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Old Feb 2, 2022 | 03:46 AM
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Good place to buy genuine parts from US

Hi.
I have an SL500 but in Australia.
wanted to order some from the US because the prices are much cheaper.
does anyone know a good place to orders parts.
I used to buy from OE Discounts, but I think they have closed down.

thanks
Gerard.
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Old Feb 2, 2022 | 08:15 AM
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I have used buymercedespartsnow.com, but I'm not sure about their international shipping policy.
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Old Feb 2, 2022 | 02:34 PM
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Thanks mate, will have a look.
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I’ve had good luck on maintenance parts from https://www.fcpeuro.com/.
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The above is the e-commerce site where MB dealers sell parts online.
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Mbparts.mbusa.com

The above is the e-commerce site where MB dealers sell parts online.
It looks like that link sends you to the MB dealer that's closest to you.

I've found that some dealers sell parts online at a discount, and some don't.

I've bought quite a bit of stuff from MB of Covington, Louisiana; their prices are among the lowest I've found online, and they're not terribly far from me so shipping cost is reasonable. But I don't know if they handle international shipments.

Kinda weird - from tracking progress of a few shipments from them online, I've found that FedEx routes shipments from Louisiana to Texas through Indiana ..... I know it's due to their routing/hub system, just seems so MASSIVELY inefficient....
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Old Feb 3, 2022 | 07:21 PM
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Thank you guys for all the responses and information.
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Originally Posted by brucewane
It looks like that link sends you to the MB dealer that's closest to you.

I've found that some dealers sell parts online at a discount, and some don't.

I've bought quite a bit of stuff from MB of Covington, Louisiana; their prices are among the lowest I've found online, and they're not terribly far from me so shipping cost is reasonable. But I don't know if they handle international shipments.

Kinda weird - from tracking progress of a few shipments from them online, I've found that FedEx routes shipments from Louisiana to Texas through Indiana ..... I know it's due to their routing/hub system, just seems so MASSIVELY inefficient....
You can change the location on that site to check inventory and order from dealers from other regions.
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