I probably have a rebuilder around here, but that would involve significant time out of service unfortunately.
-D > On Jan 26, 2018, at 12:04 AM, clay monroe via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Maybe I need to get a collection of my own. > > I am not partial to retail rebuilds. I know the cost of retail is usually > competitive. The biggest kicker for me is having to deal with counter > fools, and unknown quality efforts. There is a shop locally, I am sure most > towns have a place that tackles that sort of thing, that has done good work > on many auto components. Immediate resolutions for possible non function > issues. > > clay > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1986 SDL - Polei > 1982 300 SD - Allen > > retired models- > 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap > 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery > 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran > 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV > POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > > > > > > >> On Jan 25, 2018, at 11:00 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I’ve had bad luck with Bosch rebuilds too... the one in my W108 lasted a >> few weeks before grinding against the flywheel. >> >> I kept the core and just put it back in. Worked fine, I just wanted peace >> of mind with a rebuild! >> >> In fact, I never return cores of just about anything... I figure one day >> I’ll have to find another solution for rebuilds and I’d like to have a seed >> stock of my own. >> >> Jaime >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 1:57 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> FWIW, the Bosch reman starter I purchased from FCP Euro was defective. >>> Started the car, drove one mile, did some shopping, tried to start -- >>> dead. Towed back to the shop and installed a good used one I happened to >>> have lying around.. They refunded my part cost but not the labor. FCP >>> told me Bosch might refund labor but Bosch gave me the runaround. Sucks. >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 12:53 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com >>>> wrote: >>> >>>> 24 months warranty on Bosch rebuilt starters and alternators. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>>> On Jan 25, 2018, at 10:30 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Have had good luck with Rock. Any warranty on the rebuilt starter? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 25, 2018 6:24 AM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I buy almost everything from crockauto now. The only things I buy >>> from >>>>>> fcp/autohaus/MB are things that crockauto does not have or that the >>>>>> shipping is expensive. Unless I need something fast and FLAPS has it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Oil and other liguids are the exception. I buy those locally, but I >>> did >>>>>> buy 4 gal G-05 from Amazon, and it was delivered a month or so >>> later... >>>>>> not exactly speedy delivery! >>>>>> >>>>>> The crock closeouts are really good deals. Sometimes the boxes are >>> not >>>>>> pretty, but the parts are just fine. >>>>>> >>>>>> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>>>>> January 25, 2018 at 8:18 AM >>>>>>> Shipping is $9.00. It will cost me more to return the core... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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
