brenner

I had just ordered a 0025421319 Relay from Duval Motors in Florida. Original price was $16.50, was just informed that due to Mercedes price increase, they are now $30.00. I was reading some of the other Threads were the guys were complaing about Paying $59.90 for them at their dealers....seems like $30.00 is still cheap, comparively speaking. If MB raised the price, then it's probably more than $59 now

Singularity

This is indeed sad. The Airmatic Relay price originally was 16.50 but right after I spread the word on the forums they increase it all of the sudden.

In fact all of the above said is true about Mercedes price increase. Check out many other dealers for Part # 0025421319 or 002542131926 and you will no longer find any for $16.50.

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...213858&make=67

http://www.drivewire.com/search.html

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...?siteid=214089

http://www.oempartsdirect.com/

fusion2007

lol it didnt go up because u said it... but price on everythign have increased within the last few days i wonder why

brenner

The reason for the increase is the value of the Dollar. When the Euro was introduced it cost $0.75 to BUY a Euro. Now it costs $1.32 to buy a Euro. The parts are made in Europe. I live in Germany 6 months a year, and haven't seen much of an increase in parts costs. MB has been losing money (or at least not earning as much in the US). A Mercedes costs a lot less in the States than in Germany. There are some people that buy a car in the US, ship it to Germany, pay a 27% import duty, pay to have it converted to Europe standards, and still save around 15G's on a well equipped S class. The relay is still cheaper in the US. A vpair of Wiper blades costs about 82 Euros, that is about $104!!! I bought 2 pairs here in the US at a MB dealer (with a discount) for $21 a piece. You will find that because the greeback has lost so much value, that everything that is imported to the US will cost more and more...

sprink49

I say buy and keep a spare anyway...good piece of mind and cheaper than being stuck in the boonies w/o a tow!!

We should all train ourselves as to the location of the F32 40 amp fuse and the Air-Matic relay. If you ever hear the pump running without the engine running, immediately remove the fuse and replace the relay. Once you replace the relay, schedule an appointment with your dealer and your damages will probably be minimal. If you ignore this you will: 1. Blow the 40 amp fuse. 2. Get the "airmatic drive to shop" warning. and 3.Eventually loose your residual air pressure in the system allowing the suspension to eventually collapse.

Buy a spare relay and educate yourself as how to replace it.

lionj

Where is the fuse and the airmatic relay located? As it seems like a good idea, sprinkler.

sprink49

Check the diagram in the tool kit located on top of your spare.

Mark_K

So you:
1. Remove the F32 40 amp fuse.
2. Replace the relay with the new relay.
3. Reinstall the old F32 40 amp fuse.
4. Drive directly to your dealer.

Is this correct?
Is this assuming that the issue is a bad realy?

sprink49

That will work. If the relay sticks in the on position the aforementioned applies. You can kill power to the pump by pulling the relay as well as the fuse....so either one will save the pump.

The other thing that can happen is that the relay will stick in the off position and you will have no power to the pump. Replacement of the relay will solve tis problem as well.

srknutson

Brenner, your economic logic makes little sense. Your parts story is correct, however your S class being shipped from the US and is not. The reason a MB costs more in the homeland, is TAXES!! Your fuel costs much more because of TAXES as well. Do some homework and you will understand your government steals more of your money than you would care to find out about. Ask the guy that makes more than one million a year and lives in your country? Chances are Monte Carlo is where he will soon reside!!!!!

lionj

I checked duval motors for the airmatic relay and when entering part# came up with several different parts for that # does it matter? and if so which one should i choose? Thanx in advance

kor

Since I drive an S-class I looked around on the internet if there are alternatve numbers from other suppliers.
I found the same type of relay is sold to Bosch for €2.89 by its manufacturer. That would be somewhere around $3.75 I guess.

I talked to somebody working at that manufacturer and he looked it up in their ERP-system for me, that is how I got the information.
The total cost for this supplier is even less than $1,-
Unfortunately this person works not in sales and does not have the authority to send me free samples.

But then again we live in a world were we are free in the choice to buy or not.

Anyone who is interested in this relay should try to get a catalog on relays (maybe internet/pdf) and look up the MB partnumber and check for alternatives