Blew Front AirMatic Strut - Best Source for Arnott Replacement?
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Blew Front AirMatic Strut - Best Source for Arnott Replacement?
Well, my car blew the front left AirMatic strut today on the way home and I limped it home with the fender basically on top of the front tire. No damage done and I verified the front left strut is hissing when I inflate it in STAR/DAS so I'm going to order two new front units ASAP.
Quick question for those of you who've gone through this, where is the best price on these Arnott struts? I see from Arnott direct they are $525 and from CarID they are $375, big difference. Is CarID reputable and are their Arnott struts genuine? I need to order these ASAP as this is my daily driver so if someone could share their experience, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jeremy
https://www.arnottindustries.com/par...18_pid134.html
http://www.carid.com/2005-mercedes-e...FSVo7AodjXMAwQ
Quick question for those of you who've gone through this, where is the best price on these Arnott struts? I see from Arnott direct they are $525 and from CarID they are $375, big difference. Is CarID reputable and are their Arnott struts genuine? I need to order these ASAP as this is my daily driver so if someone could share their experience, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jeremy
https://www.arnottindustries.com/par...18_pid134.html
http://www.carid.com/2005-mercedes-e...FSVo7AodjXMAwQ
Last edited by mrweelr; Oct 30, 2014 at 02:40 AM.
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Arnott was out of stock when I needed one and they wouldn't budge on the price either.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Right-Front-...-/191132801544
Give them a call to discuss price, but it will be cheaper than $375! They had me send mine in and had it back to me within 5 days.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Right-Front-...-/191132801544
Give them a call to discuss price, but it will be cheaper than $375! They had me send mine in and had it back to me within 5 days.
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Well, my car blew the front left AirMatic strut today on the way home and I limped it home with the fender basically on top of the front tire. No damage done and I verified the front left strut is hissing when I inflate it in STAR/DAS so I'm going to order two new front units ASAP.
Quick question for those of you who've gone through this, where is the best price on these Arnott struts? I see from Arnott direct they are $525 and from CarID they are $375, big difference. Is CarID reputable and are their Arnott struts genuine? I need to order these ASAP as this is my daily driver so if someone could share their experience, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jeremy
https://www.arnottindustries.com/par...18_pid134.html
http://www.carid.com/2005-mercedes-e...FSVo7AodjXMAwQ
Quick question for those of you who've gone through this, where is the best price on these Arnott struts? I see from Arnott direct they are $525 and from CarID they are $375, big difference. Is CarID reputable and are their Arnott struts genuine? I need to order these ASAP as this is my daily driver so if someone could share their experience, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jeremy
https://www.arnottindustries.com/par...18_pid134.html
http://www.carid.com/2005-mercedes-e...FSVo7AodjXMAwQ
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Thanks guys. I think I'll go with CarID for that price. Just wanted to make sure they weren't unscrupulous or selling knock-off parts or anything. I knew my car was bound to blow a bag anytime with the mileage on it. Fortunately, the fronts look like an easy fix.
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I guess 95K on the original struts is not too bad
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I did a quick search on CarID and they don't seem to be a very reputable vendor. just thought I'd give you a heads up. may be worth the peace of mind to get it directly from Arnott
http://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.carid.com
they do have decent reviews on 1 other site though and an A on BBB even though theres a ton of complaints opened. may be worth a shot but i would use a credit card through paypal if they have that payment option
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veryswag - Hey, thanks for the heads up on CarID, I guess you get what you pay for, right? I will call Arnott today and buy these front air struts directly from them. If the price is too good to be true, there's usually a reason :-)
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I called Arnott and the remanufactured E55 front air struts are on national backorder with no ETA on availability. Not sure what to do now...anyone have a spare set they want to sell? I tried calling a few places and no one has them in stock.
https://www.arnottindustries.com/par...34_gid521.html
https://www.arnottindustries.com/par...34_gid522.html
https://www.arnottindustries.com/par...34_gid521.html
https://www.arnottindustries.com/par...34_gid522.html
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I'm trying to avoid having to pull the old airstruts out, shipping them and waiting for return shipping. It looks like there are a few available on eBay for around $700 to $800. Will make some phone calls to see if anyone has these in stock.
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Thinking about doing an adjustable coilover conversion, I have some homework to do. Will post the outcome either way...
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W211 remanufactured air struts are completely unavailable today. I ended up going with Rebuild Master Tech, both front struts rebuilt for $850 with overnight send/return shipping from California included in that price. They turn them around in one day, so this is the way to go if you don't want to get raped by the dealer or convert your car to coilovers. Will post impressions after I get the rebuilt front struts installed.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Air-Sh...66ac8d&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Air-Sh...66ac8d&vxp=mtr
