hey all, i'm trying to get a complete set of bilstein comfort shocks for my w123. the only online dealers i'm finding either don't have comforts and don't know what they are or have the standard shocks listed as comforts.

are the standards comforts? i had comforts on my 300D and they were yellow and blue (and it rode like butter...). the standard is listed as OEM replacement and black. one website even had the rear shocks labeled as comforts but the part number corresponded with HDs. i called bilstein USA in NC and the guy i spoke to didn't see anything called comforts, just HD and standard.

i'm looking for part numbers that are 100% guaranteed to be the front and rear comforts and/or a place online to order them that are 100% guaranteed to to be the comforts and not the standard or HD.

and yes, i want comforts, most definitely, not the HDs. my spine and disks don't care about the performance aspect, they want softness!

thanks!

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1985 300D - 1984 Euro 280E AMG Clone (SOLD) - 1978 280CE (SOLD) - 1983 300D (SOLD) - 1981 300D (SOLD)

This is easy. Call Phil. I had the same issue when I was looking for comforts for the 87 Champagne.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

yeah, just put a quote request in through the website.

wanted to get as much info as possible

(and maybe, just maybe, the "el cheapo" in me wanted to shop around first...)

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1985 300D - 1984 Euro 280E AMG Clone (SOLD) - 1978 280CE (SOLD) - 1983 300D (SOLD) - 1981 300D (SOLD)

Bilstein Comfort part numbers.

B36-0703 Front
B46-0713 Rear



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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

I might have been under the impression that "Standard" was Comfort.

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Onus probandi incumbit ei qui dicit, non ei qui negat

I recondition w123/w126/w124/w140/r107/r129/ steering boxes!


1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]

thanks deliveryvalve!

went with fastlane for this purchase, prices were right and phil set me up within 20 minutes of emailing him.

i want to know if this is true or not. i feel this might be the case.

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1985 300D - 1984 Euro 280E AMG Clone (SOLD) - 1978 280CE (SOLD) - 1983 300D (SOLD) - 1981 300D (SOLD)

Bilstein changed their numbering scheme a while back. I think the numbers above are correct. JHZR2 had some Q's about the Bilstein installation as compared to the FSM a while back. He ended up doing a DIY. Linked here: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/85880-doing-front-shocks-tomorrow-my-technique-right-3.html

The B36-0703 was the old number, new number is 24-007030

Info taken from here: http://www.bilsteinus.com/uploads/tx_templavoila/BilsteinAppGuide308_13.pdf

I was as well but the Bilstein shocks I put in the 300D are not comfortable. I don't have the part number since I tossed the box ages ago. Hopefully I can find the packing slip somewhere in my box of car papers to see a part number.

well sweet jeebus....

ordered them from phil and got free shipping that brought them to my door in less than 24 hours from ordering.

won't question fastlane ever again...

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1985 300D - 1984 Euro 280E AMG Clone (SOLD) - 1978 280CE (SOLD) - 1983 300D (SOLD) - 1981 300D (SOLD)

That's good information. I took those numbers right from the shocks I have on my car. I'd be curious if new shocks have stickers that reflect those new part numbers.



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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

Sweet deal!

here's what on the stickers/labels. both have both numbers, one above the other and then only larger ones have the TYP number:

24-00713
B46-0713

and

24-007030
B36-0703
TYP13/SX

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1985 300D - 1984 Euro 280E AMG Clone (SOLD) - 1978 280CE (SOLD) - 1983 300D (SOLD) - 1981 300D (SOLD)

Standard=comfort.

Bilstein only makes two set of shocks for the w123, standard and HD. Touring/comfort/standard are all the same shock, (I think Bilstein uses "Touring"), but the 0703 and 0713 F/R should be close to factory original ride.

And I agree that this is the best ride on most of the older cars. MB had an almost patented ride for many years that was at once very compliant yet handled well. When you change the dampener settings on the shocks, the cars lose some of their unique characteristic that makes them a Benz. Just my .02, of course.

Also, FWIW, none of these cars came from the factory with Bilsteins. They came with BOGEs. Those are also available as replacement shocks.

But I have a set of each on my bench, (Bilstein comfort and BOGEs for w123), and I can't tell the difference by hand compressing/rebounding them. So they are extremely close if not identical.