Did anyone try using Mercedes OEM bushes on their Jaguar?

I found some cross references for the Jaguar X308 rear shock lower bushes to a Mercedes part number, which means I can buy Meyle or Lemforder parts cheaper.

Jaguar X308 part number CCC6782, CCC 6782
Mercedes part number A2203520227, 2203520227, or others. Fits a multitude of German trolleys.

For reference, other PNs I found are:

URO 2013520027
MTC 3152

Jaguar bushes are $50-$100 each.
URO and MTC cheap.
Lemforder and Meyle about $20-$25 each.

Also found on Rock Auto Moog for $7.50, Delphi for $11.26, Beck Arnley for $17.86.

Any recommendations for which brand, assuming they fit? I read Moog has a good name and I'm getting some other Moog parts for the back of the wagon. Otherwise was thinking Lemforder or Meyle.

My car is XJR with CATS adaptive suspension. As far as I can tell the lower rear shock mounting is the same whether or not it has CATS.

Damper and Spring Fittings-Rear - Parts For XJ Series from (V)812317 to (V)F59525 (X308) | Jaguar Heritage Parts UK

 

PS, this my first topic here. Fantastic forum! So much information, can't imagine what I'd have done without it. Probably traded the Jaguar for a bicycle ...

 

use the best quality bushing as it absorbs a lot of movement and it is a pain to install

 

Thanks. Yes, good point.

Here's my list based on quality, not from experience but from trying to get an idea from comments online (mostly MB and BMW forums).

Lemforder, Corteco, and Moog seem to have overwhelmingly positive feedback, can't remember if I saw a single negative comment. All other brands get some negative feedback. Note that I refer to comments about all products not just this specific bushing. So add whatever salt you think is reasonable to my conclusions.

1. Lemforder or Corteco (apparently OE for Mercedes).
2. Moog but not sure. Rockauto no longer has them today boohoo.
2. Meyle HD - longer life version of Meyle, didn't find a confirmed part number though.
3. Meyle - perhaps good price/quality combination, but made in China now?
4. TRW - mixed reports of quality, thought they were as good as Lemforder but some say no.
5. Febest - maybe just based on assumption they are German brand.

Where would you put Jaguar Genuine OE in that list?

Others unknown:

Beck Arnley, Delphi, Eurospare, Koolman

Others not recommended:

FEQ, URO, MTC

I found several listings on Ebay for an HD Premium bush but no brand given. Picture sometimes has a blue seal or o-ring, I wonder if they are the Meyle HD (not Meyle standard) bushes. I asked a couple of Ebay sellers for manufacturer name.

Have discovered overlapping part numbers. The same bush appears to be used for MB lower rear shock mount, and also MB control arm mounts. But with different part numbers for the different locations.

 

I used Lemforder when i replaced my lower rear shock bushing. Lemforder makes very good ball joints and bushings i believe them to be oem on a fair number of European cars. I will say the job was super annoying and not worth it. Few thousand miles after i replaced the bushing the shock started leaking and the lower ball joint on the other shock went so i just replaced both rear shocks.

 

Hi
I used TRW on my XJR. To replace them i made a special tool.

 

"I will say the job was super annoying and not worth it. Few thousand miles after i replaced the bushing the shock started leaking and the lower ball joint on the other shock went so i just replaced both rear shocks."

Which reminds me that most replacement shocks (Bilstein) come with new lower bushings: and the effort to take off the shocks to replace the bushings is the same as putting on new shocks.

 

I have C.A.T.S on my XJR and the shocks are in very good conditon so is faster and cheaper to change only the lower bushes