Alternatives to "No Longer Available" MB Heater Hose Part?

[Eric Gagnon]

Hi:

I'm trying to replace all of the rubber heater hoses on my 84 300 Turbo Diesel.

Found everything except MB part A123 832 8994, which Peachparts reports as no longer available from MB.

This is one of the heater return lines on the right hand side of the firewall, one of those "S" shaped hoses about 10" long.

In the picture below it's the one on the right-hand side marked with a red "X."

Anybody else run into this problem when buying these replacement hoses? If it's NLA and I can't find it anywhere else, can this hose be fabricated, such as by a hydraulic hose shop? Don't know if a regular straight line could be used somehow since I've never not been able to buy replacement hoses.

I'd appreciate any ideas that any of you might have on this one.

Thanks,
Eric