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Originally Posted by BENZ-LGB
Jason:
My 300CE has the plastic cladding. The 300TE does not.
If you park your car "too" close to the curb and you have a passenger on the right side, or the curb is "too" high (older neighborhoods in L.A. have really high curbs, reflecting the the fact that cars used to sit real high off the ground on the old days) the cladding can scrape the curb. If you try to close the door, it will snag on the curb and possibly break the attachment points inside the cladding. Then the cladding will be loose and look like hell. The only repair is to get a new cladding.
I prefer the cleaner look of the cladless W124.
Just my 0.02 centavos worth.
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I like the cladding. Depending on the paint color, contrasting color on the cladding dresses up a 124 nicely, imo. Especially the coupe.
EJ, your red CE looks fine with the solid paint scheme. I don't think I'd like the look of mine if it were solid burgundy/garnet. I just think the tan/sand/gold whatever it is cladding gives a handsome contrast.
And I did the too close to a curb trick (on an angle) last summer. The gf got in the pass. door and after I sat down. she couldn't close the door without popping the rear door nipple out of the clip. Fortunately, it was on grass and no scratches and with a tap of the fist it popped back in. whew!
