Mercedes Airmatic

[junglie]

I have had the inevitable failure of one / both of the airbags on one side (I’m not at home so this is the garage description via my wife).

Quote is £1100 for OEM or £600 for equivalent spec non OEM (both fitted prices).

Is this reasonable or can anybody recommend a suitable set to buy through eBay etc?

Thanks,

Dan

[jkh112]

Not sure which mercedes you have but when mine failed last year I had a look at costs even though they were covered by warranty.
I found the cheapest were about £150 per side although Arnott ones recommended on a mercedes forum were quite a bit more.
£600 for both sides fitted doesn't sound too bad.

[softtop]

not sure how old the car is but it might be cheaper to remove the air and fix standard suspension.

[junglie]

It is a 2006 R500.

I think I may give the non-OEM route a crack and see what transpires.

[junglie]

It is a 2006 R500.

I think I may give the non-OEM route a crack and see what transpires.

[DKL]

Arnott, aerosus and air something (sorry forgotten) do replacements. They do without the metal reservoir tanks so you need to change both. I haven't actually read a good report of them but that doens't mean they aren't out there.
I have just swopped my amg rear bag for a new oem one but not via MB - bilstein make them and it was 600 for the part plus about 200 ish to fit.
Don't go to coils, its never a good idea.

Edited by DKL on Saturday 26th May 15:01

[junglie]

My E500 has Arnotts all round as a replacement but not sure how long we will keep the R500 for so not with the outlay I don’t think.

These come with a 2 year warranty which is probably going to be good for us.

[junglie]

My E500 has Arnotts all round as a replacement but not sure how long we will keep the R500 for so not with the outlay I don’t think.

These come with a 2 year warranty which is probably going to be good for us.