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From: "LarryT"
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Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 4:10 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Febi Parts
When orderi
yes: apples to apples!
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:38 AM, John Robbins wrote:
> Mitch Haley wrote:
>
>> Dave's pics are obviously of a Hengst built MBZ filter and a Mahle filter.
>> I just went to my box of filters and pulled out a Hengst that I bought from
>> Rusty. It looks identical to the MB
which runs the gamut from chinesee cheesy to gloriously germanic. as
always, i'd like to be able to make an apples to apples comparison.
the best way to do this in my estimation is to find a genuine hose and an
oem/aftermarket hose that seem to be made by the same company (say, both
from CRP) and
LarryT wrote:
So, am I wrong with the above?
Nope! Well, at least that's how I understand it
as well. ;)
John
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Mitch Haley wrote:
Dave's pics are obviously of a Hengst built MBZ filter and a Mahle
filter. I just went to my box of filters and pulled out a Hengst that I
bought from Rusty. It looks identical to the MBZ filter in Dave's pic,
right down to the blue surround on the paper element.
Interesti
Gary Hurst wrote:
my biggest question would be whether the non benz hoses you have are
actually OEM.
Good point, they are whatever you/Rusty sell...
John
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my biggest question would be whether the non benz hoses you have are
actually OEM.
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:12 AM, John Robbins wrote:
> Gary Hurst wrote:
>
>> btw, to some extent this is the exact same case as if you bought genuine
>> mercedes as mercedes is also mostly just a marketing box.
LarryT wrote:
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer - the same parts (supposedly)
as the ones bought at the dealership. The quality is generally
considered the same but from your photos of the oil filters in
particular it's easy to think the quality is much lower.
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Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:12 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Febi Parts
Gary Hurst wrote:
btw, to some exten
Gary Hurst wrote:
btw, to some extent this is the exact same case as if you bought genuine
mercedes as mercedes is also mostly just a marketing box. the presumption
that you are getting "the best" by going genuine grows more and more suspect
for me by the moment although there are still many out
Febi Bilstein are not related at all to the Bilstein comapany that makes
shockabsorbers. Their website is www.febi.de. Have used their branded parts
and they are very good often from the OEM supplier.
Peter
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febi doesn't make anything. like many of the the german companies, they are
just a marketing box. however, the contents are generally high quality and
will often be the same part from the same maker as the more expensive
alternative. unless you feel a need to go top of the line, febi is
generall
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:10:22 -0400 "LarryT" wrote:
> Not sure which websites we'll use - Rusty's or Gary's, but if you
> guys will take my suggestion I believe it will remove a lot of
> concern over buying parts with unknown manufacturers names. But
> maybe it's just me - perhap
When ordering my W124 Motor mounts I bought the ones priced "in the
middle". The least expensive were ~$35, (was told they are cheap Chinese MMs)
the next were $72 and the top were ~$82. The $72 were made by Febi - a name
totally unfamiliar to me. The box says Febi with Bilstein written b
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