R230 SL500 AC issues

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'93 500SL-32, '01 W210 Estate E240 (RIP), 02 R230 SL500, 04 Smart Roadster Coupe, 11 R350CDi
I fitted a Hella compressor to the 210. Cheapest there was and it has been faultless the last 2 years.
 
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I had a quote from a local garage, £603, which I thought was a bit expensive. They estimated 4.5 hours labour which seems excessive to swap a condenser.
 
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Had a quote for just over 2 hours labour from an MB indy and I have decided, as I can get the parts a lot cheaper than even the indies, to order the Hella parts in post #1. Got a good price £129 delivered for both parts.
 


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