novae500

I did speak to James and he said to set the "change settings" on the other folder at top of the page to 75 mph...i did that and it worked for a week or so and does the same thing again when at a dead stop/traffic light

komp55

Has anyone bothered to call Renntech directly for their support? I can't imagine that v3 is that much different than v2, other than introducing laptop setting of the parameters. The v2 I installed has worked perfectly from day one.

jonny_kay

Brilliant write up, has even tempted me to install it. Just checked the price for one of these on Renntechs website and they are selling version 3 for $1395 is this correct?

novae500

i did call renntech after the holidays and spoke with a tech. He stated that the elm will lower once the car is stopped (stop light, bumper/bumper traffic) and there is nothing wrong with the module. The setting that is set by user stays that way when its moving.

Karlson

now that it is messed up!

TonyGia

holy sh******t!! just saw this!! If anything changes or anyone backs out, pm me!

komp55

For those that missed out on the special "deal" a few days ago on the ELM v2's, Programa, the company that actually designed and produced them for Renntech, is selling the v2's on eBay for only $950 - and the price includes the awesome hardwired remote. Folks, this is a smokin' great deal if you're looking for the best ELM set-up out there for your car (IMO). If I didn't already have mine, I'd be all over this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_W0QQ...KQ3aMEWAXQ3aIT

emoving

I still have a few for $800 with the remote. PM me but the tire kickers need to stay away. I bought all these to get a deal for a few of us here.

komp55

^^^^^

Now that's an even better deal!!!!

RENNtech AMG

It was mentioned earlier in a few threads on MB World that the V2 lowering module being discussed is the same lowering module that we sell and is just a "relabeled" and "resold" unit. The V2 lowering module was developed in conjunction with Programa and was sold in partnership with them. These units were phased out about 2 years ago with the development of our V3 lowering module.

We choose the V3 as the successor to the V2 for several key reasons:

Current consumption:
The V2 module utilizes 60mA of power, which was cut in half with the development of the V3 units which use a mere 30mA of current. This decrease in power consumption improves vehicle battery life as well as strain on the vehicle's sensitive electronic and charging system.

Adjustment Increments:
The V3 unit allows for more precise adjustments at all four corners of the vehicle. The V2 module adjusted ride height in 5mm increments where the V3 allows precise 1mm increments at all four corners. This is would be an important factor for adjustments such as suspension alignments and corner weighting. The V3 units also allows multiple preset height adjustment settings to be stored e.g. show,sport,stock, etc. so setting can be changed on the fly with the use of a laptop or remote.

Maximum Lowering:
The V2 unit allow a total lowering of vehicles suspension at a 50mm maximum. The V3 unit will allows the vehicle to sit as low as possible, even on the bump stops if that is what the customer so desired (though this is not recommended). This is an important factor for vehicles such as the ML/GL class with significantly more wheel gap where say an 80mm lowering gives the suspension a sporty, low look.

Speed-Dependent Lowering:
Speed lowering on the V2 module was limited to only a few select models and required the use of the remote. The V3 module allows speed-dependent lowering on all models and functions with or without the remote.

Module Dimensions: The V2 units were significantly larger units (90mm x 70mm x 35mm) which make installation in tight areas (such as underneath kick panels, or in tight trunk areas) a bit difficult. The V3 module is extremely compact (40mm x 65mm x 25mm) making its installation and mounting location much easier.

Installation:
The V3 module is extremely easy to install with first timers with basic mechanical ability around 20 minutes to fully install, test and button up. Its installation is almost half that required with the V2 as the V3 has a single connector which functions with the factory harness

I hope this has clarified the significant differences between these two units and helps to identify the current V3 modules many improvements over any and all other lowering modules on the market today.

A link to our V3 module can be found here:
http://www.renntechmercedes.com/www/node/229

Thanks for everyone's continued interest and support of our products

-The team at RENNtech

komp55

But in the interest of full disclosure, you should note that the W211 E55 has only three (3) ride height sensors - one for the rear end - which means for this vehicle it is not possible to individually adjust the two rear corners with either the v2 or v3 units.

emoving

Alps, you looking for this?

edmond1129

I am with Brabus ELM, thinking to get this, love the display....

emoving

I have one left. Pm me

Alps

hey emoving, someone had posted a pic of the sensor location, need to make sure its a 3 or 4 wire as build year on mine was a 805 which had different electrics

£ C43 £ AMG £

Hi ,,,,,,,,Once you solve yours can you help fit mine too mate?

funny day today, arrived a Sachin's to give him a ride and my car,,,,, switched it off and then it would not start

................. starter motor fuse blown, because an engine mount heat shield fell off and earthed itself between the steering column and the starter wires

I need to punish the car and give it another hard thrashing

emoving

Did you get your ELM?

Alps

Hey Paul (£ C43 £ AMG £)

no probs mate, once i am sure of the sensor wires (3 or 4) rest should be a breeze, thanks to Marcus we should be decked for TRAX next summer

you do hit the weirdest probs!

man i was in the area but had a full day, there was another silver E55 driving around too with a loud exhaust, do u know whos that is?

Helms

Great post!

Alps

A Bit more info on airmatic, thought it might be useful to add to this post

http://www.mercedestechstore.com/pdf...2007-31-02.pdf

£ C43 £ AMG £

Many thanks for all your help Marcus, top man

I can deck the car enough,,,,,, to not see the top of the tyre, which also makes it difficult to get a parking clamp fine.

BlkE55K

Anyone know if the speed option can be enabled for an E55? If so, how?

Alps

Blk55K, speed option is greyed out on mine too.

emoving

Not available on our cars,

Alps

emoving, probably because the Airmatic ECU still controls the lowering to an extent, at 68 mph if you are in comfort mode it will lower by 15mm, also if you have it on raised mode it will lower it back.

A quick note to add - If you have the remote and you take off the controller, the module defaults to the settings set on the switches in the black box. Ive been scratching my head why the car was lower than factory even tho i had switched the module off, but then remembered i had taken the remote control out to avoid Damaging it DOH!

Raised the factory setting a bit on STAR now so that ELM can lower halfway to the daily ride level post some pics this weekend!

thnaks again Marcus