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Old 09-18-2013, 10:30 AM
shertex shertex is offline
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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro View Post
Biggest pain for me has been the short lives of some of the aftermarket donut-hangers. I often grab decent used OE ones at the Pick-N-Pull to carry as spares.
I thought about making some 'permanent' ones out of fuel-hose with coat-hanger or stainless hose-clamps inside.
But the set on my 240D, from a local dealer, were cheaper than most of the aftermarket ones, and are holding up well after four years!

Happy Motoring, Mark
Good point....I think after I use up my supply of aftermarket ones (last pair toast after 20k miles) I will buy from dealer.
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