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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 02:47 PM
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coilover kits for c230 sports sedan?

I'm having problems finding a coilover kit for the c230 sports sedan. the h&r coilover kit appears to be for the c240/c320. shouldnt it fit on the c230 also?

h&r has different springs for the c230 vs c240/c320 (per their application chart) whereas intrax uses the same on w203's.

anyone have any insight on this? i cant tell what will fit on the c230 sports sedan (2004) :T

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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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oh yea, i tried a search too and couldnt find anything -_-;;
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 03:20 PM
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Bilstein PSS-9, Carlsson RS-sport, H&R, KW Variant 2 will all fit a C230 SS.
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 03:29 PM
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bleh. no good. the coilover for c240/c320/c230 coupe will not fit on the c230 sedan. i veried this with h&r a minute ago.
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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How is that even possible that the set up won't fit? Aren't there a bunch of other people on the board that have had coilovers fit on their 230k ss?

The chassis is the same, so doesn't really make that much sense to me that H&R would say that. Did you talk to a tech or just a CSR? Just a hint (cuz I used to work Customer Service as a manager), Tier 1 cusomer service reps usually don't have very much information available to them. Most of the time, they are only provided with a limited amount of information. This is because, surprisingly enough, a lot of people are satisfied with initial responses (standard answers).

If you talked to a tech, then I'm clueless as to why the H&R set up wouldn't work.
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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yea, i think i talked to a csr. it was a chick X:

i figure it would work since it is the same chasis.

other companies make springs that fit on any w203 chasis regardless if its a coupe or sedan. doesnt make much sense to me.

i think itll fit, but i dont want to drive a good hour and have the installer tell me it wont fit. argh.
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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jimal,

if you do a search on coilovers (in the w203 forum exclusively), I 'm sure you'll see a lot of posts from people about their set ups.

There have been a few people with 230k ss that have installed coilovers already.
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All the W203 coilovers are interchangeable, C230, C240, Sedan or Coupe.
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by jimal
yea, i think i talked to a csr. it was a chick X:

i figure it would work since it is the same chasis.

other companies make springs that fit on any w203 chasis regardless if its a coupe or sedan. doesnt make much sense to me.

i think itll fit, but i dont want to drive a good hour and have the installer tell me it wont fit. argh.

I have actually spoke to that chick at H&R also, she does not know much, lol.

Anyone you speak to at the manufactures will normally say the springs or coilovers will "fit" but they are not the ideal setup since each springs are specifically made to match the vehicle weight, and weight distribution accordingly.
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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I have actually spoke to that chick at H&R also, she does not know much, lol.

Anyone you speak to at the manufactures will normally say the springs or coilovers will "fit" but they are not the ideal setup since each springs are specifically made to match the vehicle weight, and weight distribution accordingly.
I too would think the spring rates are different for the four and six cylinder cars. Also, the coupes are heavier than the sedans according to MB's web site.
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I know forum member GGong5150 has a set of slightly used H&R coilovers for sale. I think he's asking $850, but not positive. Check out the Classifieds forum.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 04:24 AM
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i got the coilovers installed at eurorev. good service and nice people. i also picked up a set of 19" staggered rims. ill post pix soon.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 12:40 AM
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Looking good!

What kinda rims are those?
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 01:18 AM
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they are the replica brabus monoblock vi i believe.
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