Way too early to fail, try for warranty. If you have to buy I'd try Corteco.

Good luck!!!

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"Rudeness is a weak man's imitation of strength" - Eric Hoffer

I got them from that place in Connecticut that offers lifetime replacement, so no worries there; plus it is an easy job. Just seems weird that they could collapse so fast, but then I have been driving a lot, and on some rough roads.

As a side note, that is not the only thing that I have replaced prematurely: Engine air filters (after 8 months) and cabin air filters, again, because of the heavy highway and other construction in this area.

I was horrified to see the amount dust, dirt, sand and *Cicadas* clogging my engine filter housing, on both intakes, when on a whim, I replaced them two weeks ago. And the cabin filter was simply filthy.

I have resigned myself to doing those monthly until all the highway construction, and associated dust plumes, that I drive through daily are finished. And last year I thought to myself, "Replacing the mounts was so easy I could do it every year," having no idea that would actually be the case!

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2008 E350 4matic / Black/Anthracite

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Gone but not Forgotten:
2001 E430 4matic, 206,xxx miles, Black/Charcoal
1995 E320, 252,xxx miles, Black/Grey
1989 260E, 223,00 miles, Black/Black