I went to several shops all day and saw some of the custom work they were making and honestly, I wasn't really impressed. Most of them never worked on a Mercedes and no one had a Mandrel bender for stainless steel. One shop had a beautiful fit and finish, but the price they wanted for regular pipe work was more expensive then stainless. The cost I was quoted to make me a new non-stainless center piece is very close to the price of a new oem one. At this point, I feel like buying the oem one and then buying a Remus or similar muffler when it fails and know that I have a system that is good quality and fits right, unless I see something that really catches my eye.

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1989 300CE Astralsilber/Schwarz
1992 300CE Schwarz/Schwarz