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Apr 3, 2011 | 12:59 AM

danev6972

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From: FLORIDA

2003 C240

ONE ARMED BANDIT

Hey all,
I'm about to purchase a lower R control arm @ rmeuropean.com.
One manufacturer is: KARLYN $62.92 and the other is LEMFOERDER $122.68.
What's the quality difference between them? LEMFOERDER is OEM right?

Part# 204-330-20-11.

Thanks for the help.

Apr 3, 2011 | 01:17 AM

glocati

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Originally Posted by danev6972

Yep, lemfoerder is oem. Whe it comes to suspension, I would spend the extra for the lemfeorder. I have no experience with Karlyn...

Apr 3, 2011 | 11:10 AM

johnand

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2007 C230SS; 2014 ML350 BT

+1 on the LEMFOERDER. Frank had the Karlyn fail prematurely on his car. Check his thread.

Apr 3, 2011 | 05:03 PM

danev6972

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2003 C240

Thanks guys...LEMFOERDER it is.
Can y'all confirm if the part # is correct on my car (03 c240sedan non 4 matic)?
Part# 204-330-20-11 FRONT LOWER RIGHT

Apr 4, 2011 | 08:48 PM

danev6972

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I have looked at a whole bunch of sites and LEMFOERDER seem to be out-of-stock.
So I bought TRW/LUCAS on ebay for $89. They cost over $150 in some places.

However, I read LEMFOERDER was bought out by TRW & that they make parts OE parts for BMW & AUDI.

Hope this will work out for me...although it should last (hopefully) for 1-2 years when i sell my car and I just drive between 650-750 miles/mo.

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