Yes. The manifold that bolts to the R4 in my 126 leaked and my local AC guy (in FL panhandle) crimped new hoses to the old fittings. .I don't know who, exactly, did the crimping. It worked fine and cost much less than a new part (which is probably NLA or very old stock by then).
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2017 11:31 AM > To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > Subject: [MBZ] Rebuilding AC Hoses > > Has anyone ever had hoses rebuilt by a local hose supplier, such as Amazon? > What did it cost? > > I am seriously considering taking all of the hoses off of the 350SDL and > having > them rebuilt, but I’m wondering if it’s cost effective to do so rather than > replace with new. And I wonder if new (MB) hoses are barrier style material, > too? > > A couple of the hoses are around $100/each my cost from MB. I’ve got to look > at the plumbing on the back of the compressor where there are hard lines and > an accumulator, as one setup has hoses that are a part of this assembly, > another doesn’t. I’m not sure which one I have. > > With the youngster heading out of town in a week I’ll be able to dismantle the > AC system on the car without too much pressure to get it back together, so I > can take my time and do this right so it will be good for years to come. > > I just saw a 1997 E320 wagon that looks really nice. I might go look at it > and > see if it’s worth picking up. One owner, Florida car, 150k on the clock. Been > trying to sell it for a month without a buyer at $4500. It will be dropping > off CL > in another day or two…. > > -D > _______________________________________ > 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
