I replaced my harness about two years ago when my 95 e320 wagon was having some issues...well it turned out to be bad fuel pumps. As I was removing the "old" harness out it felt stiff but not brittle, but I thought since owning the car for 6 years at that point that I should do it. I figured an original harness (would've been 15 years at this point) should have looked and been much more broken down like many of the forum pics showed. I looked for a little while to try to identify if I had the original. I suspect it may have been replaced before I got it (no service records). At least I have a back up..or if anyone needs one...PM me.