I've heard that it really isn't that hard for a medium DIY'er to replace these parts. You can probably get replacement parts for quite a substantial savings from George Murphy. Email him at
[email protected]
He will even send you the step by step procedure on R&R of these parts.
Good luck,
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FrankieZ
84 500SEL EURO 87K
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