That's the only reason I can think of where they might refuse to supply a part
to a particular area. They're pretty harsh about that one and there is no way
to get around it that know of.
However, I did like the idea of sourcing the part off of eBay Germany or some
other country that uses the same type of license plates.
Dan
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On Jun 5, 2015, at 12:16 PM, MG via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Let me try and find the number again. As you say it may be in that regional
security group because it's to hold the license plate.
Manfred
Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2015 20:29:23 -0400
From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
Dealer dookie. They have to make a special request for it, like any
non-North American part, which they can do as a list or individual part. My
dealer did it several times for me.
As a matter of fact, they?re doing it right now.
My R129 (1997 SL500) has a very expensive and poorly engineered interior
rear view mirror. Along with all the fancy (and now worthless) electronics
in it, such as a programmable garage door opener, it has two very strong
springs that hold the ball in the socket that the mirror swivels on. These
springs are so powerful that over time they stress the plastic cover to the
point where the plastic tangs that anchor the ends of the springs break,
relieving the spring pressure, allowing the mirror to swing wildly on the
ball because there is no longer any resistance being applied to it. There
is no kludge for this, the mirror is now totally worthless (as a mirror.)
Here?s the kicker: MY price is almost $1,000.00. Yes, that?s MY price,
which is wholesale.
But - there?s a workaround:
The only place they used this stupidly expensive and poorly engineered rear
view mirror was - you guessed it - the good old US of A. What did they use
in the rest of the world? A similar mirror that was more robust and had
none of the electronics in it.
My cost: $245.00.
I identified the part, went to my dealer, they placed the order and I expect
it to be here from Germany early next week. No questions, no problem.
Give me the license plate frame part number and I?ll bet I can get one. The
only possibility where they would potentially deny it would be if it?s
considered a regional safety item, that is, an option that?s in the safety
and security groups for a specific country or part of the world.
Dan
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