Springs or Shocks for the Trunk Lid?
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Springs or Shocks for the Trunk Lid?
Like I said in my other post, I brought my car to the MB dealer last Friday, 6/17 to have my car inspected and they gave me a print out of what needs to be done on the car. It is only now Thursday, 6/23, that I discovered that my trunk lid won't stay up after I tried to open it today. 
I am guessing that the tech who worked on my car ripped my springs or shocks for that matter. It really sucks!!! I do not want to blame anyone since I do not have any proof that they actually took it. But I am sure that the feel of opening the trunk lid now is very different. Before, I need to pull the lid down in order for it to close. Now, it won't stay up and the lid drops down due to its weight. Sigh... 
My question is: Does the trunk lid have shocks or spring, or both, in order for it to stay up? Does anyone know the part numbers for these parts? I need to get one as it pisses me off whenever I open up the trunk lid.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
I am guessing that the tech who worked on my car ripped my springs or shocks for that matter. It really sucks!!! I do not want to blame anyone since I do not have any proof that they actually took it. But I am sure that the feel of opening the trunk lid now is very different. Before, I need to pull the lid down in order for it to close. Now, it won't stay up and the lid drops down due to its weight. Sigh... My question is: Does the trunk lid have shocks or spring, or both, in order for it to stay up? Does anyone know the part numbers for these parts? I need to get one as it pisses me off whenever I open up the trunk lid.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
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So you are saying that the springs most likely broke over time and it just happened when I brought the car to the dealer. Talk about bad timing... Makes sense to me. Now I just need to check later if the broken springs are still there. Thanks C43tech!
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It is developed by MB and used at MB dealerships to work on all of the cars, BIG TIME HELP (obviously)
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Here is a link to one being sold on Ebay, this one looks like a newer version as I believe I have the version that is up to 2006 as I do not have info on the W204 but it has everything pre 2006 and that is all I need
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thanks for the info
. Mine broke one at a time and scared the poop out of me. It sounds like someone either hit my car or shot at my car. I'll look for a tech to repair it, because now it weights a ton.
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Thanks AGAIN!
Thanks again for the info. My husband is a very proud man and doesn't like me to fix things, but drags his feet to repair things that don't affect his everyday life.
I'm not a nagger, so I just wait until I have time to complete the task and do it myself. 
I'll try your suggestion and let you know how I fare.
If you pull back the trunk liner on each side, and with a little bit of elbow grease, you can just reattach the spring to another section near where the bracket broke. There will be about three or four holes that you can hook the spring up to, and it will serve as a temporary (or however long) solution until you decide to get it fixed. Depending where you connect it to though, the trunk will swing open like normal, or will still need help to lift open.
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It happened to my 2000 C230K yesterday. It is interesting to real all the responses.
I search for the OEM repair kit without any fruitful result. Are they only sold via dealers only? I will try the S hook method for now.
The question is why did the MB made so many holes to the bracket? Did they expect this kind of problem?
I search for the OEM repair kit without any fruitful result. Are they only sold via dealers only? I will try the S hook method for now.
The question is why did the MB made so many holes to the bracket? Did they expect this kind of problem?
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they have extra holes in there because some people like their trunk to open faster or slower than others. Also probably due to variances in trunk lid weight due to spoilers, etc. I can tell you that they never make something expecting a problem, otherwise they would make it better.
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Hmm. Interesting answer. Thank you anyway.
Here is why I disagree though. First, the original bracket has only one hole on the ear of bracket where the spring attaches to. You can only access to the holes after the ear tears off due to metal fatigue. Second, I cannot believe the BM would provide customer adjustment anywhere. It gives impression that the design is not perfect - the Germans hate this.
Regardless, I was just wondering why the extra holes anyway - more like thinking out loud.
Here is why I disagree though. First, the original bracket has only one hole on the ear of bracket where the spring attaches to. You can only access to the holes after the ear tears off due to metal fatigue. Second, I cannot believe the BM would provide customer adjustment anywhere. It gives impression that the design is not perfect - the Germans hate this.
Regardless, I was just wondering why the extra holes anyway - more like thinking out loud.
