W210 AMG Discuss the W210 AMG's such as the E50, E55, and E60

Auto Addiction 210 E55 - Rotora's. K/W's, VRP, Phantom Grip and more..

Old Sep 17, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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So would you sum that up as wear and tear or a bum phantomgrip unit?

I strongly considered PG as an option rebuilding my car this winter, would like to know more about it. Its defenitly less coin than the quaife unit, I was excited to see people mentioning $499.00 ballpark. hmmmmm..
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by NitrogenBalance
So would you sum that up as wear and tear or a bum phantomgrip unit?

I strongly considered PG as an option rebuilding my car this winter, would like to know more about it. Its defenitly less coin than the quaife unit, I was excited to see people mentioning $499.00 ballpark. hmmmmm..
i dont want to knock the PG.... I want to add that this dude has 400+ lbs of stereo crap in his trunk... Maybe the ride height was too low, and put more strain on the axles?
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by NitrogenBalance
So would you sum that up as wear and tear or a bum phantomgrip unit?

I strongly considered PG as an option rebuilding my car this winter, would like to know more about it. Its defenitly less coin than the quaife unit, I was excited to see people mentioning $499.00 ballpark. hmmmmm..
Are you talking about the PG being $499? Because you can get the Quaife for a W210 application for $700.00 now. Only caveat is the install which is probably going to cost around the same or less. I've been running the K branded PG and have had no problem whatsoever.


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i dont want to knock the PG.... I want to add that this dude has 400+ lbs of stereo crap in his trunk... Maybe the ride height was too low, and put more strain on the axles?
That could very well maybe. The PG once installed shouldn't be spitting out axles etc.
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