I simply search on eBay using the part number. There's a lot of New Old Stock material out there as well as aftermarket stuff.
On Thu, Sep 1, 2022, 10:35 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > All good points, Jaime. Thanks! > > It also seems (to me) that there’s a range of vehicles that continues to > move forward based on their age, and right now that range is the 80s and > 90s models. They’re not quite in the “classic” realm, but still in the > daily driver realm for some. I think that has some bearing on demand for > parts and where the owners are sourcing things, too, which has a big effect > on why Mercedes does or does not continue to produce parts for them. > > -D > > > On Sep 1, 2022, at 7:14 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Is not that they "don't care about" them, its simply a matter of > suppliers > > no longer willing to make the parts and not finding a cost effective > > replacement. If there is a demand, they will try to find a solution. > > They're a business, not a parts charity. > > > > Next complaint will be that reworked replacement parts are too expensive. > > It takes significant resources to manufacture any parts for any car, new > or > > old. Engineers, purchasing, business cases, testing, quality control, > raw > > materials sourcing, tooling, etc. They don't just walk up to a machine > and > > push the "make me door seals for a 123" button. > > > > Think about how you buy your parts...are you supporting the system by > > buying from MB genuine? Or are you looking for the cheapest possible > > source regardless of quality? Then complaining when MB support is > gone... > > > > Owners of the 60s cars are happy to pay for parts as the value of their > > cars are increasing. MB responds by making parts available. (Like 4.5 > > engine mounts, NLA for a few years, now available again with a new > > supplier). > > > > 90s car support brings up another issue: electronics. If the chips > don't > > exist to buy anymore, its simply impossible to make the parts. Period. > > But as the value and demand for these cars increases on the collector > > market, you will see more solutions appear. If your goal is to keep your > > beater on the road as long as possible and cheap as possible, you're not > > the target market for these solutions. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 10:03 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> How long ago was that? Now days you can’t even get door seals for 123 > >> coupes. A lot of 124 parts are now unavailable. Many of the ACC vacuum > pods > >> are NLA. As previously mentioned you can no longer get 123 oil coolers > or > >> 126 SDL radiators. Vin coded ignition tumblers for 123 124 and 126 are > NLA. > >> Perhaps they want to support very old cars or very new cars, but middle > >> aged 123-126 they don’t care about. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Sep 1, 2022, at 7:57 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Very true. > >>> > >>> When I was “restoring” the 65 220SEb I was constantly amazed at the > >> parts I could still get from Mercedes, and in most cases, how relatively > >> inexpensive they were. For instance, I could still get a lot of rubber > >> parts, both seals and suspension. A full set of bushings for the rear > swing > >> arms were less than $100. New front/rear springs, $110/each. > >>> > >>> The left front spring was really bad on that car, so bad that corner of > >> the car was a good 2” low. Dealer checks on them and none in stock, but > not > >> NLA. Turns out, they had run out of inventory and were waiting on a new > >> order. So they were still sourcing these things over 50 year after the > car > >> was built! > >>> > >>> -D > >>> > >>>> On Sep 1, 2022, at 4:27 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Try getting parts for 50s and 60s cars. You'd be amazed how easy it > is. > >>>> > >>>> You have to be creative in this business to find parts, but having a > >> source > >>>> like the classic center is pretty amazing overall. It's pretty > >> remarkable > >>>> what they do have. > >>>> > >>>> For example, I just bought a vacuum pod for the distributor of a > 300SEL > >>>> 3.5. Pretty obscure part, still available, under $100. > >>>> > >>>> Is it perfect, no of course not, but be thankful they put so much > effort > >>>> into it, its still pretty special. > >>>> > >>>> Jaime > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 7:31 PM David Bruckmann via Mercedes < > >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> I agree re; NLA parts. And not just obscure stuff, but for example > the > >>>>> window regulator kit (the little nylon disc and clip) is NLA. Which > is > >>>>> nuts. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Kaleb Striplin wrote: > >>>>> But they do not have anything that a normal dealer could not order? > >>>>> Correct? The number of common parts that are becoming NLA is > alarming. > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Aug 31, 2022, at 4:32 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < > >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ?The classic center is alive and well, and even just moved into a > new > >>>>> (much > >>>>>> larger) facility inside the Long Beach VPC. Tom retired months ago, > >> but > >>>>>> hes still active online. I get parts deliveries all the time from > >> them, > >>>>>> still excellent service and loads of parts in stock. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Jaime > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 4:16 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I have not heard that. I don?t think the classic center really does > >> much > >>>>>>> anymore anyway does it? They only have the same parts any other > >> dealer > >>>>> has > >>>>>>> as far as I know. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Aug 31, 2022, at 3:14 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes < > >>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> ?I may be late to the party, but I recently learned that Tom > Hanson > >> has > >>>>>>>> retired from the MB Classic Center. > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> 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 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Jaime Kopchinski > >>>> http://www.jaimekop.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 > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Jaime Kopchinski > > http://www.jaimekop.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 > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
