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W123 rear muffler NLA?
Called my local dealership to get a replacement rear muffler after finding a gaping hole in mine because the cost of a new muffler would run as much as trying to weld up a super rusted old one - parts guy said he would give me the part number but that they were NLA and I’d have to buy aftermarket. He gave a few recs on places that might have new old stock and advised to only buy from places that had a phone number - call the place, ask the person if their computer was displaying a drawing or an actual picture - said if it was an actual picture to buy it, and if it was eberspacher to buy it ASAP.
Found an eberspacher for $125 free two day shipping from new-part.com and the thing is a monster! It’s got to be the thickest sheet metal I’ve ever found on any car part, weighed 20 lbs shipped....I’m still not convinced the inner body isn’t filled with something.... The shipping packaging was.....interesting. Tail pipe itself got a real nice ding in it I’ll have to heat up and bend back but appears largely unscathed other than that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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May I ask why you even bothered? Many aftermarket mufflers would've fitted, or even better just replace it with pipe.
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1978 300D, 373,000km 617.912, 711.113 5 speed, 7.5mm superpump, HX30W turbo...many, many years in the making.... 1977 280> 300D - 500,000km+ (to be sold...) 1984 240TD>300TD 121,000 miles, *gone* 1977 250 parts car 1988 Toyota Corona 2.0D *gone* 1975 FJ45>HJ45 1981 200>240D (to be sold...) 1999 Hyundai Lantra 1.6 *gone* 1980s Lansing Bagnall FOER 5.2 Forklift (the Mk2 engine hoist) 2001 Holden Rodeo 4JB1T 2WD |
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Sure - I’ve got an entirely stock setup that I want to keep that way, and the color of my car is quite loud enough, don’t need a straight pipe to draw any additional attention.
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Same thing I’m doing, it’s all stock and it’s going to stay that way.
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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior. |
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