JSilva84

I have a guy thats willing to sell me a set of BC ER Type coilovers for a damn good price, he had them on his 2010 C63 AMG. I'm curious, will they fit my 2012 C250?

JSilva84

Bump, anyone? That knows if this suspension should bolt up to mine?? Both models are considered W204

dudeitsmattx

I'm going to say no.. I could be wrong but I am about 75% sure they wont.

JSilva84

I appreciate the input man, sorry his C63 is a 2008 and not a 2010..will that make a difference?

dudeitsmattx

No its still the same w204 chassis. But I would see if anyone else in here has more info if it will fit or not since I'm not 100% sure

janusgrimnitz

why dont u ask BC Racing America ?

janusgrimnitz

I have a C180 and have installed BC Coils for C200 model

vipsa

Even if they do bolt on, coilovers usually have specific spring rates for the weight of the particular model. And as you know, the AMG has a heavier engine, so I would stay away. That is unless you don't care about the handling aspect and are just looking for cheap coils to slam your car.

FFM

True, however BC offers Swift spring upgrades like many others for their coilovers so fine tuning per your taste is pretty simple and not terribly expensive

Regardless, I had BC's on my wife's last car all of about a month prior to going back to another set of H&R's.

JSilva84

So why did you end up going back to H&R instead of BC ,just curious? And I appreciate the input guys..I'm just going to buy some specific to my ride !

FFM

The "pillow ball" style mounts I feel are to blame for a lot of road vibration to be transferred into the cabin. I haven't experience that with a Bilstein style strut which uses a factory upper spring seat and bearing plate.

They were also too rigid for my intended use, which was for my wife to run errands with. The car had H&R's for 80k miles before they blew, replaced with BC's, and then replaced those with another set of H&R's the next month.

For street use a progressive rate spring and preset dampening is sufficient. I couldn't get the BC's tuned properly to save my life. Either too loose or too tight. Yet some people say they ride great, so could be just that application sucked.

Compare to something like a KW V3 which rides like a freakin dream. I don't think I'll opt for adjustable coilovers just for dampening unless rebound is an option as well.

dudeitsmattx

Yeah you are better off getting a set of H&R coils made for your exact model. Or if you have the money go with the KW V3 but they have a hefty price tag.

FFM

Only reason I say V3 is due to both damper and rebound control. That's the key for fine tuning a street application. Regular adjustable dampening can be tricky to dial in sometimes.