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So, Your Aerial Grommet Has Perished
Previously you’d just have gone to a smart dealer and ordered part number 0013787V003000000 for about £7. However…
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Rubber Grommet No Longer Available
Smart discontinued the rubber grommet. The problem is that people are noticing that their original rubber grommet is disintegrating so there’s a big requirement for new replacements. Needless to say that 3 things happened.
1 – A “money orientated” person who doesn’t care about the owners bought up the remaining stock and started selling them for a 1000% mark up.
2 – A few people started 3D printing really shit copies of the original and started selling them for way more than they are worth.
3a – Someone gets a brand new one and has a company start reproducing exact copies and sell them for a sensible price.
3b – Someone finds an alternative product from another car that’s easily available for cheap.
Thankfully 3b is now an option thanks to Jakub Szyndlar who found a replacement option.
Mercedes W124, A124, C124
The Mercedes W124 rubber grommet differs from the Roadster’s original one as it comes in 2 parts instead of 1. This make it easier to fit.
The lower part goes through the panel…
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…and the decorative cap pushes on over the top of the lower part.
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Jakub says that the only issue is that the original aerial is a bit thin so consider finding a thicker one.
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