What brand ignition coils?

[Joncf]

Are there any high quality replacement ignition coils for an m119 besides Bosch? Bosch quality has definitely gone downhill in the past few years and I’d rather not spend $75 each for the same garbage that costs $20 each. The Bosch ones are made in Slovenia, so it’s not like you’re paying all that extra money for a high quality German part.

 

[gerryvz]

As far as I know, Bosch is about the only quality one out there. There are a bunch of no-name coils that will work (check RockAuto.com if you don't believe me). Still, I'd rather something made in Slovenia, than something made in China. I actually am getting a pair of new coils in this week for my own replacement of the originals on my car.

 

[Joncf]

Bosch it is then.. I did see the ones on RockAuto but didn’t recognize any of the brands, so it’s the safest option. Thanks!

 

[JC220]

I'll be buying a pair of m119 Bremi Coils within the next month so I'll post then what arrives - country of origin etc

 

[northNH]

I believe I still have a known good pair of the original OEM Bosch coils from a 90K mile ‘92 400E parts car...
May be worth a try as they are relatively trivial to remove/install.

 

[Joncf]

I believe I still have a known good pair of the original OEM Bosch coils from a 90K mile ‘92 400E parts car...
May be worth a try as they are relatively trivial to remove/install.

How much for those?

 

[northNH]

You tell me.

Correction: Not Bosch, OEM MBz; 000 158 57 03 and 58 03, made in Germany.

 

[Joncf]

I’m actually going to try Bremi. They’re much harder to find but I found them both on eBay from 2 different sellers. One is coming from Latvia but it’s still much less expensive than Bosch. I do have Bremi rotors on the car as well.

 

[LWB250]

Be sure to report back on the COO.

Dan

 

[gsxr]

FWIW... I've heard of precious few ignition coil failures. And not many forum members bother replacing them proactively either (Jono excluded, lol). I don't know when Bosch moved production to Slovenia but I think it was a decade or two ago. That said, based on Jono's experience and some other reports on the forum, it probably makes sense to replace them proactively on higher-mile cars (maybe 150-200k or higher?).

Oddly, the Beru-branded coils I got years ago said Made in Germany on the box label, but appeared to be reboxed Bosch inside (with no COO on the coil itself).

 

[Joncf]

Be sure to report back on the COO.

Dan

I canceled my order for the Bremi coils today after I received the Bremi wires I ordered. They were all WAAAAAY too long and the quality was very poor. I ordered the original Bosch coils & will now be staying away from anything Bremi.

 

[daantjie]

Any feedback to share on this one? Bosch still the gold standard I am guessing?

 

[Kyiv]

Yes, Bosch is good. About $70 at FCPeuro. M-B branded coil is $100 at getmercedesparts.com