Anti roll bar drop links


Car: Mercedes B Class 2015
Both of my front anti roll bars had a advisory ‘
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))’
I got them replaced by Kwik fit for £80 for the pair and after 1 day the front left one started making a knocking noise. After going back to them they tightened it and the knocking noise went away but after a few hours it came back.
Mercedes quoted me £400 for parts and labour to replace these and they said it will take 3 hours which of course is a lie as it only takes 1 hour to replace both.
I’ve told Kwik fit that the noise is still there and they said they will replace the side that’s making the noise.
I know OEM are better quality and they’ll probably last longer. Is it worth paying £400 and getting OEM ones from Mercedes? I’m not sure what brand Kwik fit are using but I’m assuming it’s cheap.
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Rat Race
As you say the parts Mercedes use will be of much higher quality so I'd go with that
Rat Race
Take them to a competent garage (that's anyone other than Kwik Fit or Halfords) and ask them if they know how to fit them.
If they say anything other than
Remove the old ones.
Fit the new ones.
Drop the car down off the lift and tighten them up.
Keep going until you do.
The parts in the box are the same, the label on the box determines the price.
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Mercedes owners club will have details of a recommended one close to you. Members will also give an idea of price.
I'm building a track mx5 so uprated the anti roll bars. When I started work I saw the rear droplinks had been padded out with a shim of metal. The independent garage which changed them for the previous owner had fitted the wrong model droplinks so bodged a patch out job.
I could imagine the wrong model year being out just enough to fit but not tighten down properly.
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