The return lines are a routine replacement every few years item.

I keep a couple of new hood ornaments in the shop as talismans. Whenever you have the replacement part handy, the original part never goes missing (or fails).

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles