Best breakers for SEC bits?
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Hi all,
I need a few bits for my Mercedes 500 SEC ('86 facelifted model) and after contacting a couple of ebay sellers, they seem to think you're going to drive across the country to take all the bits off yourself!
So, I am looking for places that will be able to give me some prices and more importantly remove and despatch said items after taking payment over the good old fashioned telephone!
I've got a number for SEC shop that I'll be trying shortly but I'd like to shop about to see what sort of deal I can get, I don't want to spend too much!
I need a few bits for my Mercedes 500 SEC ('86 facelifted model) and after contacting a couple of ebay sellers, they seem to think you're going to drive across the country to take all the bits off yourself!
So, I am looking for places that will be able to give me some prices and more importantly remove and despatch said items after taking payment over the good old fashioned telephone!
I've got a number for SEC shop that I'll be trying shortly but I'd like to shop about to see what sort of deal I can get, I don't want to spend too much!
What do you want?
I have used Dronsfields (better on the telephone than online), Mercman (ditto) and Boss Mercedes Parts (ditto) with satisfactory results. I have also done alright with the Ebay breakers.
Trim is extraordinarily difficult to get ahold of for these cars; mechanical and electrical stuff is much easier.
I have used Dronsfields (better on the telephone than online), Mercman (ditto) and Boss Mercedes Parts (ditto) with satisfactory results. I have also done alright with the Ebay breakers.
Trim is extraordinarily difficult to get ahold of for these cars; mechanical and electrical stuff is much easier.
r129sl said:
A lot of this sort of stuff is pennies at the main dealer. Well, if not pennies, then not very many pounds.
Really? I didn't think to bother a dealer as I assumed they'd just carry consumables for something so old!I'll give them a shout first then as I imagine that a good condition battery tray is hard to find in a twenty year old wreck!
Brand new battery frame, part number A1266200318, £38.34 including VAT at www.mercedes-benz-parts.co.uk (which is really Mercedes-Benz of Oxford). Most dealers will beat this price.
Mercedes-Benz's parts support is better than that of any other manufacture. With the exception of trim items, you can get pretty much everything for post-war cars. Sometimes the bits are absurdly expensive, sometimes you get the impression they have not updated the pricelist for decades.
Mercedes-Benz's parts support is better than that of any other manufacture. With the exception of trim items, you can get pretty much everything for post-war cars. Sometimes the bits are absurdly expensive, sometimes you get the impression they have not updated the pricelist for decades.
r129sl said:
Brand new battery frame, part number A1266200318, £38.34 including VAT at www.mercedes-benz-parts.co.uk (which is really Mercedes-Benz of Oxford). Most dealers will beat this price.
Mercedes-Benz's parts support is better than that of any other manufacture. With the exception of trim items, you can get pretty much everything for post-war cars. Sometimes the bits are absurdly expensive, sometimes you get the impression they have not updated the pricelist for decades.
I've said this again and again and again: always get a quote from MB whether it be for parts or for servicing/repairs.Mercedes-Benz's parts support is better than that of any other manufacture. With the exception of trim items, you can get pretty much everything for post-war cars. Sometimes the bits are absurdly expensive, sometimes you get the impression they have not updated the pricelist for decades.
People blindly say "go to your local indie", but I have yet to fail in getting MB to beat the indie price. Some parts are cheaper - wiper blades for my SL are cheaper than anywhere for example.
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