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Originally Posted by BillGrissom
I rebuilt all hoses except the small liquid lines in my 1984 & 85. Hardest part is cutting off the crimp collars so you can reuse the fittings. M-B used thick metal. Buy quality AC barrier hose on ebay. I used a MasterCool crimper to crimp new ferrules. You could buy one and resell when done for maybe $10 loss plus shipping costs. Or use Oeticker stepless ear clamps. I used reduced size hose for the suction since #10 ferrules fit perfectly over it. I have boxes of hose and ferrules, though used much on my classic cars too.
Wouldn't be practical to do for you, given shipping costs and the need to mark the clocking of the fittings in the car. If you won't do above, take the hoses in to a shop, though they may balk at cutting the thick collars off, and doubt they could source the funky fittings M-B used.
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Thanks Bill, how did you end up cutting off the crimp collars?