I would have ordered from importecautoparts.com where it would have been much cheaper
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 1, 2016, at 11:23 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I still haven't done the flex disks on my 126 300SD, in part because I > needed the center bearing parts. > > > > I ordered these parts from FCP Euro and here's what I got: > > > > * The bearing is FAG (Korea) which is good stuff IMO > > * The driveshaft boot is Rein (as listed on the FCP site) made in > Italy, looks OK but not a critical part > > > > I ordered two driveshaft supports because I was unsure of the quality: > > > > * The Rein part came in a box marked made in India, 2015. The rubber > is stamped with the old MBZ part number (126 410 0181) where something else > appears to have been ground off. The flat rubber face appears to have > surface cracks and the rubber feels "dry." This one was about $10. > > > > * The Meyle part came in a bag with a Made in China sticker. But the > rubber is stamped MEYLE-Germany and it is stamped with the new part number > (014 041 0042). It appears to have some kind of coating (paint?) on the > flat rubber surface. It too has "surface cracks" which appear to be only in > the coating and the rubber feels more "live" under the coating. This one > was about $20. > > > > > > I'm inclined to go with the Meyle part at this point. Or maybe I should get > OE for about $100? > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
