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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro
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
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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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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 179k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete
19 Honda CR-V EX 77k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife
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