$10,000 for an airbag? where can I buy one?
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$10,000 for an airbag? where can I buy one?
My wife crashed her C 320 2002.
Bumper, hood, headlights destroyed, radiator too.
Motor ok
Her airbag deployed .
My insurance will cover $10,000, the rest above that amount I need to pay.
By the way this is in Costa Rica, I paid for this C 320 with 30,000 miles year 2002 , $32,000 cars pay 50% taxes here.
Body shop will charge $2,000
Spares $2,000
Airbag they say they need to raplace both, even only one deployed, or else the computer will give an error,and they got a quote from the Mercedes Importer for $10,000.
Now the bodywork shop said they could buy a salvaged C series mercedes and replace the whole dash complete with bot airbags for much less.
Any ideas where can I get a cheaper airbag replacement /solution?
Bumper, hood, headlights destroyed, radiator too.
Motor ok
Her airbag deployed .
My insurance will cover $10,000, the rest above that amount I need to pay.
By the way this is in Costa Rica, I paid for this C 320 with 30,000 miles year 2002 , $32,000 cars pay 50% taxes here.
Body shop will charge $2,000
Spares $2,000
Airbag they say they need to raplace both, even only one deployed, or else the computer will give an error,and they got a quote from the Mercedes Importer for $10,000.
Now the bodywork shop said they could buy a salvaged C series mercedes and replace the whole dash complete with bot airbags for much less.
Any ideas where can I get a cheaper airbag replacement /solution?
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2003 Ford F350-gone 2002 Mercedes C200 Kompressor 1998 Suzuki Vitara 1995 Mercedes C180-sold
My wife crashed her C 320 2002.
Bumper, hood, headlights destroyed, radiator too.
Motor ok
Her airbag deployed .
My insurance will cover $10,000, the rest above that amount I need to pay.
By the way this is in Costa Rica, I paid for this C 320 with 30,000 miles year 2002 , $32,000 cars pay 50% taxes here.
Body shop will charge $2,000
Spares $2,000
Airbag they say they need to raplace both, even only one deployed, or else the computer will give an error,and they got a quote from the Mercedes Importer for $10,000.
Now the bodywork shop said they could buy a salvaged C series mercedes and replace the whole dash complete with bot airbags for much less.
Any ideas where can I get a cheaper airbag replacement /solution?
Bumper, hood, headlights destroyed, radiator too.
Motor ok
Her airbag deployed .
My insurance will cover $10,000, the rest above that amount I need to pay.
By the way this is in Costa Rica, I paid for this C 320 with 30,000 miles year 2002 , $32,000 cars pay 50% taxes here.
Body shop will charge $2,000
Spares $2,000
Airbag they say they need to raplace both, even only one deployed, or else the computer will give an error,and they got a quote from the Mercedes Importer for $10,000.
Now the bodywork shop said they could buy a salvaged C series mercedes and replace the whole dash complete with bot airbags for much less.
Any ideas where can I get a cheaper airbag replacement /solution?
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some slow@$$diesels
we have several NEW 203 airbags in stock...if the pass side airbag did not deploy - it does NOT!!!! need to be replaced...
Your wife;s seatbelt DOES have to be replaced (and possibly other seatbelts as well depending on wether seats were occupied)...the SRS control mpdule does NOT need to be replaced either (it lasts 2 or 3 accidents)...
don't have them sell you BS
greetingz,
Your wife;s seatbelt DOES have to be replaced (and possibly other seatbelts as well depending on wether seats were occupied)...the SRS control mpdule does NOT need to be replaced either (it lasts 2 or 3 accidents)...
don't have them sell you BS
greetingz,
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From: Australia
2003 Ford F350-gone 2002 Mercedes C200 Kompressor 1998 Suzuki Vitara 1995 Mercedes C180-sold
I dont understand why driver side went off but not passenger side as the front airbag sensor is behind the rad support so both should have gone off (MB may have a different set up so I will look into it). But either way I dont understand why you need to replace non deployed airbags, why not do the side ones too? The seatbelts may need doing and they are steep in price too.
