Mark, When I had my 350SDL and 300SEL I believe I just took existing wiper blade insert material and cut it to length to fit the headlight wipers, since , as you have found, they’re pretty much NLA.
That worked well for me, and it was relatively inexpensive. Dan > On Jan 15, 2019, at 8:00 PM, Mark E. Peneguy via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Friends, > > As I mentioned some time ago when asking about another issue (thank you, > Curly, for the solution!), I am almost entirely a lurker and only get to look > at messages late in the day or evening, so please accept my apologies, now, > if I don't respond quickly to questions. > > As you can see from my signature block, I have a 1988 420SEL (owned since > 1993), with just shy of 290,000 miles, and I'd like to keep it running, and > as complete, as possible. > > Presently, I am looking for one headlight wiper arm and a set (or sets) of > blades & inserts for the wipers. My mechanic has been unable to locate these > for me. > > He has ordered this arm: 126 820 6544 > > This arm is back–ordered, but is unlikely to become available: 126 820 6644 > > In addition, he cannot locate blades (I am told the inserts will come with > the blade): 126 820 1245 (or 3 398 113 048) > > I have looked online, as has my mechanic, and each site that seems to > indicate the parts are available, so far, have responded that they are not > available. I checked with the Classic Center and was told they are > unavailable worldwide (in the MB family). I have one e-mail out waiting for > a response, but I am not holding out hope. > > Does anyone know of a source for these items? > > Thanks in advance for any leads you might give me. > > Mark > > -- > ____________________ > Mark E. Peneguy > 1988 420SEL > New Orleans > peneguy...@cox.net > > _______________________________________ > 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
