Thread: Fight Back; Post/List Where The Parts You Bought Were Made
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Old 07-20-2013, 04:55 PM
Mark DiSilvestro Mark DiSilvestro is offline
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Awhile back, I got a new aftermarket hood star from my local indie MB parts-place for a friend's '72 W115 220. (No country of origin on the bag)
But after a few years the chrome blistered and peeled, then the pot-metal crumbled and snapped off.
So when I needed a new star for my '82 W123 240D, I got one for $34 from my local Mercedes dealer.
(Made in Turkey by the way!)
Next time I stopped at my indie MB parts-place for something, there was that exact same box and 'Made in Turkey' hood star, waiting on the counter for another customer - for about $10 less than I paid!
Oh well....

Happy Motoring, Mark
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