Anyone has a blower motor for sale? Tested mine and its toast.

 

You can get them on ebay - 03- 04 slk 320 they are not that expensive.

 

If that's the case, and I believe Larry, Rock Auto has the (under 2003 Mercedes SLK 320) for $80-$180.

 

Take the time to search this forum for where others have bought theirs. You are not the first person to need one.

 

Thanks Larry! I got one on ebay for $36. Dealership told me I had a bad resistor and of course it turned out to be the blower motor! They were going to charge me $350 just for the getting/installing the resistor. I can imagine how much it was gonna be AFTER they told me that I ALSO have a bad motor.

 

That's the reason why I don't go to dealership unless I can't really find the parts on local and online shops.

 

What was the blower motor doing exactly? Did it just quit or was there intermittent speed changes?

 

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Since I couldn't put it in myself, it cost me $785 at dealership for a blower motor (part/installation). Mine didn't work at all. It Came in a Mopar box but had Mercedes on it. Dealerships overcharge everyone.

 

OMG !!!!
Replacing a blower motor is like a 30 minute job, and that's if you take a coffee break between removal and installation.

 

Labor at the average dealership is around $400 per hour (based on what I see on this forum). I suppose it breaks down like this:

Technician pay/benefits ----$45 per hour
Dealership cost of doing business ---- $45 per hour
Dealership fund to build their next Taj Mahal-type building ----- $310

 

Mine would blow at different speeds regardless is you changed the control or not...sometimes would not even work. In most cases its the resistor that attaches to the motor...ordered one off Ebay for 35.00, installed it myself...works like new. Going to the Stealership for anything: parts or service, will cost you both arms and both legs!!!...Carl

 

Normally true, but I took mine to my local dealer ( gulp ! ) for an alignment, they let me bug the technician the entire 1.5 hours it took him, and charged me $59.95 !
They even gave me the before and after printout.
( He couldn't correct the right rear camber, will have to order parts for the adjustable camber links, install them and take it back ).

NOTE: He said that alignment on our cars is actually EASIER than most he does.

 

No you got it all wrong. It's like this


Technician---$45
Dealership---$45
Dealer Owners woman, alcohol, vacation fund---$310