there is a nice 300e with a front end punch at my wrecker yard..the exhaust looks new (compared to mine..) any qualms about using a used exhaust?

Where are you located? Are you in the rust belt?

If it survives removal without crumbling, I don't see any reason why it can't be reused.

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08 W251 R350
97 W210 E320
91 W124 300E
86 W126 560SEL
85 W126 380SE Silver
85 W126 380SE Cranberry
79 W123 250
78 W123 280E
75 W114 280

the only problem is they rust from the inside.....

i took one off a 300e once.... and sold it.... it looked brand new, but you could shake the muffler and some rust wou ld come out...

it probably will last another 5 years or so...

it its the pipes... i say go for it... pipes seem to last a long time.

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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around here its illegal for junkyard to sell cats, so try and get around it any way you can.

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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

Installed a used exhaust system on my SDL (don't ask why), works fine. No reason not to.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

I agree that looks can be deceiving; I thought my OEM muffler was noisy, I bought a new aftermarket, and removed the old one; although the old one looked very good externally except for the tailpipes out the back (a single rusted seam), that muffler was nothing more than a can of dust.

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86 560SL
With homebrew first gear start!
85 380SL
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