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Old Jul 13, 2023 | 02:51 PM
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A New Front Strut Question

Front airbag went out on my 2015 550 today. Thankfully i've done this repair on my wife's and know what to expect. As I was trying to decide between remanufactured Arnott and new bilstein's, I came across this:

https://rebuildmastertech.com/merced...66-1663205666/

Does anyone know rebuildmastertech? Any references out there at all????

I know I know, prices seem too good to be true.
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figured that was the case. I'll go with arnott this time. and the savings vs bilstein are enough that it just makes sense to go with that for me.
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Originally Posted by frogger42
Front airbag went out on my 2015 550 today. Thankfully i've done this repair on my wife's and know what to expect. As I was trying to decide between remanufactured Arnott and new bilstein's, I came across this:

https://rebuildmastertech.com/merced...66-1663205666/

Does anyone know rebuildmastertech? Any references out there at all????

I know I know, prices seem too good to be true.
I went with bilsteins. Are you unscrewing the the axel nut a bit I order to get strut in place? I had some difficulty with that. I was just curious.
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