Has anyone used the replacement diaphragms from these guys?

http://www.autoluxmbz.com/

If so, what are your impressions?

Also, can someone tell me if my 80 300SD has the double or single diaphragm actuators?

Thanks

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Joe

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1980 300SD - 495k miles - 'The Ambassador'
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Former Family Members
95 C280
73 280SEL
90 300D
87 300SDL (X2)
86 560SEL
84 300D
80 300SD

I bought similar ones from performance products years ago for my 240D, they worked great but I would reccommend doing ALL of them at once. I repaired the one actuator (two diaphragms were ripped) in one door and it worked good for a few weeks. I was constantly having to retest the system every few weeks to find new leaks that kept popping up, i.e. "weakest link in the chain" theory. Get enough to do all your door actuators.

and yes, you should have the old style ones.
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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

What about the climate control flap actuators?

From the vacuum diagram, it would appear that only one of the 5 actuators (#42 in the diagram) http://handbook.w116.org/Climate%5C83-604.pdf is of the double diaphragm variety and therefore requiring both the top and bottom replacement units.

Is this a correct assumption?

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Joe

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1980 300SD - 495k miles - 'The Ambassador'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Former Family Members
95 C280
73 280SEL
90 300D
87 300SDL (X2)
86 560SEL
84 300D
80 300SD

oops. when you said double diaphragm, I immediatly thought door locks for whatever reason.

going off the diagram, 40, 41 and 43 are the single element types, 44 looks like it would be the older style heat shutoff valve found on the early 107's, based on that one, I think that it would have two diaphragms in it, but am unsure. 42 would be a double as well.

good link though, I was unaware that the a/c pod diaphragms were available seperatly.

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

No, you were correct, I'm going to replace the door lock pods as well.
Just trying to get a fix on what I need to order. Not sure if I order tops or bottoms for the single diaphragm units.
I'll give those guys at autoluxmbz call and see if they have some insight into what I need.

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Joe

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1980 300SD - 495k miles - 'The Ambassador'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Former Family Members
95 C280
73 280SEL
90 300D
87 300SDL (X2)
86 560SEL
84 300D
80 300SD

Gee, do you have a link to the same thing in the W123 flavor?

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

R.I.P. Autolux 949-574-0054

I am currently looking for another source of vacuum element repair parts..