W211 lowered by airmatic
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Originally Posted by kaggz1227
did you have to get your wheels re-aligned?
It was highly recommended that I get it aligned right after I had it lowered, but I've been putting it off. I just drove my car over the weekend and noticed how much my car drifts when I'm on a leveled surface. Can anyone recommend an alignment shop in San Diego?
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Originally Posted by kaggz1227
sorry for all the questions...but just one more 
Does hitting the raise car button bring the car to approx stock height?
Does hitting the raise car button bring the car to approx stock height?
Pressing the button does raise the car up enough to clear steep driveways and whatnot, but it will be around an inch lower than stock height.
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hi, sorry for not knowing what your talking about but im a newbie. i like what you did w the lowering of the car. my ques. is what is DAS, what button lowers the car and how much did it cost. i have a car similiar to yours. thanks
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wow! didnt realize you can drop it that low.
Kenny, if you have airmatic suspension on your e-class. it can be lowered by software (dealer plugs their system to the car and can adjust the ride height )
Kenny, if you have airmatic suspension on your e-class. it can be lowered by software (dealer plugs their system to the car and can adjust the ride height
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Originally Posted by spinsonic
wow! didnt realize you can drop it that low.
Kenny, if you have airmatic suspension on your e-class. it can be lowered by software (dealer plugs their system to the car and can adjust the ride height )
Kenny, if you have airmatic suspension on your e-class. it can be lowered by software (dealer plugs their system to the car and can adjust the ride height
)the hard part is finding a dealer that will actually do it for you.
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Originally Posted by spinsonic
Ryda, how does the ride feels after dropping the car? is it harse? 
I usually drive in Sport II mode, so it's a little stiff on rough roads, but the ride is very comfortable overall!! All my passengers compliment the car for the smooth ride.
that's a nice shot! looks like a car ad
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Originally Posted by W211 Ryda
Dean lowered my car via DAS with an approximate 1.25" - 1.5" drop.
Who is Dean, and is he in the San Diego area? Not sure of the best alignment shop in town, but make sure you get one that does NOT use laser. From what the E55 guys are saying, the car is too low to let the laser beam get accross and that is why the dealer can not do it. Well, that and they don't want to. You may want to check out a nice speed shop or body shop??
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Originally Posted by jangy
Who is Dean, and is he in the San Diego area? Not sure of the best alignment shop in town, but make sure you get one that does NOT use laser. From what the E55 guys are saying, the car is too low to let the laser beam get accross and that is why the dealer can not do it. Well, that and they don't want to. You may want to check out a nice speed shop or body shop??
Dean aka Scorchie on here works for MBenzNL. He did my lowering and Euro Comand in 45 mins. Very cool guy, but he's been MIA on here for quite awhile. Thanks for the alignment advice.
