Hamburg Technich Ball Joints
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Hamburg Technich Ball Joints
Hey, I'm about to change the upper and lower ball joints on my 03 e320. I bought a ball joint separator and a tool to press the ball joint in and out. I bought the upper ball joints from the dealer at $80 a piece and the lowers were $110 a piece!!!. I found the lowers for much cheaper on ebay from a supplier called hamburg technic for only $50 a piece. Anyone know if it is a reputablet company or just crap??? Pics of the removal/install will follow, just not sure if I should bite the bullet at the dealer or get the cheaper ones
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Hey, I'm about to change the upper and lower ball joints on my 03 e320. I bought a ball joint separator and a tool to press the ball joint in and out. I bought the upper ball joints from the dealer at $80 a piece and the lowers were $110 a piece!!!. I found the lowers for much cheaper on ebay from a supplier called hamburg technic for only $50 a piece. Anyone know if it is a reputablet company or just crap??? Pics of the removal/install will follow, just not sure if I should bite the bullet at the dealer or get the cheaper ones
This search will lead you to a shhhhhhhhhh.. Bimmer site with guys covering their experience with these parts.
BTW take photos of the job and help others by doing a write up on the work.
Hope you haven't bought the lower joints yet.
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just a little side note. I just did my lower ball joint on my right side too and i just rented the tools from kraigen (autozone has it too). It was free and you just have to return everything back by a certain time. The tools arn't exactly the same thing as the one your looking for ( Trust me i was considering buying that part too) but it does the job right you just need to remove your rotars and the dust shield to have more clearance space.
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you can get the ball joints from http://www.autohausaz.com/ for under $40 a piece. I've bought lots of stuff from this place; most of their stuff are OEM.
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hey guys i decided to buy oem. There's a place called genuinemercedesbenzparts i ordered them from: part number A 211 330 04 35
detailed write up w/ pics coming right up tomorrow
detailed write up w/ pics coming right up tomorrow
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dam szmb wish i looked at your post sooner :/ i'm ordering from autohausaz now on. Lemfoerder is the supplier for mercedes benz and it was 20 bucks cheaper... next time.
