Not sure if this has been posted before, but here it goes.

[DISCLOSURE] I am not affiliated in any way shape or form to these guys, and have no idea if the product is quality, but just wanted to post for those of us that do not feel like spending a thousand bucks on one shock from the dealer. Remanufactured front shock $399 + $100 core charge (refundable)

I know that as more and more of us are coming out of warranty, this would be useful. My right front shock died about a year ago and I replaced it myself, the process is pretty much the same as replacing a regular shock, with the exception of the air hose and wire harness that must be disconnected (2 minutes). Now I am more at ease about owning a W211 out of warranty.

Hopefully it will help someone out there and can write a review if purchased.

http://www.arnottindustries.com/part...18_pid127.html

 

Thanks for the referral about this..........glad to see there are reasonable and cost-effective alternatives to just installing the brand new items. My CPO warranty expires in Jan 2010 and I plan to have my vehicle checked one last time before then to ensure the air shocks don't have any leaks.

 

Odd that they do not mention anything about the rear Airmatic springs. Since those are standard on wagons and wagons are pretty popular in Europe at least, I've seen more parts requests for the rear ones. The standard wagon rear spring is marginally different from the Airmatic one though, it does not have the additional air chamber and no adaptive shocks (shocks anyway are separate at the rear).

The price for the front struts seems amazingly low considering the new parts they've put in.

 

Thanks for the info, really helpful.

 

man, i wish i had seen this about 4 months ago! i think the airmatic shocks are the main issue that keeps the 211 from being a great car

 

great find!

 

wow does that say "Lifetime Warranty"....

 

Excellent, excellent find. Thanks for sharing.

 

Tks. for sharing!

If this turns out to be a great product, then mebbe this post should be a sticky??

 

I have a 2005 S500 also and the guys in the W220 board have had good things to say about Arnotts. I will definitely try them when the time comes.

 

Nice, except the last line of the product description states in bold, "NOT FOR 4-MATIC" ...

 

It took the aftermarket to correct MB's problem. The MB engineers still have their heads up their butts on this and many other issues.

 

The cheapest Website I've found for MB OEM parts is GetMercedesParts.com located in Annapolis, MD........someone posted their site on this forum and I checked it out. Assuming this is the correct part (they don't list the part no.), the front shock for my 03 E500 lists for $1000 and their price is $750 which is not bad but still $350 more than the refurbished ones listed in the first posting of this thread.

 

I noticed the 4Matic disclaimer as well. Wonder why the 4Matic's use a different strut ...

 

Yeah, this is a good deal. Gonna save the site in my favorites.

 

I'm guessing they don't have ABC ones as that is not air suspension, but a completely different system.

 

I'm going to give them a call on Mon and ask if they'll rebuild 4matic ones if you send them in. I can't believe that the procedure to remanufacture is much different, unless they just can't get the specific parts for the 4matics

Thanks for the link though, a great find !

 

Correct. My air springs failed 2 weeks ago and replaced under CPO warranty. Shocks are still going. I was suprised to find the springs had failed. Apparently the dealer was not suprised. So tdhe air springs are also a weak link.

 

OK, spoke with them this morning and was told that the technology on the 4Matic shocks was more advanced,
but they are working on it.

 

Has anybody used these? I'm tempted to order a pair right now. As I have an E class resting on its Right Front wheel well on my driveway.

 

Strutmasters has kits in stock now for the 2000-2006 S430, S500, and the S55. As more cars go out of warranty and if they get enough interest they will do a run for the W211. Their 4-wheel conversion set is less than $900.

http://www.strutmasters.com/mercedes...parts-s/30.htm

 

Didn't know there was a 4 wheel conversion?

 

looks like i would go this route on the W211 (if they have a design for it) after my warranty runs out and when my airmatic fails!

 

Since you need it anyway, take one for the team and try them out. Tell us how it goes.

 

how did the arnott remanufactured shocks work for those of you who have had them on the car long term?

my right front just went out and i'm leaning towards going that route, especially since I will be replacing them myself.

are there any other common culprits other than the airmatic shock/strut to check before replacing it just to be sure?

here's my post on how it happened if that matters:
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post4757421