need help getting the right rear springs for W202 elegance estate

[charlysays]

Hi All,

Hoping that someone can help me who either has access to the merc online parts catalogue or who has fitted new rear springs to their car. Mister auto don't know which springs are correct and my local main dealer has got this wrong both times I bought springs off them previously.

chassis number is WDB2021882F642236

the car is a 1997 mercedes c250 td elegance auto estate with tow bar, leather interior etc but without SLS. I assume this means I will probably need the heaviest duty/ longest springs available/ maximum points? If there's no "HD" spring I will get max thickness pads which I have used before on other W202 estates. It's a load lugger so would be nice to have a little reserve in the springs so it's not on it's arse as soon as theres 100kg in the boot!

If I can get the merc part number I should be able to get a febi or sachs spring off mister auto, save myself a few bob and a 50 mile round trip to the dealers who got me the wrong springs on both other occasions i bought from them!

Many thanks in advance

 

[onefortheroad]

https://mercedes.7zap.com/en/eu/fg/...0/32/0/135/0/0/?param=vin:wdb2021882f642236#5

 

[om613]

Might be breaking one very soon, Charlie.
MB serviced until 2011, so might have had the rears done.
Azurite C200 petrol estate with 'no rust' (yes really!) but with key /esl problems.

Cheers, A

 

[charlysays]

https://mercedes.7zap.com/en/eu/fg/...0/32/0/135/0/0/?param=vin:wdb2021882f642236#5

This seems to suggest my car should have SLS? It definitely doesn't... had it up on the ramp a few times for the exhaust, brake lines, rear brakes, draining and cleaning out the fuel tanks etc and there are no accumilators, extra hydraulic lines etc. The shocks have the usual thick rust on the bottoms so they look original.

 

[charlysays]

Might be breaking one very soon, Charlie.
MB serviced until 2011, so might have had the rears done.
Azurite C200 petrol estate with 'no rust' (yes really!) but with key /esl problems.

Cheers, A

Seems a tragedy to scrap a great 202 shell in such a nice color... half tempted to somehow get it to wales and I'll do a 250 TD transplant!

 

[om613]

I know, it would make a great donor.

 

[charlysays]

So to finish this thread off I fitted Monroe SP0711 (202 324 1904) with a 3 burl pad and now the car is slightly higher at the back than the front. Cheap enough at about £25 per spring vs £50+ from main dealer. Feels so much better. The spring wire is thicker than the ones which came off... 14 vs 13mm. Best of all I can now fill the boot with speakers and put a 1ton box trailer on the towbar and its still not on its arse!