What I broke today...........

[Blobber]

Thanks Mercedes, guess it wasn't the anti roll bar link rattling then

 

[Craig-SM]

To be fair probably not Mercedes fault as they most likely spec'd it for non third country roads

 

[Blobber]

To be fair probably not Mercedes fault as they most likely spec'd it for non third country roads

Or Mrs Blobber driving it...

 

[arther dailey]

common fault with a lot of makes , brothers rav 4 had one go on rear and last week tother brothers on his small (breed unknown) car on front . plus walking to end of road last month ,low and behold similar coil on road..seems they break regular.

 

[Farside]

Thanks Mercedes, guess it wasn't the anti roll bar link rattling then
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"Shortened and stiffened it mate, that'll be five hundred quid, thanks.
Wossat, you want it done to every wheel? That's extra."

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

It's the time of year...spring time .

 

[Blobber]

All ive got to do now is either go to Mercedes and bend over or wade through the vast aftermarket range of one size fits all springs and hope I get the correct ones!

 

[JOEPRO]

All ive got to do now is either go to Mercedes and bend over or wade through the vast aftermarket range of one size fits all springs and hope I get the correct ones!

Obviously springs should be replaced in matching axle sets.

Mercedes genuine springs for each car do have a sliding scale of the weight range if springs depending on the car's factory options. So it's best to try and identity the paint markings on your old springs and also have the dealer compare their end. Eg, you are looking for something like 2x yellow stripes and 1x red stripe is the typical format may be other colours of course.

Genuine MB parts are generally competitively priced to be honest you won't save a whole lot by going to aftermarket suppliers. If you do- then options are limited but should still mostly work OK albeit ride height may be slightly too low or high if fussy. (Which I am, hence I use genuine springs)

 

[Blobber]

Obviously springs should be replaced in matching axle sets.

Mercedes genuine springs for each car do have a sliding scale of the weight range if springs depending on the car's factory options. So it's best to try and identity the paint markings on your old springs and also have the dealer compare their end. Eg, you are looking for something like 2x yellow stripes and 1x red stripe is the typical format may be other colours of course.

Genuine MB parts are generally competitively priced to be honest you won't save a whole lot by going to aftermarket suppliers. If you do- then options are limited but should still mostly work OK albeit ride height may be slightly too low or high if fussy. (Which I am, hence I use genuine springs)

I might try a few dealers, didn't have a great deal of luck with service parts, they were double the price of genuine stuff I got off ebay

 

[brightspark]

common fault with a lot of makes , brothers rav 4 had one go on rear and last week tother brothers on his small (breed unknown) car on front . plus walking to end of road last month ,low and behold similar coil on road..seems they break regular.

yea like clockwork on the railway crossing and allways the 1st coil the quality of modern springs is diabolical its rare that springs ever used to snap . ive had 4 go in the last 15 years in winter i normaly try and miss potholes and go over speed bumps slower because the steel is more brittle when its freezing

 

[JOEPRO]

I might try a few dealers, didn't have a great deal of luck with service parts, they were double the price of genuine stuff I got off ebay

Be aware of alot of counterfeit "genuine" MB parts on ebay!! Total scammers many of them. I notice the subtle differences such as wrong country of origin. Ie- it looks like an MB label on the part and says made in Germany. But many times MB parts are made in specific places. Such as Turkey for engine mounts so this a dead giveaway that the part was a forgery, along with slightly too cheap prices. Even spark plugs are faked these days.

So check who the seller is. Sometimes MB dealers to advertise on eBay, but anyone else be very careful.

 

[Cobbler]

yea like clockwork on the railway crossing and allways the 1st coil the quality of modern springs is diabolical its rare that springs ever used to snap . ive had 4 go in the last 15 years

A small independent garage I went to for an MOT last year told me they had changed over 100 springs in the previous year, multiply that out nationally.

 

[brightspark]

the last one i saw or didnt see on the road whiped up and bust the back tire on my van 3 weeks old and 120 quid for a new one

 

[Melvyn Best]

Genuine MB parts are generally competitively priced to be honest you won't save a whole lot by going to aftermarket suppliers.

Have you seen the price of C class washer jets,? They are certainly not cheap!

 

[Melvyn Best]

A small independent garage I went to for an MOT last year told me they had changed over 100 springs in the previous year, multiply that out nationally.

I’ve helped at mate out last week at his small garage/MOT test center for a couple of days , ended up having 4 broken springs in 2 days

 

[JOEPRO]

Have you seen the price of C class washer jets,? They are certainly not cheap!

No I haven't.

And I'm sure there are lots of examples of hugh prices too. But for general service parts they are usually very competitive.

I buy 20L of genuine full synthetic engine oil from my MB dealer for £60+ vat as one example. You won't find cheaper engine oil anywhere else....

Granted I get discounted prices for service items when I'm there as I buy alot of parts for my own cars from them.

 

[bourbon]

I 'think' I've blown the turbo on my Octavia, Was in a slow moving queue of traffic coming out of Burton, Slip road onto the A38. put my foot down, Big Bang and lost power. Won't go above 60mph, changing gear doesn't help much
No lights on the dashboard to give me a hint.

 

[Melvyn Best]

No I haven't.

And I'm sure there are lots of examples of hugh prices too. But for general service parts they are usually very competitive.

I buy 20L of genuine full synthetic engine oil from my MB dealer for £60+ vat as one example. You won't find cheaper engine oil anywhere else....

Granted I get discounted prices for service items when I'm there as I buy alot of parts for my own cars from them.

Washer jet £50!

 

[Melvyn Best]

I 'think' I've blown the turbo on my Octavia, Was in a slow moving queue of traffic coming out of Burton, Slip road onto the A38. put my foot down, Big Bang and lost power. Won't go above 60mph, changing gear doesn't help much
No lights on the dashboard to give me a hint.

If your lucky it’s a split hose

 

[qwakers]

merc slk wiper blades are cheaper from the dealer (with trade discount) than from my local factors for bosch.