Air intake Inlet pipe M157

May 9, 2017 | 12:24 PM

raudiace4

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Air intake Inlet pipe M157

I can't believe MB cheaps out on **** like this. It's made out of some terrible fabric. It rips easily, and even worse than that little pieces/crumbs of it get sucked into the air boxes and get trapped in the filter.

Anyone have any good replacement for these? Thinking about just cutting that crap out and replacing with flexible plastic 3" piping.

May 9, 2017 | 12:33 PM

PeterUbers

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May 9, 2017 | 12:41 PM

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Quite a few threads on this already...

May 9, 2017 | 01:20 PM

AMGNEEDSPEED

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Had both the left and right side replaced under warranty within the last 6 months. Sucks that it is a common thing on a 110k+ car.

May 10, 2017 | 12:58 AM

dav461

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So many complains about it. I'm just curious what you do to it that it bursts

May 10, 2017 | 09:26 AM

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So many complains about it. I'm just curious what you do to it that it bursts

If you ever change your air filters, which you should every other oil change... it will happen.

May 10, 2017 | 11:08 AM

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Are there any aftermarket replacement for these that are more durable.

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May 10, 2017 | 02:32 PM

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40,000km. 9 changes , still like new. Maybe it's all about who is dealing with it lool

All it takes is one careless tech, getting it snagged, or a combination of heat and other environmental factors to deteriorate the glued wrap and it's game over. Hopefully you'll find it only beginning to fail and not after it's completely sucked into your air box blocking air flow.

May 10, 2017 | 04:23 PM

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Apparently this is the solution (Spectre Performance 8741 Black 3" Air Duct Hose):

Amazon

Just ordered a couple for myself.

May 10, 2017 | 08:19 PM

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AMGNEEDSPEED

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Just looked at my little sister's W213 2017 E300 and looks like Mercedes took notice because this looks allot more sturdy than the W212s.

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Had both the left and right side replaced under warranty within the last 6 months. Sucks that it is a common thing on a 110k+ car.

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May 10, 2017 | 10:02 PM

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I think it's gotta be more expensive to use cloth/wire than cheap plastic --- there's gotta be some advantage to the fabric intakes

May 10, 2017 | 10:13 PM

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I think it's gotta be more expensive to use cloth/wire than cheap plastic --- there's gotta be some advantage to the fabric intakes

It resists the transfer of heat

May 10, 2017 | 11:29 PM

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40,000km. 9 changes , still like new. Maybe it's all about who is dealing with it lool

maybe their not changing your oil

yeah i had mine replaced after making fuss with SA...i have ext war....but yea its a BS design..both sides were bad

on my dads m278 in the s550, they use a different more rigid material but its hard a fudge to get them in place

May 11, 2017 | 04:23 AM

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Michael Mailhot

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Cut the inlet pipe put hard metal tube and you never had problem again with that

May 11, 2017 | 01:48 PM

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40,000km. 9 changes , still like new. Maybe it's all about who is dealing with it lool

Aren't you special!

May 11, 2017 | 01:50 PM

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Cut the inlet pipe put hard metal tube and you never had problem again with that

Yeah that's my plan, and to wrap it with JEGGS reflective heat wrap.

May 11, 2017 | 02:38 PM

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No, I just use reliable service .and advice you the same...everything can be broken if you want so😉

May 11, 2017 | 03:11 PM

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May 17, 2017 | 01:55 PM

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Pics

Decided to make my own. Much better than the OEM solution.

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May 18, 2017 | 10:02 AM

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Quote:

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Decided to make my own. Much better than the OEM solution.

Pics are dead.

May 18, 2017 | 04:28 PM

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Pics are dead.

May 18, 2017 | 04:35 PM

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Thanks Peter! Pics installed in the car?

May 18, 2017 | 05:05 PM

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Vegetax

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I have a fabricator findind a solution for this, using a aluminum pipe. You guys interested?

May 19, 2017 | 12:42 AM

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Here they are installed. You can either re-use the stock inlet connectors (Shown on top) or use the ones provided with the plastic pipes (shown on bottom). I've done both and like the above.