Finally need my first parts replaced outside of warranty: Motor mounts and bushings
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2004 E55 AMG
Finally need my first parts replaced outside of warranty: Motor mounts and bushings
Hi all,
I have an '04 E55 AMG with roughly 57k miles. I need new motor mounts and bushings. Would you say this would be a decent price, or should I go to an independent shop and order the parts from parts.com?
My dealership has quoted me the following:
Motor mounts- 7.5 hours= $750
Parts= $307
Solid bushings- 4.5 hours= $390.02
Parts= $82
Does this seem like a fair estimate, or should I look elsewhere?
Best regards,
Wes
I have an '04 E55 AMG with roughly 57k miles. I need new motor mounts and bushings. Would you say this would be a decent price, or should I go to an independent shop and order the parts from parts.com?
My dealership has quoted me the following:
Motor mounts- 7.5 hours= $750
Parts= $307
Solid bushings- 4.5 hours= $390.02
Parts= $82
Does this seem like a fair estimate, or should I look elsewhere?
Best regards,
Wes
Last edited by Mantooth; Jan 10, 2011 at 09:01 AM.
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I just did motor and tranny mount. I paid $99 + shipping for brand new mounts from ebay(http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...item20b5c8958b) I spoke to the seller and he buys these direct from the manufacturer before they go to the dealers in the US. I had a European Automotive shop do the install and they charged me for 4.5 hours of labor at a cost of $337.50 total to do both motor mounts and the tranny mount.
Regards,
Todd
Regards,
Todd
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I just did motor and tranny mount. I paid $99 + shipping for brand new mounts from ebay(http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...item20b5c8958b) I spoke to the seller and he buys these direct from the manufacturer before they go to the dealers in the US. I had a European Automotive shop do the install and they charged me for 4.5 hours of labor at a cost of $337.50 total to do both motor mounts and the tranny mount.
Regards,
Todd
Regards,
Todd
Edit: The listing has been removed. Do you happen to know his Ebay name? Thanks in advance!
Nvm: For some reason, it's back up. Ordered.
Last edited by Mantooth; Jan 10, 2011 at 10:48 AM.
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I guess I'll be the test mule to see how they do. My installer said they looked like an exact match to OEM and he saw no issues with installing them. They had a set of OEM mounts in stock and he never once seemed to think I needed to pay more for his OEM units. I'll certainly report back after a few thousand miles with the results.
Todd
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Good thing. I probably needed them at the last service I had(different dealership), but as long as it wasn't imperative, they weren't fixing anything. The person told me that said items would have to be replaced soon, but not yet. FWIW, that was 3 days before my CPO expired.
Butttt, that's another story altogether.
We'll see how they work. Isn't nearly everything outsourced nowadays? haha.
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I just did all three mounts over the weekend as a DIY type project and it really helped take care of some of the vibrations I felt. The right mount was fine but the left was shot. It looked fine until I turned it to the side and all the oil ran out onto the floor. Total cost of the parts was about $240 from one of the MB parts sponsors.
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I had my motor and tranny mounts changed, cost me $260.00 for parts and labor. Genuine Mercedes parts. Oh yeah I replaced them myself, left side is a *****. Entire exhaust had to be dropped. took me about 2 1/2 hours with a floor jack.
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