W221 non OE air strut
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W221 non OE air strut
My S-class has an issue with one of the front air struts and I am looking into replacement options. I am aware of the ones offered by Arnott. I was wondering whether any of you has tried the cheaper ones on eBay or Amazon. eBay has them starting at $130/ea. This seems like a good deal compared to $450+ for Arnott. A couple of months ago I got a non-OEM intake manifold from eBay and it has worked fine.
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My S-class has an issue with one of the front air struts and I am looking into replacement options. I am aware of the ones offered by Arnott. I was wondering whether any of you has tried the cheaper ones on eBay or Amazon. eBay has them starting at $130/ea. This seems like a good deal compared to $450+ for Arnott. A couple of months ago I got a non-OEM intake manifold from eBay and it has worked fine.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-Front-...ss!10312!US!-1
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I wouldn't roll the dice on parts like air struts. OEM or Arnott. Bilstein has a good reputation in the market, but I don't know anything about their mercedes products. The downside cost is higher than what you could save on junk.
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2008 S550
I had a similar issue in the past. Went with RMT and I got a very reasonable core deposit back once I sent in my broken ones. Also In case you didn't know you are supposed to replace both at the same time whether its front or rear. Just in case, since I didn't know that when doing mine. Good luck!
http://www.rebuildmastertech.com/
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