Rear door checks. (W123) (SOL) -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905
On Sep 6, 2013, at 19:17, MG <trainpain2...@aol.com> wrote: > Really? Try to get a dashboard for a W123 since they are all starting to > crack. Mercedes doesn't have them neither does anyone else. I need two for a > w123. Not available and no plans to make any more. Try getting the spare tire > holder for a TD. One of those parts that rusts out at the bottom along with > the floor plate there. The floor plate you can still get but not the spare > tire holder. As the parts run out at MB for any of those cars that's the end. > Unless the aftermarket suppliers step up and produce them. I can't remember > how many parts I have tried to get for my 123s the last year only to be told > over and over that they will no longer be available. Yes you can still get > the common repair stuff due to after market. Soon however you won't find them > at MB. AS far as that goes I just bought an accelerator linkage bracket for > the firewall on the 123. Got it from MB, no MB number or star on it. Think > about that for a bit. > > My thought is that someone up there at MB came along and decided that there > were to many of those cars, E-class, and if they keep producing parts a lot > of people would keep driving them. On the other hand if those people can't > get the parts then they would have to junk them and buy a new Mercedes. More > money, always follow the money to find out why. > > Manfred > > From: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > If that is the case, why are they designating cars as "classics"? > > IIRC, they just identified the W140 chassis as "classic" earlier this year. > > I would think that with the volume of W123 and W124 models out there that > third party parts suppliers are doing a good job keeping up with what is > needed. > > Dan > > _______________________________________ > 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
