Spring Pad Thread - All you want to know
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G63
spring pads
Actually,
The pads come in size 5mm, 9mm, 13mm and 17mm. That's for the w203 at least. The size 5mm to 23mm might be for other cars. For the w203's, the #1 pads being 5mm and the #4 pads being 17mm. My sport packaged 2002 sedan came with #3 pads for the rears and like others have said, no pads in the fronts.
John
The pads come in size 5mm, 9mm, 13mm and 17mm. That's for the w203 at least. The size 5mm to 23mm might be for other cars. For the w203's, the #1 pads being 5mm and the #4 pads being 17mm. My sport packaged 2002 sedan came with #3 pads for the rears and like others have said, no pads in the fronts.
John
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Re: spring pads
Originally posted by JW001
Actually,
The pads come in size 5mm, 9mm, 13mm and 17mm. That's for the w203 at least. The size 5mm to 23mm might be for other cars. For the w203's, the #1 pads being 5mm and the #4 pads being 17mm. My sport packaged 2002 sedan came with #3 pads for the rears and like others have said, no pads in the fronts.
John
Actually,
The pads come in size 5mm, 9mm, 13mm and 17mm. That's for the w203 at least. The size 5mm to 23mm might be for other cars. For the w203's, the #1 pads being 5mm and the #4 pads being 17mm. My sport packaged 2002 sedan came with #3 pads for the rears and like others have said, no pads in the fronts.
John
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I wanted the service dept to tell me what my stock pads size was, but the service advisor couldn't find any info on the thinkness of the stock pads for the 2003 230k sedans. He did come up with all the part numbers and available thickness info though...
So, does anyone know what the stock thickness is for the 03 230k sedans?
210 325 01 84 (5mm)
210 325 02 84 (9mm)
210 325 03 84 (13mm)
210 325 04 84 (17mm)
So, does anyone know what the stock thickness is for the 03 230k sedans?
210 325 01 84 (5mm)
210 325 02 84 (9mm)
210 325 03 84 (13mm)
210 325 04 84 (17mm)
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From: only in San Diego
Originally posted by daimaru
I wanted the service dept to tell me what my stock pads size was, but the service advisor couldn't find any info on the thinkness of the stock pads for the 2003 230k sedans. He did come up with all the part numbers and available thickness info though...
So, does anyone know what the stock thickness is for the 03 230k sedans?
210 325 01 84 (5mm)
210 325 02 84 (9mm)
210 325 03 84 (13mm)
210 325 04 84 (17mm)
I wanted the service dept to tell me what my stock pads size was, but the service advisor couldn't find any info on the thinkness of the stock pads for the 2003 230k sedans. He did come up with all the part numbers and available thickness info though...
So, does anyone know what the stock thickness is for the 03 230k sedans?
210 325 01 84 (5mm)
210 325 02 84 (9mm)
210 325 03 84 (13mm)
210 325 04 84 (17mm)
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pad size
I would guess that the c230k would have the same spring pads as the ones that came with my sport package c320. But it is easy to tell what pads came with your car. Just look under your car. You should see tiny round bumps on the exposed part of the spring pad. The number of bumps indicate what pads you have.
John
John
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From: Las Vegas, NV.
04' C230K Sport
schooled in spring pads???
Hey can someone school me in spring pads?
What are they? What come stock on my car?
Can I take them out totally?
Do I need them?
Can I cut a 1/2 coil off my front and leave shim out too?
I plan on cutting the fron springs at the end of this week or next week, I need some edumication!!!
Gracias!
What are they? What come stock on my car?
Can I take them out totally?
Do I need them?
Can I cut a 1/2 coil off my front and leave shim out too?
I plan on cutting the fron springs at the end of this week or next week, I need some edumication!!!
Gracias!
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'02 C230K Coupe
4 sizes of spring pads, vary from 9mm to 17mm thickness. You MUST have them to fit in rears. Cost about $4 each if I remember correctly. Front struts DO NOT have pads, only rear. 1/2 coil on front would look nice, but I'd be too worried about safety/suspension issues. Hope this helps. 
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04' C230K Sport
thx
Thanks Preyx
Do you know what comes stock on my car? The installers just put them back in with my H&R springs, whatever they were....? I would like to make it lower in the rear too maybe but the front for sure. I am confused because I have read that there are pads in fron too, but those guys may have had different class car. do w203's have no pads in front and others have pads in front?
Do you know what comes stock on my car? The installers just put them back in with my H&R springs, whatever they were....? I would like to make it lower in the rear too maybe but the front for sure. I am confused because I have read that there are pads in fron too, but those guys may have had different class car. do w203's have no pads in front and others have pads in front?
Last edited by rbardo; Jun 30, 2004 at 02:56 AM.
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'02 C230K Coupe
As far as I've checked with the dealers, the techs report no pads on the front. My car surprisingly came with the thinnes pads already installed, so I wasted my time/money buying another pair. I can mail the pads to you if you want, since they're of no use to me now. (maybe something like $3 w/USPS priority)
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when I installed my springs the guy asked me if i wanted spring pads. I didnt know what he was talking about so i said if its needed go ahead and put it. My back is lower then I intended but it looks good. only if the front was as nice as the back it would be perfect. im not sure what number he used or if he used one at all.
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From: Orange Co., CA, USA
'02 C230K Coupe
Spring pads help seat the top end of the spring into the rear suspension. They're required to be there with the spring, so your guy had used the pads that had come with the car (the thickness is anyone's guess), or had switched over to the thinnest pads. Either way, you have spring pads somewhere in there...
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2015 E250D
Pad 1 = 210-325-01-84 = 5mm
Pad 2 = 210-325-02-84 = 9 mm
Pad 3 - 210-325-03-84 = 13 mm
Pad 4 = 210-325-04-84 = 17mm.
Most cars have Pad 3 installed. Pad 4 is for higher ground clearance in some parts of the world.
Pad 2 = 210-325-02-84 = 9 mm
Pad 3 - 210-325-03-84 = 13 mm
Pad 4 = 210-325-04-84 = 17mm.
Most cars have Pad 3 installed. Pad 4 is for higher ground clearance in some parts of the world.
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2005 C230 SS
What's a Spring Pad?
Hey all,
I'm kind of new to this European car scene and I have a dumb question. I'm interested in lowering my '05 C230 and when looking through the forums I noticed many people talking about 8mm-10mm spring pads. What the hell is a spring pad?? Thanks!
Gio
I'm kind of new to this European car scene and I have a dumb question. I'm interested in lowering my '05 C230 and when looking through the forums I noticed many people talking about 8mm-10mm spring pads. What the hell is a spring pad?? Thanks!
Gio
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Midnight Blue 2004.5 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan. 2002 w210 E320, 2009 w211 E350 Sport
Originally Posted by gmoney1118
Hey all,
I'm kind of new to this European car scene and I have a dumb question. I'm interested in lowering my '05 C230 and when looking through the forums I noticed many people talking about 8mm-10mm spring pads. What the hell is a spring pad?? Thanks!
Gio
I'm kind of new to this European car scene and I have a dumb question. I'm interested in lowering my '05 C230 and when looking through the forums I noticed many people talking about 8mm-10mm spring pads. What the hell is a spring pad?? Thanks!
Gio
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From: West Covina, CA
2004 C230k (SOLD), 2005 C230k (Lease ended), 2004 Carrera 4 Cab, 2007 530i
Originally Posted by drexappeal
As far as I understand it, the spring pad is only in the rear (but I could be wrong on this). This affects the ride height of the car. I believe all the "sport" models have a #1 pad in the rear.
