Question for everyone

[w202mod]

202 Members!

For those of you who have done the drop...

How much did you pay for the labor?

Local Mercedes specialst is asking for 900 dollars for the labor!

I live in Clemson South Carolina...

Did you all pay something like this to do the drop?

If you know any place near by..please recommend!

[aruba]

900 bucks damn!!!! it better come with alignment a free keychain and koffie.

nha men to me its too expensive just for the drop.i dont know if you have time but do a search on this forum and you will find how to do it youre self i did it my self ,about half a days work coils and shocks.

[jnolte]

100.00 USD

150.00 for 4 wheel alignment

[The LO C]

Did it myself for free...the first time around was tricky, but once you get it, it's easy to do. I did my brother's 202 in about 2 hours.

[IamJanuar]

Originally posted by The LO C
Did it myself for free...the first time around was tricky, but once you get it, it's easy to do. I did my brother's 202 in about 2 hours.

Do a DIY thread on that. I bet a lot of people would love to know too.

As for the $900 labor... thats a big rip off! hope you didn't get to do it before you read these msgs.
I think any bodyshop who had the spring compression tools would be able to do it.

[alboogiee]

mine was $150 no allignment, which i never got... no wonder i went through a set of tires in 6 months :rolleyes:

[Under Pressure]

Mine too was $150 when I did it to my old W202. The even put my car back on the lift for free to adjust the Koni shocks to firmest setting when I told them I didnt like the medium setting

[Abuimad]

holly shit 900 bucks.....better come with the equipment, alighnment, and ur own personal technician stuffed in the trunk

[ayamkodok]

you can buy a car for $900. hehe j/k

[c55m8o]

I shouldn't say anything 'bout how much I [gladly] paid... :p

[alboogiee]

Originally posted by c55m8o
I shouldn't say anything 'bout how much I [gladly] paid... :p

awee come on.... blow us out of the water you big baller!

:D :D :D

then tell us what you lowered it with (a blow tourch and a 2X4) haha jus messing ;)

[tpliquid]

free

[c55m8o]

Originally posted by tpliquid
free maybe when speedybenz does the work on his own car. :p

ok, ok.
- 1st comlete speedybenz install was about $1300 (edit: that was with tip)
- 2nd visit to level, raise, re-align the car was about $250 -- that didn't work-out so well...
- 3rd visit to replace the front springs with 950lbs/in springs, and re-level, raise and re-align the car was - I think - a around $400 (or was that $300?).

...somewhat of an atypical job though (yes, that's an understatement; I'm sarcastic as a rule ... nor can I spell either). Any readers who doesn't know what I mean, click the speedybenz link in the sig. ;)

[Abuimad]

2000 dollars on a drop....



r.e.s.p.e.c.t.

[tpliquid]

heh, i helped speedybenz lower his first car before he got the C43.

[c55m8o]

Originally posted by Abuimad
2000 dollars on a drop.... p.s. you know that's minus parts right...? :ninja:

[c55m8o]

Originally posted by tpliquid
heh, i helped speedybenz lower his first car before he got the C43. Woa! Really! That's very kewl to hear. So that was the C280 and before the Penskes?

[Renn 208]

I too lowered my own car for free...luckily Scorchie was kind enough to make sure I didn't kill myself in the process;)