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Originally Posted by DeliveryValve
Lemförder has been known to have parts that were reboxed. I'm curious if the Lemförder mounts you installed look like this.
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Yes they did have the MB logo ground off and I have also seen them sold through the after-market with the MB Logo still on
! Remember 3 separate companies are involved in the manufacture of that mounting. A Metal Pressing company for the base, Aluminum Die Casting company for the wedge and an Injection Molding company for the final Op. They could even be in 3 different countries either owned by or sub-contracting to Lemförder.
Most of MB OEM’s supply the after-market when they have completed their quotas for the month. They would never survive without it and a growing number don’t even with it. The bottom line is when you buy a Lemförder mount it could have been made anywhere in the world Czechoslovakia, Hungary, South Africa, Brazil. Don’t believe what you see on the box.
The important question is, are ANY of the Mountings in the after-market made by either the OEM’s or other manufacturer’s made to conform with MB’s specs. The answer is unequivocally NO! If they can find a cheaper component for the after-market version they will and in this case it will be the rubber compound, most probably re-cycled rubber with no Quality Control.