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Jorn 01-27-2018 01:19 PM

Upper control arm.
 
Bought a pair of Lemforder upper control arms on ebay and received one packaged in a plastic bag with Lemforder on it the other one with a clear bag and a Mercedes Benz parts sticker on the control arm itself. Is this an original MBZ upper control arm?

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sixto 01-27-2018 02:27 PM

How does the part number casting compare with the other side?

Sixto
98 E320s sedan and wagon

Jorn 01-27-2018 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sixto (Post 3783904)
How does the part number casting compare with the other side?

Sixto
98 E320s sedan and wagon

There is non on the lemforder.

sixto 01-27-2018 03:58 PM

Ah, I misunderstood sticker. I thought the picture showed the Lemfoerder piece since that looks like the owl logo ahead of the MB star. Does the Lemfoerder piece have a logo? Does it look like the MB star and part number were ground off? Do the bushings and ball joints have comparable markings?

Sixto
98 E320s sedan and wagon

Jorn 01-27-2018 04:25 PM

At closer inspection, the bushings say TRW. It was in a sealed lemforder plastic bag.

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daantjie 01-27-2018 07:06 PM

Lemforder and TRW are both excellent quality by the way.

Hirnbeiss 01-29-2018 07:05 AM

And both are OEM suppliers. MB doesn’t make its own control arms.

Jorn 01-29-2018 09:58 AM

Good to know.

sixto 01-29-2018 10:51 PM

Pictures of the other UCA for comparison?

Sixto
98 E320 s dan and wagon

Jorn 01-29-2018 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sixto (Post 3784511)
Pictures of the other UCA for comparison?

Sixto
98 E320 s dan and wagon

The other one is identical with the TRW name on the bushings just without the stamp on the aluminum part of the UCA.


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