For what it's worth, I got the "clip" and the safety triangle for my '91 350SD 10 years ago from a Swiss MB dealership. The part name for the clip is the "warndreiecke halter". You might e-mail a dealership in Europe to airmail you the part. (The Swiss "ersatz tiele" department guys didn't speak English, but the salesmen sure did.) It was like $2.50 when I got it (though the Euro was below a buck at the time). I got two in case I lost one.
I was shocked that the trunk lid, which bounced up vertical like the Buick I owned in high school, suddenly was neutrally bouyant with the warndreiecke attached. Those kraut engineers pay incredible attention to detail. I can't figure out why they delete it for US cars when the triangle and clip cost a grand total of about $25.
MKJ
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
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> If you see another, remember me. I have an unsecured triangle, and I think there is another one in the M&I Surplus store on Garey in Pomona. But, I now carry 2 or 3 stackable rubber orange cones which (I think) are an improvement on safety over the triangles. But, to be pure I might want to get another triangle just for looks.
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> brian from laverne, ca
> Mary (195K)Â Martha (280K)
> 1983 w123 300d's
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> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:50 PM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Coupe Safety Triangle Clip
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> Interestingly , my 1980 300CD used the standard clip but my 1984 300CD uses the early clip used in W-116's and early W-123's , Tom says this is a discontinued part so I kept looking and recently ran across a fairly decent 1977 240D in Pick-A-Part , it had the early clip so I ever so carefully removed it and yesterday fitted it to the trunk of my '84 300CD , replacing the goofy looking if functional rubber bungie cord....
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> -Nate
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