Need: '87 190E 2.3 front and rear shocks
 

I am "restoring" a high-miler '87 190E 2.3 for my daughter's first driver.

I need to find front and rear shocks.

I thought maybe someone had some they took off while working on a project and would sell at a reasonable price.

Of course, ideally Bilstein HDs.

Thanks


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'91 300E
'95 E320 Wagon
'65 911 Coupe

We should all have good taste in junk! Bilsteins for me too.

OK .... it never hurts to ask, right?

Nope, never hurts. I imagine someone has a set setting on a shelf just begging a home.

I have a set of Bilsteins for a 928 that I'd about give away for the shipping. Wrote them off 15 years ago. Got some old Audi's too (ohh did I say that).

Darn, darn, darn!

I just trashed a set last month. I could've had extra moola from haasman. Bummer. :D

Thanks for thinking of me.

calling all cars: APB: anyone with great condition used shocks for a '87 190E 2.3? Please let me know.

Thanks

Buy new Bilstiens or Boge. DO NOT BUY KYB.THe are junkand priced way below the other barnds for a reason.

JDUB

I will not go through the KYB shock experience again. Years ago a friend installed them in his old MBZ and they were exceptional. I installed them in a old 240D I used to have and always regretted it. Yes, no more KYBs.

I haven't heard much about Koni shocks recently. They used to be great.

Any body with some good used shocks fer ye old 190E?

I've got to chime in here. I purchased my 300D cheap and one of the first things I did was install brand new Bilstein shocks on it. The costs I had in the car went up about 30% when I puchased/installed those shocks. The original ones had 217k miles on them and I believe they still had some life left in them. I say bite the bullet and just put new ones on it.

engatwork You are probably right. I thought maybe someone had a project car, upgraded to a racing version or something, and had good shocks available.

Have some rears from a '91 removed with about 80k miles. The new shocks felt different, but not radically - they were not the problem.

Saving them for the distant future, but would let them go cheap to get back the shelf space. Dust boots a bit ragged, but I think the shocks are fine. Los Angeles area (San Fernando Valley). Contact me at aq433@lafn.org

Steve

Steve,

I emailed you at aq433@lafn.org and got:

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Sorry, that address has strong filters. Try again at aq433@hotmail.com

Steve