mrmb
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- W204 C200 CDI Sport Edition 125 2011 / W215 CL600 Bi-Turbo M275 2002
Hey Guys,
I was reading lots of topics regarding conversion to coilovers etc. Currently our CL is being fully repainted as we wanted to make the car to look as new. After that I want to refresh the wheels and also Brembo calipers which will be send to UK BCS Automotive for a full check and rebuild. There are other small bits that I will ahve to do like buying a new engine cover etc. The biggest thing that I am thinking of is to either fix and rebuild most of the ABC suspension which will take a bigger amount of time like rebuilding valve blocks as one is letting the pressure a bit. Also I will have to replace hoses and if I will be doing this I said it that at this age of the car we have to replace all of them. All the hoses will be around 1500EUR plus I will have to get a new/rebuild ABC tandem pump which is another 500EUR for a rebuilded one. I guess the whole job will take over 2000EUR to fix it and make sure all the things will be as they should be.
I have started doing the research and seems like lots of people are happy of coilovers from YellowSpeed and there are few successfull conversions on a UK forum and lots of them in US forum. What would be your opinion on it? If I will decide to keep the ABC probably I will have to postpone the job on it till new year etc. Most of the job will be done by myself so I will not have to pay the mechanics to do it etc. However the cost and potentional future problems with shocks are putting me over to invest such a big money to this suspension.
I was reading lots of topics regarding conversion to coilovers etc. Currently our CL is being fully repainted as we wanted to make the car to look as new. After that I want to refresh the wheels and also Brembo calipers which will be send to UK BCS Automotive for a full check and rebuild. There are other small bits that I will ahve to do like buying a new engine cover etc. The biggest thing that I am thinking of is to either fix and rebuild most of the ABC suspension which will take a bigger amount of time like rebuilding valve blocks as one is letting the pressure a bit. Also I will have to replace hoses and if I will be doing this I said it that at this age of the car we have to replace all of them. All the hoses will be around 1500EUR plus I will have to get a new/rebuild ABC tandem pump which is another 500EUR for a rebuilded one. I guess the whole job will take over 2000EUR to fix it and make sure all the things will be as they should be.
I have started doing the research and seems like lots of people are happy of coilovers from YellowSpeed and there are few successfull conversions on a UK forum and lots of them in US forum. What would be your opinion on it? If I will decide to keep the ABC probably I will have to postpone the job on it till new year etc. Most of the job will be done by myself so I will not have to pay the mechanics to do it etc. However the cost and potentional future problems with shocks are putting me over to invest such a big money to this suspension.