Hello all,
My W203 ('56 C230 Evo Pan) recently started showing the brake wear error. I took it into Mercedes on Monday and they quoted a ludicrous amount to replace the pads and discs. On querying the amount they said I had the sports pack (949) and thus more expensive discs and pads. Anyway I managed to talk their price down to something more reasonable (although still somewhat costly) and had them do the work.
I've subsequently read around these forums and they consistently seem to suggest that the sport pack should have drilled discs and writing on the callipers. My discs are not drilled and nor were they prior to the work being done. I've asked Mercedes to provide the exact part numbers they replaced and installed but am I right in saying it's highly unlikely that I have the sport pack and could Mercedes have used this as an excuse to charge more?
(I have checked my VIN on the Russian site and it does claim I have 949 which confuses me even further).
Cheers,
Scott
My W203 ('56 C230 Evo Pan) recently started showing the brake wear error. I took it into Mercedes on Monday and they quoted a ludicrous amount to replace the pads and discs. On querying the amount they said I had the sports pack (949) and thus more expensive discs and pads. Anyway I managed to talk their price down to something more reasonable (although still somewhat costly) and had them do the work.
I've subsequently read around these forums and they consistently seem to suggest that the sport pack should have drilled discs and writing on the callipers. My discs are not drilled and nor were they prior to the work being done. I've asked Mercedes to provide the exact part numbers they replaced and installed but am I right in saying it's highly unlikely that I have the sport pack and could Mercedes have used this as an excuse to charge more?
(I have checked my VIN on the Russian site and it does claim I have 949 which confuses me even further).
Cheers,
Scott
