amoffitt

The passenger side air inlet is breaking apart at the flexible part of the inlet. Only the passenger side inlet is doing this. The part number that I have found is 2720903682. Replacing the piece looks to be my only option. Does anyone know of anyone on the forums here selling one?

amoffitt

I went ahead and found a replacement on Ebay and purchased it.

The Alchemist

I was going to say I found them on ebay for less than $75.

amoffitt

Yea I purchased one for $62.10.

amoffitt

The one that I ordered showed up but it did not come in a Mercedes Benz box. I messaged the seller previously and they said they were a Mercedes Dealership and that the part would come like it would from a Mercedes Dealership. My question is, do air intake inlets not come in Mercedes part boxes like all the rest of the parts that I have ordered that were Mercedes?

amoffitt

This is what they sent me

amoffitt

This is how they compare. I'm not sure if Mercedes redesigned them or something but the long section of material doesn't look the same between the two.

Rocman8

Those parts come from mercedes with just a tag on them like that. Sometimes just in a big bag. So they just put it in their own box. Somewhere along the line the model must have been confused. That looks like the intake for a GLK model with a 272 engine.

amoffitt

I see. Good to know. Do you know if there is a different part number that I need to be looking under?

Rocman8

Post your VIN

amoffitt

WDDGF56X39F230906

Rocman8

Yes the 2720901282 superceded the the number you have now so you're good to go.

amoffitt

So that was the old part number and the one that I ordered is the replacement part number?

Rocman8

Correct. If you want the other side to match order a 2720903582

amoffitt

So I could find a 2720901282 and buy that but it would be used off Ebay most likely I guess. I cant get that new from Mercedes anymore since it was replaced. Do you know what was the reason that it was replaced by the other part number?

Rocman8

I don't know why but they are always updating part numbers.

amoffitt

I suppose this is a upgraded version of the same thing?

Rocman8

Yes

amoffitt

Does Mercedes Benz USA have an email contact? I am curious to know why they upgraded this part and to find out some more info. Seems like I will have to replace the drivers side one as well to make it match correctly.

amoffitt

This is what it looks like currently. Doesn't matech but at least my passenger side inlet is cracked and works as intended again.

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