ALLANBROWN

Just had my new 2007 SL55 in for safety inspection to license it. They told me my shock boots are ripped. I wasn't there to look. Can you buy these separately and how hard to install? I have pretty good mechanical skills and sure lots of unemloyed mechanics in my city. I would hope you don't have to buy the 700 dollar shocks just to fix ripped boots?

alx

Unfortunately boots are not a separate part.

http://www.parts.com/parts/2007/MERC...T%20SUSPENSION

ALLANBROWN

Ok so you are saying to replace the boots have to pay lke 4000 bucks for shocks? The car has like 30000 miles on it..? And how many hours labor to replace shocks..

Wow this car is likely going up for sale tomorrow. That is absolutely retarded. I might as well wrap the boots up with ducktape ..there has to be some simpler fix for ripped boots or maybe he was not talking shock boots but something else at dealership . I wasn`t exactly there to see.

So is it normal for the boots to rip in 30,000 miles....
And if so for that price might as well keep driving on them the way they are if my duct tape don't work then not really out anything.
Or should invent a simple repair kit. Some clamps some rubber that goes over the old boots..how hard could that be.

overZealous1

i would give dealer a try first. parts.com does not list every last single part for our cars.

ALLANBROWN

Ok cause thougth they were saying they could get boots. Also not sure though if any problem yet with my shocks. And as said would think could wrap them up with something , clamp something over the cracks .

So you sure have a lot of mods done to your car must be a rocketship!

Maybe should do a poll no here to see who would buy their sl55 again . Am I just overworrying about some of this stuff that can go wrong. My car only has 30,000 miles on it after all.

I found some good site should link to it that had tons of tips and fixes and things for the SL55 and guess some of the sister cars. Ways to save money ,fix things yourself. I am pretty wealthy but that don't mean want to throw my money away.

I am new to these German machines . Only owned my ML350 for 10 months or so. I am old domestic guy and really most of my domestic stuff was pretty reliable, pretty easy to find parts for and pretty easy to fix myself most of the time.

I hope things work out with my SL really do. But not prepared to be putting out thouands every year just to keep it on the road. If that is true of these cars then guess back to the domestics or maybe some Japanese stuff. Trying some of that this year as well.

overZealous1

my car should be a rocketship, if i ever stop working on it and actually drove it!! lol

a huge plus is knowing how to work on cars to start with. if you can do your own troubleshooting and labor, it isn't all that bad. i have had other low production or rare cars so i am definately used to the parts prices though.
btw- my shock boots have some tears also. lol. let me know what you find.

mark_hk

Mine are starting to tear as well....dont want to change suspension just to fix the shock boots though!!!!

alx

Parts.com uses the same epc net that the dealers use. Unless there is an aftermarket source for boots they are not available as oem stand alone replacements.

RonnieRenaldi

Just buy Arnott remanufactured shocks maybe:
https://www.arnottindustries.com/sea...el=67&year=151

alx

the arnotts are an excellent choice. come with lifetime warranty and are cheap.

arnottdoug

Quote:

Originally Posted by alx

the arnotts are an excellent choice. come withlifetime warranty and are cheap.

Thanks for the recommendation! Of course we like to think they are "LessExpensive" not Cheap ; - )

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Benz-O-Rama

Uh-huh....

Out of warranty, you better be prepared to spend 3-4K a year in maintenance to own one of these cars. True story.

amok55amg

If you're a do-it-your-self man then you will need this:

EPC - Mercedes Benz Electronic Part Catalog - you will find almost every part on every MB model ever made - you access MB mainframe on-line and it cost about 23€ a year - it's a MUST - http://service-parts.mercedes-benz.c.../portal.action

Your SL55AMG STAR Service original MB DVD service and repair manual - this will save you thousand and thousand of big bucks - this is the same as MB technician use in there workshop when working on your car ..... you order and buy it at your local MB - it's a MUST http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/o...stedDocId=9124

Then this one is also nice to have ..... it's not a must but pretty good to see whats new, does it fit to my car etc.: https://odus.mercedes-benz-accessories.com

Hope this is useful

alx

A das setup is also a requirement. It will contain also all necessary troubleshooting info.