That is awesome! Great job. I thought of doing that, but I sold my w123s. Now work your way up, do the ashtray with gauges and cig lighter, etc.

Maybe make 10 at a time and recover your costs.

I always wanted to do this, but mimic the swirl (machine finishing) like was done on the 2002 SL500/600 Silver arrow.

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A solid piece of Zebranowood would be nearly impossible to find, and if you did find it, it would be way out of most w123 owners price range. Plus it is really hard to match the grain. You would have to redo all the pieces probably. A nice over lay is probably the best solution. 2x8x20" That is like 2 board feet, solid, plus you'd have to have it be clear without imperfections to machine it.

When I have time and money, I'm going to redo the whole dash wood in my 500E out of desert iron wood, or some other crazy wood. Desert iron wood requires carbide/diamond blades to cut, and the dust is a really bad for the respiratory system because of the very very fine dust. I would expect this project to be about $3k if I do it. This is like a dreaming project.