Doha DB
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- 2012 E63 AMG
Hi all,
Apologies for asking for help already!!! But I need to source a set of front brake pads for the 2012 E63 I’m taking ownership of in a few days.
The challenge is that I’m based in Doha, Qatar and the markup on parts is pretty extortionate not to mention difficult to get hold of due to supply chain issues!
I’m trying to source from the UK, but the Mercedes dealerships I’ve spoken to will not sell me brake pads as I will then ship outside of the EU (Some European political red tape). Unfortunately they could not even identify the part numbers as my vehicle was supplied from the US/Canada so their systems don’t recognise my chassis number.
I may have to pick up 3rd party manufactured ones (EBC maybe), but not sure how comfortable I’d feel about not going with OEM. Even with this option I’d still need to figure out which ones will fit.
Any ideas?
Apologies for asking for help already!!! But I need to source a set of front brake pads for the 2012 E63 I’m taking ownership of in a few days.
The challenge is that I’m based in Doha, Qatar and the markup on parts is pretty extortionate not to mention difficult to get hold of due to supply chain issues!
I’m trying to source from the UK, but the Mercedes dealerships I’ve spoken to will not sell me brake pads as I will then ship outside of the EU (Some European political red tape). Unfortunately they could not even identify the part numbers as my vehicle was supplied from the US/Canada so their systems don’t recognise my chassis number.
I may have to pick up 3rd party manufactured ones (EBC maybe), but not sure how comfortable I’d feel about not going with OEM. Even with this option I’d still need to figure out which ones will fit.
Any ideas?