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KW Variant 2. I was going to go the D2 route but when initially ordered they said 2-3 weeks to get them from Germany and then a week for UPS delivery. When They arrived in the US they called and said they were the wrong fitment so I told them to forget about it and ordered KW.
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You'd need STAR SDS to set the Central Gateway. This is not a menu available through the FSS system. It can be done at home if you have STAR or access to someone who has STAR.
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KW Variant 2. I was going to go the D2 route but when initially ordered they said 2-3 weeks to get them from Germany and then a week for UPS delivery. When They arrived in the US they called and said they were the wrong fitment so I told them to forget about it and ordered KW.
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Yes there is a D2 fitment specifically for W211's.
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Yes D2's are made in Germany but the US supplier didn't have stock and therefore had to order them in from Germany. This took 3 weeks via bulk freight as I would have had to pay about $170 extra to airfreight them in. The supplier screwed the order up and had W210 struts shipped instead of W211 struts. In fact I ordered a sway bar and stainless steel brakes lines from the same supplier and they only completed the order last week when the delivered the brake lines 4 weeks after order!
Yes there is a D2 fitment specifically for W211's.
Yes there is a D2 fitment specifically for W211's.
Will probably go with D2's if they're readily available. Thx!
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I have already done a E55 Wagon. It's the exact same as a regular 211 with airmatic.
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Are you saying they're bad because they're made in China? or is it personal experience or customers experience? Would help if you could quantify why they are bad. I've seen some photos of some D2's that failed...but no one quantifies exactly what the driver was doing to cause the failure to happen.
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Let me know if you want me to post up my alignment results. I have my car set up for around town and highway driving.
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I had an alignment and a corner balance done after the car was converted to the KWv2's. I did drive the car for 2 days before having an alignment done and I did notice the car pulling to one side. Even if that didn't happen, for the sake of saving my tire tread, I'd recommend getting an alignment done. It's less costly than the amount of money you'll end up spending to have to get new tires.
Let me know if you want me to post up my alignment results. I have my car set up for around town and highway driving.
Let me know if you want me to post up my alignment results. I have my car set up for around town and highway driving.
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Just noticed my E500 sagging all the way down to the tire on the right rear.. Anyone know a good shop in the north Dallas area that has done these conversion kits? Had one shop quote me at $1104 out the door for just replacing one airbag but they noticed the left side is leaking as well. So since both are out I figured converting to a coil suspension, maybe do a 2" drop as well. Also, how important is it to fix the airbag when its leaking that bad? Sometimes it leaks down within 30 minutes sometimes it takes over a day.
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Just noticed my E500 sagging all the way down to the tire on the right rear.. Anyone know a good shop in the north Dallas area that has done these conversion kits? Had one shop quote me at $1104 out the door for just replacing one airbag but they noticed the left side is leaking as well. So since both are out I figured converting to a coil suspension, maybe do a 2" drop as well. Also, how important is it to fix the airbag when its leaking that bad? Sometimes it leaks down within 30 minutes sometimes it takes over a day.
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Have you heard much about the Bilstein air spring? I see them for $659 on ebay which is over $300 cheaper then the OE style the shop would use. He also said that they don't always register correctly with the computer. Has anyone used the Bilstein?
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I don't think anyone in Dallas has done the conversion...I talked to Carson at Autoscope Park Cities about it, but never got around to it...
