E-Class (W212) 2010 - 2016: E 350, E 550

Anyone tried this OBD2 Lowering Module?

Old 02-27-2018, 11:41 PM
  #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
VirtualRain's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Posts: 292
Received 46 Likes on 28 Posts
2016 CLS550 4Matic
Anyone tried this OBD2 Lowering Module?

Has anyone even heard of this before? It seems too good to be true.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/282861752179...m=282861752179

Old 02-28-2018, 12:38 AM
  #2  
Super Member
 
Peachy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 584
Received 141 Likes on 105 Posts
2010 E550
Now I'm really curious if this works, too. Seems to good too be true to me as well...

Last edited by Peachy; 02-28-2018 at 04:57 AM. Reason: typo
Old 02-28-2018, 12:44 AM
  #3  
MBWorld Fanatic!
 
Case1906's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: DMV
Posts: 1,142
Received 121 Likes on 75 Posts
AMG GTBS, AMG GTR Pro, AMG GT, C63 AMG, Porsche Panamera 4S, RX-7 FC Turbo II
Pretty amazing if it works.
Old 03-24-2018, 10:13 PM
  #4  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
VirtualRain's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Posts: 292
Received 46 Likes on 28 Posts
2016 CLS550 4Matic
I posted a full review here...

https://mbworld.org/forums/cls-coupe...ng-module.html

It works as advertised and makes every other lowering option I've seen for Airmatic look foolish in comparison.
The following 3 users liked this post by VirtualRain:
Exup99 (03-25-2018), Peachy (03-25-2018), Tony Salib (04-04-2018)
Old 04-04-2018, 10:45 PM
  #5  
Newbie
 
Tony Salib's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 9
Received 4 Likes on 2 Posts
E Class W212 E500
Originally Posted by VirtualRain
I posted a full review here...

https://mbworld.org/forums/cls-coupe...ng-module.html

It works as advertised and makes every other lowering option I've seen for Airmatic look foolish in comparison.
Thanks for the great review, VR; you really sold me on it

I just ordered one for my W212 E500 and really looking forward to playing around with it. Will post some photos here once I receive it and set it up.
The following users liked this post:
Exup99 (04-05-2018)
Old 04-04-2018, 11:22 PM
  #6  
Junior Member
 
Avilly's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 48
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
2014 Mercedes Benz E350
Originally Posted by Tony Salib
Thanks for the great review, VR; you really sold me on it

I just ordered one for my W212 E500 and really looking forward to playing around with it. Will post some photos here once I receive it and set it up.
Wow, this can’t be real! Looking forward hearing from you on this. Thanks for volunteering!
The following users liked this post:
Exup99 (04-05-2018)
Old 04-05-2018, 07:47 AM
  #7  
MBWorld Fanatic!

 
DFWdude's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Dallas-Ft.Worth,TX
Posts: 4,608
Received 1,718 Likes on 1,102 Posts
2016 E350 Sport
What is the build code for Airmatic?
Old 04-05-2018, 06:27 PM
  #8  
Junior Member
 
Exup99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 24
Received 7 Likes on 7 Posts
E350T Bluetec
Originally Posted by DFWdude
What is the build code for Airmatic?
In my Car MY2014 - S212 350d:
489 AIRMATIC DUAL CONTROL / AIR SUSPENSION SEMI-ACTIVE
Old 04-05-2018, 06:37 PM
  #9  
Junior Member
 
Exup99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 24
Received 7 Likes on 7 Posts
E350T Bluetec
Originally Posted by Tony Salib
Thanks for the great review, VR; you really sold me on it

I just ordered one for my W212 E500 and really looking forward to playing around with it. Will post some photos here once I receive it and set it up.
Ordering one next week too for my S212 E350d she's begging it :-D

Old 04-18-2018, 07:20 AM
  #10  
Newbie
 
Tony Salib's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 9
Received 4 Likes on 2 Posts
E Class W212 E500
Finally got my module today and connected it without delay

I won't get into all the details as VR has pretty much covered it in his review (see this post for details) but I can happily say that it works exactly as described and demonstrated in the videos.

I can also confirm that the 3 different suspension settings (comfort, sport and raised) are retained, they are just all now lower by the number of millimeters you lower your car by.

I used the module to lowered my car by 40mm (a bit much I know and may raise it up a bit in future).

Here are a few photos of the different settings (sorry I didn't take any before photos).

Comfort:
This is what I will be driving on most of the time and we can think of it as the control setting compared to other modes.







Sport:
This lowers the car by approximately 10mm compared to Comfort. It's nice for photo shoots or hard parking etc. but a bit too stiff for driving.







Raised:
This raises the car by about 25mm compared to Comfort, which means on this setting, the car will be sitting very close to the same height as the factory Sport setting (maybe 5mm lower). So this can be used to return the car to almost (can be exactly factory if you only lower your car by 25mm) factory height with a press of a button without needing to connect the module and reconfigure.



The following 3 users liked this post by Tony Salib:
Exup99 (04-18-2018), Peachy (04-18-2018), VirtualRain (04-18-2018)
Old 04-18-2018, 09:00 AM
  #11  
Junior Member
 
Exup99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 24
Received 7 Likes on 7 Posts
E350T Bluetec
Originally Posted by Tony Salib
Finally got my module today and connected it without delay

I won't get into all the details as VR has pretty much covered it in his review (see this post for details) but I can happily say that it works exactly as described and demonstrated in the videos.

I can also confirm that the 3 different suspension settings (comfort, sport and raised) are retained, they are just all now lower by the number of millimeters you lower your car by.

I used the module to lowered my car by 40mm (a bit much I know and may raise it up a bit in future).

Here are a few photos of the different settings (sorry I didn't take any before photos).

Comfort:
This is what I will be driving on most of the time and we can think of it as the control setting compared to other modes.



Sport:
This lowers the car by approximately 10mm compared to Comfort. It's nice for photo shoots or hard parking etc. but a bit too stiff for driving.


Raised:
This raises the car by about 25mm compared to Comfort, which means on this setting, the car will be sitting very close to the same height as the factory Sport setting (maybe 5mm lower). So this can be used to return the car to almost (can be exactly factory if you only lower your car by 25mm) factory height with a press of a button without needing to connect the module and reconfigure.
Thank you so much for the update.

I'm 100% convinced... except for the 40€ of shipping costs (I'm in Germany) of a plastic thing which weighs 30g...
Old 04-18-2018, 09:20 AM
  #12  
Banned
 
Ariesfamous's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 445
Likes: 0
Received 57 Likes on 52 Posts
2015 cls550
Originally Posted by Exup99
Thank you so much for the update.

I'm 100% convinced... except for the 40€ of shipping costs (I'm in Germany) of a plastic thing which weighs 30g...
Ask the guy for a deal.I found him to be very reasonable when I discussed things with him..

also keep in mind you're paying 1/3 of the cost of some other lowering modules for the exact same thing.
The following users liked this post:
Exup99 (04-19-2018)
Old 04-18-2018, 11:55 AM
  #13  
Junior Member
 
nsb_88's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
W212 E550 4Matic
Originally Posted by Tony Salib
Finally got my module today and connected it without delay

I won't get into all the details as VR has pretty much covered it in his review (see this post for details) but I can happily say that it works exactly as described and demonstrated in the videos.

I can also confirm that the 3 different suspension settings (comfort, sport and raised) are retained, they are just all now lower by the number of millimeters you lower your car by.

I used the module to lowered my car by 40mm (a bit much I know and may raise it up a bit in future).

Here are a few photos of the different settings (sorry I didn't take any before photos).

Comfort:
This is what I will be driving on most of the time and we can think of it as the control setting compared to other modes.

Sport:
This lowers the car by approximately 10mm compared to Comfort. It's nice for photo shoots or hard parking etc. but a bit too stiff for driving.

Raised:
This raises the car by about 25mm compared to Comfort, which means on this setting, the car will be sitting very close to the same height as the factory Sport setting (maybe 5mm lower). So this can be used to return the car to almost (can be exactly factory if you only lower your car by 25mm) factory height with a press of a button without needing to connect the module and reconfigure.
Thats impressive and thank you for your detailed review. I am seriously tempted to give this a go now because I hate how my car sits when on comfort, it makes the 18” wheels look tiny!

Speaking of wheels, what size are your AMG wheels there mate?
Old 04-18-2018, 02:16 PM
  #14  
Junior Member
 
djdirty76's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 27
Received 7 Likes on 5 Posts
2014 e550
Module



Rear -35mm


Front -30mm


Lowered Front -30mm Rear -35mm
Hi guys.

I just received my module 2 hrs ago. I'm in Canada. My unit was shipped from Canada. I have a 2014 e550 4matic sedan. I lowered it 30mm front and 35 rear. Works like a charm. There was absolutely no issues for me. I followed all the instructions, first tried low mode, than decided to lower the back a little bit more in custom settings. My rear end was very high on factory settings. Anyways for all interested - works like a charm.. I might make the front -27mm to make it more in-line with the rear. I drove the car around and all seems well.

Last edited by djdirty76; 04-18-2018 at 06:25 PM.
The following users liked this post:
Exup99 (04-19-2018)
Old 04-18-2018, 02:51 PM
  #15  
Banned
 
Ariesfamous's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 445
Likes: 0
Received 57 Likes on 52 Posts
2015 cls550
Originally Posted by djdirty76
Hi guys.

I just received my module 2 hrs ago. I'm in Canada. My unit was shipped from Canada. I have a 2014 e550 4matic sedan. I lowered it 30mm front and 35 rear. Works like a charm. There was absolutely no issues for me. I followed all the instructions, first tried low mode, than decided to lower the back a little bit more in custom settings. My rear end was very high on factory settings. Anyways for all interested - works like a charm..
Post pics!

Thanks for the write up.
Old 04-18-2018, 03:22 PM
  #16  
MBWorld Fanatic!
 
belarus27's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Sacramento , CA
Posts: 1,900
Received 195 Likes on 171 Posts
2010 e550 p2
Thats funny but that seller is from my hometown lol
just a little offtopic
Old 04-18-2018, 05:48 PM
  #17  
Super Member
 
cocobeex's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Vancouver B.C. Canada
Posts: 818
Received 79 Likes on 70 Posts
2014 E550 4MATIC TUNED - Turbo Upgraded Stage 3
impresssssive.......too late i have links installed.

btw, how low can this go down ?
Old 04-18-2018, 08:21 PM
  #18  
Super Member
 
Peachy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 584
Received 141 Likes on 105 Posts
2010 E550
Originally Posted by cocobeex
impresssssive.......too late i have links installed.
Same, but if I didn't I would've much rather gotten this module instead.
Old 04-18-2018, 11:28 PM
  #19  
Newbie
 
Tony Salib's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 9
Received 4 Likes on 2 Posts
E Class W212 E500
Originally Posted by nsb_88
Speaking of wheels, what size are your AMG wheels there mate?
Mine are 18 inch too and I agree they're too small for this car. I'm currently looking for a set of 20" Niche Form wheels in gold:

Auto generated image, not an actual car
Old 04-19-2018, 01:15 AM
  #20  
Junior Member
 
nsb_88's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
W212 E550 4Matic
Originally Posted by Tony Salib
Mine are 18 inch too and I agree they're too small for this car. I'm currently looking for a set of 20" Niche Form wheels in gold:

Auto generated image, not an actual car
Fair play. In my opinion 20 is too big and the ride quality would be terrible especially over rough surfaces.

I personally would go for 19s but not too sure about the compatible set up
Old 04-19-2018, 06:43 AM
  #21  
Banned
 
Ariesfamous's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 445
Likes: 0
Received 57 Likes on 52 Posts
2015 cls550
Tons of people run 20's.

If you call to buy rims most likely whatever company will assume you want 20's.
Old 04-24-2018, 10:33 AM
  #22  
MBWorld Fanatic!
 
djrabbi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: NOMAD
Posts: 7,643
Received 53 Likes on 44 Posts
CLS550 4Matic, C43, E350, ML350
Spoke to the seller and said if we get a group buy of 10 people, can get price down to $400 each!
Old 04-24-2018, 01:34 PM
  #23  
Super Member
 
Peachy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 584
Received 141 Likes on 105 Posts
2010 E550
Technically, 10 people could spend like $45 each to buy only one and mail it to each other after they're done with it. You don't have to keep it installed after you've changed the setting right?
Old 04-24-2018, 01:42 PM
  #24  
MBWorld Fanatic!
 
djrabbi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: NOMAD
Posts: 7,643
Received 53 Likes on 44 Posts
CLS550 4Matic, C43, E350, ML350
Originally Posted by Peachy
Technically, 10 people could spend like $45 each to buy only one and mail it to each other after they're done with it. You don't have to keep it installed after you've changed the setting right?
I think you do though? I think it changes if you accidentally hit the raise button
Old 04-24-2018, 02:01 PM
  #25  
MBWorld Fanatic!
 
djrabbi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: NOMAD
Posts: 7,643
Received 53 Likes on 44 Posts
CLS550 4Matic, C43, E350, ML350
Just spoke to seller and he says it is VIN locked now

Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:
You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.

Quick Reply: Anyone tried this OBD2 Lowering Module?



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:35 PM.