Shock absorbers are one of the most vital elements of a car’s performance, so it’s necessary to ensure they’re always in good working conditions. Nevertheless, it’s not easy to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Mercedes Benz C Class? That’s exactly why our team has posted this article to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will see why it is necessary to change the shock absorbers of your car, then, when to change the shock absorbers of your Mercedes Benz C Class, and finally, what is the price to replace them.

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Why change shock absorbers Mercedes Benz C Class?

Before detailing to you when changing the dampers of your Mercedes Benz C Class , we will see why it can be necessary to change them. It is not easy to examine the condition of your shock absorbers, however, it is necessary to know the role they play to understand the interest of keeping them in good condition. The shock absorbers on your Mercedes Benz C Class are part of the safety features. In fact, they are the ones that will assure that your car has good road handling, keeping wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the car evenly. Additionally the shock absorbers guarantee the driving comfort of your Mercedes Benz C Class , if they are used up you will get tired faster and therefore driving your car will be more risky. Finally, having shock absorbers in bad condition will accelerate the wear of other auto parts such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to change shock absorbers Mercedes Benz C Class?

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We will now see the part that will obviously bring you to this article, when to change the shock absorbers of his Mercedes Benz C Class? After having seen the value of having shock absorbers in good condition, we will explain how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should take into consideration making this change.
For this, there are not quite a lot of possibilities, however we will list the different ways to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Mercedes Benz C Class, here they are:

  • We determine that the shock absorbers of a car have about 80 000 km of lifetime, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Mercedes Benz C Class, or to verify the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t actually think about it but the technical control is a good technique to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Mercedes Benz C Class. In actual fact, this thorough control of your car (especially since its evolution in 2019) allows to make a good check-up of the state of a vehicle. In actual fact, it will verify on your shock absorbers the presence of leakage, the deformation of the rod, the presence of corrosion, and the fixing of these . If you have some know-how in mechanics you can already look yourself for the presence of oil on the shock absorbers which alerts you of a possible leak.
  • If you identify that your Mercedes Benz C Class squeaks or has an abnormal behavior in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not think twice to have a look at our article focused on to this issue. One of these indications can alert you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to change them.
  • Place your Mercedes Benz C Class on a flat surface and facing the bonnet, verify if one of the corners of the car is lower than the others. Do not think twice to use a tape measure to get precise measurements. This can alert you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Mercedes Benz C Class, in fact if you notice abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a signal of tired shocks.

Now you know the list of control points that exist to know when to change the dampers of your Mercedes Benz C Class .

Price to change shock absorbers Mercedes Benz C Class

And to finish this content page we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Mercedes Benz C Class . We’re going to separate in two parts, first the shock absorbers replacement at a professional, and then the price of the shock absorbers alone if you want to have them mounted by a friend or yourself, find below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers change on Mercedes Benz C Class by a professional: If you change the shock absorbers of your car at a professional, we suggest you if you have a small budget to go rather to a car center like Feu Vert which will propose you prices much less expensive than the garage of your Mercedes Benz C Class dealership. Nevertheless, if you have a Mercedes Benz C Class with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the sort of garage and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Mercedes Benz C Class on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the change yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can allow you to make real savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not think twice to take a look at the offer on Oscaro, and if you want to change the rear shock absorbers it’s rather between 50 and 100 euros, idem, adhere to the link to get the prices and the different models available.

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