I stumbled across this company's video while searching for motor mounts for my 98 E300D. The video seems impressive and I would prefer to purchase American made. The price is substantially less than OEM or Lemfoerder, at $35's something per each side. If I discount my grunt work I could easily replace the mounts more frequently if required for the price differential.

Any thoughts?

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I have installed Anchor motor and transmission mounts on a number of non-MB vehicles. NONE were made in the USA. Most were from Korea. NONE appeared to be of quality equal to an OE part.

I bought Anchor brand engine mounts... they came in a box marked made in China. the mount was also marked made in China. I used them awayway, they lasted about 4 months til I replaced them with some used OEM ones form pick and pull.

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Mine have held up in the 240D for a couple years. But your mounts may be designed considerably differently. Mine were made in India.

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1987 300SDL #1, 1987 300SDL #2, 1980 240D, 1982 300SD, 1994 S350, 1990 350SDL, 1991 350SD, 1985 300D, 2005 E320CDI

Gone, but not forgotten: 1981 300SD, 1982 300SD, 1987 300SDL, 1983 300TD, 1980 300CD, 1981 300SD #2, 1987 300D, 1987 300TDT, 1980 300D

Maybe I misunderstood the video. I was under the impression the manufacturer was in the US. Video leads you to believe they are more reliable than competitive products. Perhaps I will contact them directly and ask about the country of origin.

Don't confuse quality marketing with quality manufacturing.

Welcome to the dishonest world of advertising!

The only USA-made motor mount I know of, that will fit MBZ cars, is Karlyn (I think that's the correct spelling). I have been using a pair for about 3 years now without any problems.

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Don't Chrome them; polish them

I'm sure Anchor makes some mounts in the US. But not for the applications that are priced that competitively.

FYI, I replied to your 350SDL thread also. I REALLY need 1 fuel injector!

Thanks

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1987 300SDL #1, 1987 300SDL #2, 1980 240D, 1982 300SD, 1994 S350, 1990 350SDL, 1991 350SD, 1985 300D, 2005 E320CDI

Gone, but not forgotten: 1981 300SD, 1982 300SD, 1987 300SDL, 1983 300TD, 1980 300CD, 1981 300SD #2, 1987 300D, 1987 300TDT, 1980 300D

OK. I went back and reviewed the video, and then called the co. I was referred to their tech support dept. and talked with Mike M. He said that all of their mounts meet OEM specs, but that at any given time the country of origin could vary among US, India, Korea, China, Taiwan, and another that I can't recall.

I also see that the video I was referring to didn't actually make it to the post. Hopefully this link will work better.

Just for the record I have no relationship to Anchor and nothing to be gained by their success or failure.

Link: Anchor Industries Product - YouTube

Jusme, I have tried to reach you. I would be willing to lend you my compression test adapter. Did you resolve your cyl head problem?

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1991 350SD