And a properly operating Air suspension is an amazing ride. A 300SE/SEL is worth the price of keeping up the suspension.
At 09:42 PM 9/25/2008, you wrote: >Bags aren't bad from Rusty. As long as the car isn't a rustbucket >they're fairly easy to swap out. > >As for valves, well, you might be up the proverbial creek without a >paddle. There are two series of valves, the early and late (I don't >recall what the defining characteristics are - check the M100 Web site.) > >If you have early valves, you're pretty much screwed. If you have >the later valves, they'll cost you a substantial sum if you have to >buy a rebuild. > >Having said this, I would very much caution you to be reluctant to >change or replace anything in the system until you know it is set up >and adjusted properly. I had a 1962 300SE that presumably had "bad >valves" that ended up just needing to be set up and adjusted per the >factory procedure. Once that was done it stayed up nearly 30 days >without being run (I did have to replace the rear air bags, but the >valves were fine.) > >Dan > > > >--- On Thu, 9/25/08, Mak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Mak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] air suspension.W109 > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:18 PM > > Thanks Peter . Seems a min of around 3 thousand for > > starters to get > > it operational. > > mak. > > > > > > around three thousand for all the mentioned items . > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Frederick" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:12 AM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] air suspension.W109 > > > > > > > Mak: > > > > > > Big $$. New air bags all round (this is usually why > > they go "flat") > > > -- last price I saw 4 or so years ago was $250 each. > > Probably a lot > > > more now. You will also probably need to have the > > height control > > > valves rebuilt, and I don't know the price on > > that, but expensive. > > > > > > This is assuming the air compressor is good.... > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > On Sep 23, 2008, at 9:24 PM, Mak wrote: > > > > > >> What all is required to renew a old air > > suspension system and > > >> approx > > >> cost? > > >> > > >> > > >> mak > > >> 300SEL 3.5 > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.2/1689 - Release > > Date: 9/24/2008 > > 6:51 PM > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
