This is a quote of mine from a recent BW Vintage forum post: However, many of the sites you’ll find online, such as https://www.mboemparts.com <https://www.mboemparts.com/> for example, are web front ends for the dealers that Mercedes offers to them. This particular one is for MB of Naperville, IL, for example, and they offer very good prices and often free or discounted shipping.
Watch out for eBay. I say that because there seem to be many sellers there who are selling NOS parts for stupid money that are readily available from Mercedes for far less. A good example are the trunk tristars. I’ve seen them offered on eBay in excess of $100, yet you can buy a brand new one at list price from Mercedes for under $50. This is why I use the sequence of: Look up part in EPC or parts manual Use Mercedes Classic Center parts search engine to determine availability from Mercedes If not available from Mercedes, perform a Google search using the part number and “Mercedes” - like this : Mercedes 0009896754 This will often yield sources for both new and used versions, if available. If not, too bad. Do not use US dealer parts sites for searching parts availability - always use the Classic Center parts search. Why? Because the dealers are responsible for maintaining their parts sites, and if they don’t keep them current you’ll often find a search for a part coming back as good with a price when it was discontinued a year ago. You won’t find out until you try to order it and they come back to you a week later to cancel the order. There’s a definitive method of doing this I have found that has worked for me for years. You can go your own way, but you’ll burn a lot of calories chasing down stuff that no longer exists. -D > On Jul 5, 2019, at 9:48 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Canadian Tyre probably does not have access to those hoses. You might > contact Pierre Hedary (MB ewetoob star) to see if he has a good source to > recommend. He just did a video about where to get new as well as used parts. > > I sourced my hoses from Rusty when I needed them. Might have been WorldPak > products that showed up. > > > clay > > > >> On Jul 5, 2019, at 8:07 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I know this question gets asked at least once each week, but please bear >> with me: >> >> If you were looking to replace the hoses for coolant under the hood of a 115 >> 300D, where would you get them? >> >> I really need to change out the vacuum shut-off doodad on the back of the >> injection pump and it looks like I should remove the heater hoses in order >> to create better access. Given the likely age of these rubber bits, it would >> seem a good time to replace them and perhaps the rest of the hoses under the >> hood - radiator etc. I also need to change out the coolant anyway so all at >> one time is better than repeat performances. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > clay monroe > >> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm >> looking for didn't fall out. > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
