them, but parts were not changed just > because some enginerror could. The converse is one of the reasons I hate > Micro$haft Every year they break software that works and build something > that doesn't just because they can. > > Basically, it it had overhead pushrods, the gaskets were the same. When they > turned the engine upside down, then things changed. Even more so when they > decided to add extra cylinders and a water jacket. I still don't consider > those "real" BMWs. A real BMW has 2 jugs and a shaft, and the jugs go in and > out at the same time. > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
