Mercedes Benz C-Class W203 (2000 - 2007) - (2000-2007) spark plugs for c320

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Wed 2 Jan 2008 22:22
(2000-2007) spark plugs for c320 - gl
merc dealer quoting £430 for replacing 12 plugs on my 60000 mile 6 year old c320 petrol merc

"quality" service garage in town quotes " £10 each for MB spark plugs + 2 hours labour = total £230 "

small garage (specialises ion older german cars ... quotes 1.5 hours + bosch plugs "as used by MB garage ? .. " .. at £7 cost each .. total job £130


is this all comparing "apples with apples" .. ie are they are using exacvtly the same plugs and doing the same job ??

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 03/01/2008 at 00:29

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Wed 2 Jan 2008 22:34
spark plugs for c320 - elekie&a/c doctor
!2 bosch plugs and 1.5 hrs labour sounds good to me for a C 320.The spark plugs will only fit in one place ,so it must be the same job.The only problem with doing plugs on these is that sometimes the HT leads break if they have not been disturbed since car built,in which case use genuine M/b replacements,but they are around £20 each.hth
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Wed 2 Jan 2008 22:54
spark plugs for c320 - gl
thanks for that .. do we know if merc garages use bosch plugs ..or is it something better/differrent price that they use ?
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Wed 2 Jan 2008 23:00
spark plugs for c320 - elekie&a/c doctor
Usually Bosch plug in a Merc box,but I have seen NGK and Champion in M/b boxes.hth
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Thu 3 Jan 2008 21:38
spark plugs for c320 - KISS (keep it simple)
The old American Convair B36 bomber had 6 engines with 56 plugs per engine. Think yourself lucky!
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