ey guys,

i wanted to post this here coz i think diesel people are the more "sensible",kind ones out there.

anyway, i'm gonna be attending a seminar in hollywood in November. This is gonna be my first trip to the US. Are there any junkyards or surplus shops nearby that specialize in benzes?

thanks

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85 190E 2.3(SOLD)
86 230E (-->300D) sold
87 300D (-->300TD) sold
68 250S w/ a 615 and manual tranny (RIP)
87 300TD (SOLD)
95 S280 "The KRAKEN" (Turbo 2.9 602 transplant) traded
86 190E 2.3... current project

Absolutely. http://www.mercedesdismantlers.com/

The pictures on their web page do not do their inventory justice. What you see on the web page is just one of three vehicle storage areas. I went by myself on a business trip. The owner let me look around. They've got loads of strictly MB's.

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80 280SL
85 300SD
87 300TD
92 300D 2.5 Turbo
92 300TE 4Matic

There are some Benz specialized junk yards close to Hollywood: mercedesdismantlersin the Valley is a good one and then there is Performance products also in the Valley right of the 405.

There are many more Benz specialized junk yards, mostly in the valley. You won't see more old Benz's then in Los Angeles.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

To the south - one on Alameda about 2mi. north of the 105

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89 300E
79 240D
72 Westy
63 Bug sunroof
85 Jeep CJ7
86 Chevy 6.2l diesel PU

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."
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N. Hodges
1994 S350
1987 300 SDL (for sale)

thanks for the heads up people!

i'm coming all the way from the philippines!

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85 190E 2.3(SOLD)
86 230E (-->300D) sold
87 300D (-->300TD) sold
68 250S w/ a 615 and manual tranny (RIP)
87 300TD (SOLD)
95 S280 "The KRAKEN" (Turbo 2.9 602 transplant) traded
86 190E 2.3... current project

Now that is terrific. Normally, when people visit Hollywood for the first time, they take a look at the movie sets and visit Disneyland and head over to Rodeo Drive to ogle the celebrities.

But what do you do on your first visit? Go to a M/B junkyard, of course.

Gotta love it.

p.s.: That front bumper under your right arm is not going to go over very well with the new Federal airport screeners.

www.mercedesdismantlers.com is certainly one of the more popular yards AND I would call it a junk yard. It isn't very well organized.

However the prices are fair. The inventory is pretty good. Mark is the owner and he or Peter are helpful. They also rebuild transmissions in house HOWEVER after seeing their shop and visiting Transmeister in Orange CA, there is NO comparison. Transmeister runs almost a clean room compared to Sun Valley Mercedes Dismantlers.

AMC Auto Salvage in Wilmington is more organized, however their inventory of good 123 parts is pretty tattered. The cars are unprotected and most have been picked over pretty well. Prices are generally higher than SVMD.

Neither place has a good inventory of GOOD interior parts.

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84 300DT Puke Yellow. Totalled after 438,000
84 300DT Orient Red. 169,000 (actual mileage may vary)
2002 Explorer EB (wife's)

i finally got my visa!

my wife and i will be leaving on oct 30, we'll be in san francisco the first week of november, then we'll head on over to anaheim, where she'll be attending a conference for 4 days, i won't be doing anything at this time so i'm thinking of visiting some benz junkyards, then we'll head on over to hollywood where i plan on visiting sun valley mervedes dismantlers...

anyway, any shops in anaheim?


brian, my wife wants to go to all the places you mentioned, but i'm reserving a day at the junkyard for my "alone time" har har har

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85 190E 2.3(SOLD)
86 230E (-->300D) sold
87 300D (-->300TD) sold
68 250S w/ a 615 and manual tranny (RIP)
87 300TD (SOLD)
95 S280 "The KRAKEN" (Turbo 2.9 602 transplant) traded
86 190E 2.3... current project

LOL, it's true. There's a little cat that lives in their shop - she's grayish black but I'm not sure if that's her real color .

Still, their rebuilt transmissions seem to work fine, and they even lent me a car once when I got stuck down there!

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'81 300TD Wagon 355k (Miss Diesel)
'83 300SD 180k
'84 500SEL 190k (Parting it out)

Hollywood CA or Hollywoood FL? Hollywood FL has three yards with a great number of MB's that you pull parts from. Tons cheaper than CA and since it's inbetween Miami and Palm Beach the $ is here

At Sun Valley Mercedes Dismantlers, next to there entrance, there is a letter hanging at the wall from one of Sadams son's looking for some parts for his Mercedes.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).