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Please, call me AMG. Mr. Bach was my father. But that's awesome, I've never heard of that tool before but I know you had to use something of the sort to do STAR lowering and calibrate ride height. Interesting.
Replaced:
Upper control arms
Upper control arm bushings
Lower support bushings
*One year ago I replaced the lower control arm w/ bushings
It is incredible how much more responsive she has become!!! The other welcomed benefits are; less road noise, less vibrations, and less bumps transferred into the cabin!!
^That sounds quite pricey but I'm glad to hear it has improved handling a lot, where did you source your control arms from? Dealer parts department?
I got all original Mercedes products. I figured they lasted 12 years, I can handle another 12 years using original parts. I work at a Mercedes dealership so the discount was pretty good and I was able to borrow some tools to do the work myself. It was still expensive but soooooooooooo worth it!!!!!
I finally got a faulty Arnott strut replaced on my car and fixed a fog light issue that was a result of the power socket rubber seal not allowing it to clip in properly. Arnott was super helpful when it came to the warranty replacement as apparently the integrated valve had gone bad on the right rear air strut and was not allowing any air out, just an electronic fault.
If you can find someone with star they could fairly easily tell you which one is bad/has an issue. I would see if maybe one cam unplugged or something visually looks off about it.
Thanks. I really think it has something to do with the mechanic who worked on it last. He was poking around in the rear SAM and might have moved something there. I know that's where the control unit is? Speaking of STAR are there any aftermarkets that you might suggest?
I was right. The mechanic was careless when he reinstalled the SAM. I found that the wire going to the rear sensors was pinched below the nut securing the SAM. Rear sensors are working again. Maybe today I'll paint the calipers red. Mine are showing a little rust.
Installed new fog light. My other one broke. 80 bucks brand new. Because it's so crisp/clear/brighter I gotta do the other side. Just doesn't look right in person ha
Bought my 211 three days ago. Arctic White 09 E-350 4Matic with Sport and AMG packages and AMG wheels/sport exhaust. Just installed a ViseeO tune2air last night to get the bluetooth streaming working.
Need to create a build thread once I detail her and get some good pictures. I come from a Mk6 GTI that was pretty heavily modified and this is definitely a nice change. Next up, H&R springs (29324.4) and a window tint appt made for next weekend.
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
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