Seven or eight pods, depending on whether you have one or two floor pods. It's wise to replace all of the pods while you have the dash out. A couple can be replaced without pulling the dash but others are completely buried and dash pulling is not something you want to do often. See Sixto's writeups on pod replacement.

Yes, a '93 dash will fit but you may lose your glove box if the '93 has a passenger air bag.

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970