Davepl's $0.85 CL Lowering System
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2020 S560,14 ml350, 03 sl55, silver, pano, slr cams, evo headers, lsd, 2019 s63 cab.
i am interested in lowering my sl55. i looked behind the rear wheel but could not see a sensor to lower. can anyone describe where the sl rear sensors are so i can check out the brackets. thanks, sh
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Originally posted by theboogers
i am interested in lowering my sl55. i looked behind the rear wheel but could not see a sensor to lower. can anyone describe where the sl rear sensors are so i can check out the brackets. thanks, sh
i am interested in lowering my sl55. i looked behind the rear wheel but could not see a sensor to lower. can anyone describe where the sl rear sensors are so i can check out the brackets. thanks, sh
http://www.mbusalearning.com/w211elearning/sas/pg21.htm
If it is the same on the SL, there here is a link of some pics of how I lowered it.
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...0&pagenumber=3
Hope you figure it out...
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2020 S560,14 ml350, 03 sl55, silver, pano, slr cams, evo headers, lsd, 2019 s63 cab.
davepl- when you are talking of lowering the rear of the car are you bending the bracket from the sensor to the suspension to make the distance shorter or longer. the sl55 has a rear sensor connected to a short bracket down to the suspension on the a arm. do i want to bend this bracket ? any help will be greatly appreciated. also have you noticed the need to have an alignment after the lowering. if you have the car set on the higher raised settings, does it lower at speed to the lowest setting? if you have the car lowered to regular height setting does it move even lower at speed? does this create any problems you have noticed. thanks,
Last edited by theboogers; Jul 30, 2003 at 11:26 AM.
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In the rear you are relocating the mount point DOWN.
I suppose it does lower at speed, though I can't jump out to check. I do know that at my ride height it can go a lot lower (during earlier tries I had it too low) so there is room for it to do so.
No problems at all other than less ground clearance.
I suppose it does lower at speed, though I can't jump out to check. I do know that at my ride height it can go a lot lower (during earlier tries I had it too low) so there is room for it to do so.
No problems at all other than less ground clearance.
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That car is low... is that what you did?
does the ABC light ever turn on with that particular ride height.
did you shaved the front and rear wheel clearance?
when I had my 00 CL500(SOLD) , I only bought the front lowering kits, for the rear u have to "bent" something, probably the braket (bent it left and right(I think)) . Then after all that, my car wasn't low enough, so I lowered more with the MBZ computer.(which takes a long time), but it clears the ABC light problems.
Thanks for sharing,
EM
does the ABC light ever turn on with that particular ride height.
did you shaved the front and rear wheel clearance?
when I had my 00 CL500(SOLD) , I only bought the front lowering kits, for the rear u have to "bent" something, probably the braket (bent it left and right(I think)) . Then after all that, my car wasn't low enough, so I lowered more with the MBZ computer.(which takes a long time), but it clears the ABC light problems.
Thanks for sharing,
EM
Last edited by EM25; Aug 19, 2003 at 01:06 PM.
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First off, federal law requires that the dealer or mfr prove that the modification -caused- the failure. Even with the burden of proof on the dealer/mfr, that might not be that hard, although I'm at a bit of a loss myself to imagine why it would.
That said, the relocated bracket is a lot easier to "undo" before taking your car to the dealer than the electronic ones I've seen, because they require cutting the ABC sensor harness.
If someone comes out with a 'plug and play' harness whereby you unplug the ABC harness and insert the electronic lower module's harness in series, that'd be nice. But until (or unless they already do) make such a thing, I'd recommend sticking with the relocated brackets.
- Dave
That said, the relocated bracket is a lot easier to "undo" before taking your car to the dealer than the electronic ones I've seen, because they require cutting the ABC sensor harness.
If someone comes out with a 'plug and play' harness whereby you unplug the ABC harness and insert the electronic lower module's harness in series, that'd be nice. But until (or unless they already do) make such a thing, I'd recommend sticking with the relocated brackets.
- Dave
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I don't understand why the guy wouldn't remove the washers before the car went to the dealer. 
With my Brabus lowering module, I can uninstall it without any trace it was ever in the car. I DID NOT cut into any wires.
With my Brabus lowering module, I can uninstall it without any trace it was ever in the car. I DID NOT cut into any wires.
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Originally posted by davepl
Cool... how do they integrate it? Or were you more clever than the instructions require, and popped wires out of the connector?
- Dave
Cool... how do they integrate it? Or were you more clever than the instructions require, and popped wires out of the connector?
- Dave
Exactly.. Reconfiguration was the key.
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Originally posted by davepl
Do the instructions show you how to reconfigure, or was that some extra on your part?
- Dave
Do the instructions show you how to reconfigure, or was that some extra on your part?
- Dave
I preforme a regcnfig and a parellel connection without a splice.
PM me and I will give you the deatils and a few ways to accomplish it.
