Thanks for the very timely and informative post Dave. I was just thinking of replacing mine, since I have to pull them to perform some wiper bushing R&R.

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'78 300D 310K Maple Yellow / Bamboo
'87 300D 81K Barolo Red / Safron (RIP @ 113K)
2003 E320 34K Pewter/Charcoal
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