What's the difference between early and late W201 front control arms - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Aaron Bedford · #1 09-22-2015, 01:47 PM

I see two different part numbers for for early and late W201 control arms.
For the left control arm 84-86: 1243303807. 87-93: 1243301807. They appear identical in photos.

Is there any reason I can't use the late control arm on the early car?

lsmalley · #2 09-22-2015, 08:14 PM

They should be interchangeable. I think even across models that had the wishbone LCA, sometimes the parts are superseded and take on a new number, but should still work just fine.

Dr. Sternschnuppe · #3 09-23-2015, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron Bedford

I see two different part numbers for for early and late W201 control arms.
For the left control arm 84-86: 1243303807. 87-93: 1243301807. They appear identical in photos.

Is there any reason I can't use the late control arm on the early car?

The 124 330 38 07 is for the 201.024/122/126 only.
And the 124 330 18 07 is for the 201.028/029/128 only.

MTI · #4 09-24-2015, 02:46 PM

The early LCA was superceded by the current because Mercedes chose to just offer the "sport" bushings on all.