siopaolover

anyone have them done by an indy? the stealership's charging like $600 for everything! I just wanna see what you guys paid so I don't end up paying too much haha

ohlord

yourself
under $130 both sides and a very easy diy for a novice to perform if you follow directions on the diy section
www.benzworld.org w210 forum
Or Find an indie shop that will use your parts maybe a few bills labor.
They is easy.

siopaolover

ohh ok thanks for the advice. are these ok?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-W21...item20b5c009f0

and i found a shop that'll use my parts and charge me $190 for labor

RichardM98

Or -

http://www.autohausaz.com/search/pro.../Motor%20Mount

siopaolover

I've never bought anything from there before. are they legit? haha sorry if that's a noob question. just wanna make sure i'm investing in the right stuff

RichardM98

I've not had any problems in over 4 years. They carry a lot of MB OE fluids, filters and repair parts. The Lemfoerder mounts are the same ones you'll be handed if you go to the parts counter at the dealership. They even have the MB part number engraved on the side of the mount. As the mounts are over $50 you will get free UPS Ground shipping.

Palermo Len

I purchased a pair from Autohaus for about $65 ea. and my Indy charged me $200 to install them which I thought was fair.

Ohlord's advice is reasonable but at age 74 I opted to have the Indy do it.

siopaolover

oh ok. thanks for the advice!

wait does the current price of $66.25 cover both left and right or do I have to buy them separately?

RichardM98

That's per side. On autohausaz descriptions they always quote price for each. In the body it will say something like '2 required per car'.

I did my own and it's not difficult. Having a good assortment of tools is helpful. You might want to read the DIY and see what you think. The upper mounting bolts are hard to get to and you have to detach the A/C compressor to make enough room to slide the left MM out. Finally you have to have a way to raise the engine.

INSPIRE 32V

Will the same motor mounts fit a 2000 E320 as well. thanks in advance

RichardM98

Unless you have 4Matic, I think so but double-check (always a good idea). Go to autohausaz and enter the model and year of MB. Motor mounts are listed in the Engine parts category.

siopaolover

I would've loved to do this as a father-son project, but I moved out for college and my dad's not in the best shape

If the dealership is charging me $190 and an indie is charging me the same, where should I go? I've been going to the dealership with this car my whole life...

RichardM98

If there's no real savings using an Indy I'd use the dealer. However, my dealer would not install my parts even though they were identical to the one's they sell. They said it was MB policy. Advantages of dealer are they check for any service campaigns (recalls), point out any issues they might see, keeps you qualified for free 1-800-FOR MERCedes Road Service, wash the car and provide free coffee and pastries (if that matters). My dealer wanted $700 to do both mounts.

siopaolover

ohh ok. Then I'll be going through my dealership. I was actually surprised too when they agreed to use the parts I provided and gave me a quote for the labor! I thought they were going to turn it down because I wasn't using their parts.

Also, I was wondering when I order the motor mounts from autohausaz.com, do I have to specify that they are for left/right? or do I just order 2 of the same part and they will fit on either side.

INSPIRE 32V

Checked it and they are the same thanks for the help

RichardM98

No, just get 2. Left and right are identical. Left and right are different for 4Matic models.

RichardM98

I checked and I think there is a change about 6/99.

Part No. 2775501 for 1998 E320

Part No. 2289901 for 2000 E320

Das Geld 2

RUN FROM Deutsch PARTS ON EBAY

CHINESE JUNK!

ohlord

seller is lying. Nothing about those parts is OEM.
Hamburg Technic is a re seller of substandard so called oe parts.
There is no way in hell that they can claim as they do that those mounts are original equipment manufactured.

Wait,wait. see they claim
Surface Finish: STANDARD OEM
Cheap junk
spend the money at autohausaz get a quality part.

siopaolover

Thanks. I'll order them tomorrow

haha good thing i asked first...

yeldogt

Before you order the the Autohaus part -- check the price from an online MB dealer and see how close -- with the MB part you get the MB Warranty.

I have ordered a lot of parts from Autohaus for many different makes - always been happy ....... I don't go for the cheapest prices ...they sell many OEM's at good prices.

siopaolover

my VIN doesn't match the number they gave me. I just wanted to make sure it's the right part before I buy it...

RichardM98

That refers to the VIN when that part number is no longer valid. That's a build date of 6/99. As your car is a 1998 it was built before 6/99 which is about the time that the MY2000 would have started production. Your VIN should be around A6xxxxx??

siopaolover

oh ok. thanks for that info. I'll order the motor mounts now

siopaolover

ok so I brought my car to Mercedes of Monterey for the motor mount replacement. First, they changed the original quote from $190 to $260 because they had to move the A/C compressor. Second, and more important, they did not reattach the air intake to the engine, which made it so that I couldn't even make it back home that night. The car kept dying every time I stopped. Luckily, it first happened when I was close to my friend's house. I tried driving it home, thinking it was just a one time thing. After a few more stops with the car dying at each one, I drove back to my friend's house. I would've kept going if I was by myself, but I didn't want to put the lives of 2 kids that were with me in danger. My dad eventually came to try to drive it back. We were about 2 miles from home when the engine completely stopped and we were stuck on the road. After about 10 minutes of trying to get it to start, we finally got it going and got it home. I'm just really pissed because they put the lives of 2 children in danger.

What should I do?