Hello Everyone,

Does Mercedes not include the folding hazard warning triangle on U.S. delivered w123/300TD station wagons? It seems like they are always missing!

Does anybody have a part number for it? Can it be ordered from the MB dealer still? Thanks in advance...

The first aid kit and warning triangle were not included in any US model because US laws do not require them.

I'm sure you can order them from MB but the price is going to be very high and likely a special order item.

Hmm, I didnt know the first aid kit isnt included either. I see those sometimes included with wagons.

Any part numbers for either items?

I own a 1987 300 TD wagon which still has its first aid kit. There are two symbols on the panel. One is a green cross and the other a small triangle. Based on that evidence, I'd say that at one time mine also included a triangle.

Look on the eBay European sites which have triangles with some frequency...

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1987 300TD Turbo Wagon "Ti Blanc Stella!"
Carpe cervisium.
"If I owned Texas and Hell, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell." -- William Tecumseh Sherman

you can "occasionally" see them on ebay, but they are so sought after they go for megga bucks. ~$50?

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first-aid kits, yes. hazard triangle, no. unless it was a euro model.

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-justin

1987 300TD, 1987 300TD
2008 R32, 2000 Passat Wagon

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=1521176&postcount=46







Got mine from a forum member via the parts section. Was/am very appreciative....

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

bought mine from fast lane as well.. but it was a sedan version.. the wagons have a roll up kind

.... a ratty 85 500SEL off of ebay.

Started to give it the lookover, and popped the trunk.

Shazam! Not only a triangle, but the bracket to hold it as well.
Now that's going straight over to my 560SEL...

I've only come across one folding triangle, they are pretty rare and fragile.

Triangles in the following:
95 E320 wagon, folding style
90 560SEL, rigid ebay bonus
83 300D, from a euro 280E I had years ago
71 250C, loose in the trunk, no provision for mounting on the car.

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

Wow! First time I've ever seen Lance get one wrong.

First aid kits were standard in US wagons, warning triangles were not.

I wonder if the w124 and w123 wagon hazard triangles are the same part. If so that would be easier to find...

I got mine. it's a folding triangle in the yellow plastic/rubber holder I love it!

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"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

We've had two W123 wagons that came with the folding triangles. A 1980 and either an 84 or 85 (I forget which one came with the triangle).

I've seen folding triangles at truck stops that are fairly similar to the W123 wagon ones.

-Tad

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1995 G320
2003 C230 Kompressor Coupe
2005 ML500
2007 ML350

Tad,

Are you interested in selling one of them?