I put a set of Bilstein HD's on my '99 E300 last fall and wish I had gone with the stock shocks. Handling is great on smooth roads and at speed on Interstates but very harsh - jarring even - on rough pavement. I may try putting standard shocks in the front, leaving the HD's in the back because of the 20 gallon veg tank in the trunk.

You may want to look into Boge similar to Bil comfort and generally same build quality just less $$ both Boge and Bil are OE providers to MB abd BMW

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Stable Mates:
1987 300TD 310K mi (Hans)
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee OM642 165k mi (Benzrokee)

I'm confused about which part number is which for the BILSTEIN front shocks.
I was told that the w0133-1608545 is the regular shock and the w0133-1608647 is the heavy duty. The fast lane has them labeled as the opposite but the price for the heavy duty (545) is less than the 647. Anyone know which is which?

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1998 E300 Turbodiesel 190,000 Elsbett Conversion
(Sold) 1992 300D over 251,000 Greasecar Conversion
Over 70 K of veggie miles total.
Follow link below to see the conversions and instructions.
http://www.geocities.com/jaycimini/MainNavigationPage.html

Call phil with your vin and he'll help you sort it out. I put OEM bil's on my 240 and am quite pleased. I guess I got lucky, I bought them from adsitco, real cheap. The guy was so blunt as to be rude though, and I won't go back. The website order didn't list a shipping price at checkout. I called to ask the shipping cost and you'd have thought I was insulting the man's daughters. The price was good though, 24 bucks shipping for all 4 shocks.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I just ordered the Bilstein HD from www.bimmerparts.com Chris recommended the HD and I had done plenty of reading on this site and had pretty much made up my mind to get those anyways.

I paid $68 each and will pick them up on Monday, they also offer shipping and are quick- I've had parts shipped from them before and in many cases its next day if ordered early enough.

I see Fastlane has them for $86.80 - nearly $20 more each

Zygmunt Motors (bimmerparts.com) is a German car shop in the same location for over 20 years, not only excellent prices but very knowledgable.

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1995 E300 diesel

How much time or money does bimmerparts.com contribute to maintaining peachparts.com?

I don't know what you meant by the rolled eyes but please be sensitive to the folks who make this knowledge available for public consumption.

Sixto
87 300D

Well I can get HDs for $58.

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sixto How much time or money does bimmerparts.com contribute to maintaining peachparts.com?

I don't know what you meant by the rolled eyes but please be sensitive to the folks who make this knowledge available for public consumption.

Sixto
87 300D

I agree with sixto !!

The least you can do is to let Phil quote on things. If he is well off the price thats ok. If he is close, then the extra couple of bucks is your contribution to the site. Most on here will agree that the tech help on here is worth big bucks to us all.

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1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

I ran Bilstein comforts to about 150,000 miles, then bought a new set of HD's.


Both were excellent, and I could scarcely notice any difference in road performance or ride comfort in either one. Noting my car is set up for high speed performance,, with eibach springs, lowered, and with OEM Penta AMG wheels and other AMG modifications, as a souped up gasser.


Over all these years, I have been supremely happy with Bilsteins, and would not consider any other shock absorber for the car.

I am pretty sure they have a lifetime guarantee, too.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Hi-
I plan on buying Bilsteins from Fastlane for the front of my '83 300TD as soon as I find out what any bonus end of year check may be at work, but I have yet to find a DIY for the process with any pictures.
I did do multiple searches, but maybe I'm doing something wrong.
I see multiple comments on it being easy.
Is it simply raise the car, put on jack stands, remove wheels, and unbolt/bolt in, then reverse?
I need an estimate on how much time it may take, if possible.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

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"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious %$&^."