So after reading through a bunch of threads here about suspension work, I finally bit the bullet and took my 2015 E400 from Sharjah all the way to Dubai for shock absorber replacement. My front struts had been leaking for a while and the car was starting to nosedive under braking, which made highway driving feel sketchy. I'll be honest, I was hesitant to drive that far when there are plenty of shops closer to home, but every local place I called either didn't have the right spring compressor for Mercedes or wanted to use aftermarket parts that I wasn't sure about. A friend who tracks his C63 pointed me toward someone who does a fast Mercedes shock absorber replacement by Suspension Repair Dubai and said they keep OEM spec Sach shocks in stock. I called on a Sunday morning, they had me come in at 10am, and by 1pm the car was done including alignment. The difference is insane, no more diving, no more clunking, and the car actually feels planted again. They even showed me the old shocks and you could see the fluid had completely leaked out of one of them. Total cost was less than half of what the dealer quoted and I didn't have to leave the car for three days. If you're in Sharjah or Ajman and putting up with a bad ride because you don't want to deal with local shops, honestly just make the drive. It was worth every minute.
