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Old 08-01-2006, 05:55 AM
nilknarf nilknarf is offline
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Which brake pads for 2002 C230 Coupe?

I'm looking for a set of Pagid/Textar pads for my front brakes. I'm finding a number of conflicting part numbers depending on which site I'm at. I have a 2002 C230 Coupe with the C7 sport package. Chasis 203.747 Engine 111.981

MBUSA Fast Moving Parts Catalog http://www.mbwholesaleparts.com lists the part number as 003 420 26 20

The russian mb club http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb.asp lists the part number as 003 420 60 20

http://mercedes.thebenzbin.com/ translates both of these MB part numbers into this part number N1010-138475 (Pagid or Textar OEM), however, this site does not list that part number for my car. Instead they list this part number N1010-168536 and it doesn't indicate if it's Pagid. I get that same part number from several other sites, but they don't show the manufacturer and I don't want to end up with cruddy off brand pads.

Finally, *************** lists a Pagid pad for my car with part number 003 420 26 20, the same number indicated by the MBUSA Fast Moving Parts Catalog. I usually order from ********az and their price is very good ($63.97 shipped), but here's the problem with them. With that part number it says "Not for models with Evolution or AMG Evolution Sports Package." Since I have C7 package, isn't that the same as the Evolution package? But I thought I had read somewhere that all 2002 C230 Coupes had the same brakes. If that's the case, it shouldn't matter whether I had the C7/Evolution package.

Can anyone help me make sense of this? TIA,

Frank
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