One of the visor clips on my 91 just broke. Hate the thought of spending $40 (and that's discounted!) for that stupid piece of plastic. Is it possible to JB Weld it or something in such a way that it will hold together?

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Impossible to fix, I went through the whole list of glues, epoxys and adhesives with no joy. The Chinese copies on E-Bay are actually fine. For $15 a pair on E-Bay, I replaced mine and they've held up for two years so far.

Thanks for the tip....just ordered a pair.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

I'e experienced the same with the glues. No joy

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Current fleet
2006 E320 CDI
1992 300D - 5speed manual swapped

former members
1984 300D "Blues Mobile"

1978 300CD "El Toro"

later models use plastic for the arm that holds visor.I used carefully bent copper tubing 6 years ago.Works fine.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

3D print your own?

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1480687

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Cheers!
Scott McPhee

1987 300D

There are some 3d printed clips on EBay, too. The problem is that they dont have the molded-in electrical connection for the vanity mirrors.

I remember discussions in the archives about this....

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1980 240d ,

chain elongation, cam marks reference:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/10414-help-i-need-check-stretch.html

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/305365-9-degrees-chain-stretch.html

evap fin cleaning:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/156207-photo-step-step-post-showing-w123-evaporator-removal-1983-240d-1982-300td.html?highlight=evaporator

A/C thread

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/297462-c-recommendations-mb-vehicles.html

These contacts are sometimes flaky at best. If you really cared about vanity lighting that much, you could run a wire at the hinge side of the mirror up into the headliner. Forever be done with it.

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Cheers!
Scott McPhee

1987 300D

The Chinese ones came without the contacts...wonder if I can transfer them...not that I care that much.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Thanks, I ordered and recieved a pair for a W123. I did not search long for the correct color so I ended up with a ligher blue ones.

The china ones don't have the apertures for the metal conducting clips.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

I have 123 sun visor clips for lighted sunvisors in palomino, dark blue, gray and burgundy. Perfect condition with screw cover tab in place. $10 pair plus $4.50 shipping. Genuine Mercedes.