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Hi Has anyone fitted Greyston spring assistors to their c class saloon for caravan towing purposes. Feedback would be welcomed. Thanks

51 E220 CDI Estate Classic Just received a call from the wife saying that she had heard an almighty bang whilst negotiating a roundabout (thankfully) was travelling only yesterday at 70mph on the M6 :rock:,I have been to the "scene" and have recovered my from o/s side spring and what appears...

Hi all, Does anyone have a copy of the spring selector table for a pre-facelift W203 they could let me have please. I want to double check before I order a new set of rear springs/shims/boots for the back end on my 203. I need this as A) I keep getting different answers from merc parts...

Well it had to happen sometime. The right rear spring snapped this morning with the expensive sounding twang. Was the last original spring left on the car as the other 3 have been replaced at some point since ive owned it. I have seen a pair of Klien springs on fleabay for about £70 but ive...

Is there any difference between the E220 & E320 Sportline Cabriolet Rear Spring Part No's? Is there anyway to tell what the spring rate is for a given part number on the EPC? Thanks for your help, W.

A little advice please, I have seen two types of spring compressor, a single prong, and a two prong type like this Halfords | Laser Coil Spring Compressor upon reading the customer reviews, one reviewer stated that the twin prong type was difficult to use on MB springs due to clearances...

Hello noticed recently a slight knock on full lock and this evening peared under the arch and took a picture as I couldn't quite see... Oh look another broken spring. It had the othe side changed at Mercedes however I have just had a quote of £150 fitted from an indy is this the norm? Its...

Hi there, A set of 4 (front and rear) #1 spring shims for facelift 202's and 210's but i dont know if they are year specific. I ordered these for my car, but then looked and these are already fitted to mine! So, now on offer to any of you guys who fancy them? £ 10 Contact Via PM Thanks

Hi All My new acquisition has suffered the dreaded spring perch failure on the driver side and I need to get it sorted. Have just ordered replacement spring perches for both sides (figure the passenger side may not be far behind) for a tenner a piece from MB - now just need to get it welded...

The state it was in before:

i took the car for mot today and i was handed a failure sheet with a 4"piece of coil spring,i have been quoted £40 a side labour plus springs,i havent got any spring compressors so i might let him do it

Morning Gents, I've got an 03 C220 CDI Coupe. When you apply the parking brake it works fine, buy when you release it, it doesnt spring all the way back and leaves the light on and needs to be manually lifted. How can I fix this? Thanks

i have a broken front spring on my 03 w203 ,can anyone tell me cost to replace at a indipendant garage, also is car safe to use.:confused:

Can anyone tell me what the different colour codes painted on MB coil springs actually denote? I assume the colours relate to ride height/spring rates but would love to know as I have just found out I have a mismatch across the rear axle...

Meaning you have to beg, steal, borrow a special, Mercedes one, if you don't want to have your head taken off. Is this just a Mercedes thing or does the same apply to other manufacturers?

hi, recently joined this superb forum and was reading posts regarding members kindly hiring out internal type coil spring clamps to remove coil springs from the likes of 190"s ,i would be grateful if someone could help me out with this query as i have tried this task on my 190 with externall...

Just changed the multifunction switch on the 124. Was going to replace the steering wheel with a refurbished one but talking to the dealer they said I should also change the SRS ring/clockspring. They said risky to remove the old one from the wheel as they can crack and are then useless. Is...

Hi does anyone have some proper MB spring compessors I can rent? I would be willing to put a deposit down on them. Many thanks, Sy.

The alternator tension spring has snapped on my 300TE, does anyone know a part number or where I can get one. I did have a look on europarts and its coming up with this :- Febi Bilstein Mercedes Benz | Euro Car Parts UK But im not sure as that's a damper it looks like this :-...

In the news today Lucky save for the football team - Germany in Focus News - German Herald English Online Newspaper about Germany Sounds pretty bizarre? Presumably it was a suspension spring, but how did it (or part of it) come right off :eek: