Lost control after taking a turn too fast in heavy rain, rear suspension is broken
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Lost control after taking a turn too fast in heavy rain, rear suspension is broken
Hey guys, took a tight turn in my C250 sport a little too fast during heavy rain, the car spun out after I brakes and slammed into a median. The steering seems fine but the rear supension is obviously ****ed. I know the rear suspension is a 5 link and will probably cost me a good amount of money at the independent shop I took it to, but just wondering if anyone could give me a rough estimate. My tire is shredded but I do have some new rims and tires that I bought so I’m not worried about the old rim. Couldn’t take much better pictures because I took it straight to the shop and didn’t have a jack with me. Thanks.
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Hey guys, took a tight turn in my C250 sport a little too fast during heavy rain, the car spun out after I brakes and slammed into a median. The steering seems fine but the rear supension is obviously ****ed. I know the rear suspension is a 5 link and will probably cost me a good amount of money at the independent shop I took it to, but just wondering if anyone could give me a rough estimate. My tire is shredded but I do have some new rims and tires that I bought so I’m not worried about the old rim. Couldn’t take much better pictures because I took it straight to the shop and didn’t have a jack with me. Thanks.
You can find rear suspension parts on ebay for these cars at very low cost
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/2008-MERCEDES-BENZ-C300-W204-1-REAR-LEFT-DRIVER-SUSPENSION-ARM-SET-OF-6-OEM/283163963306?hash=item41ede32faa:g:ifsAAOSweqxbnrE 6:rk:11:pf:0&vxp=mtr
I would start with that since a mechanic will charge you more for just one of those control arms new compared to all five used. Since you already dropped it off a the shop however, it might be too late and one new control arm will cost you 100$ + double that for labor. Depending how many of them were damaged, you are looking at a 300-500$ if only one or two control arms need replacing, or worse case, you bend/cracked the sub frame which can lead to 1500-2000$ + in repairs.
Last edited by W204Motorsports; Dec 17, 2018 at 12:56 AM.
