I have a 300cdt, and the back window (magnifying glass) has made the top of the back seats very brittle, and actually has caused an area that is split in many different ways.

Has anyone done a vinyl repair on these MB Tex seats...?

I see on EBAY people selling Palamino spray paint which I will probably get for other trim pieces... I could get the vinyl repair and use the paint to get it close...

ANyone done a repair on a ripped MB tex seat...?

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85 300CD Turbo "Das Polluter" 230K sold for $3,000

98 BMW 323is

on the subject of mbtex repair, I was at Northern Tool today, and saw a plastic welding kit... it had rods of plastic in different types... about 60.00 for the kit... anybody used it?
it was called airless plastic welding kit...
John

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"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

You can buy replacement seat covers here:

http://www.worlduph.com/

Replacing the covers is not difficult.

plastic welders work real nice if you set them up right. in addition to the HF kit, get a regulator for the air pressure and a variable voltage supply for the heater. betwwen the air velocity tuning and the heater tuning you can set it up to do really nice welds.

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

I use a local franchise called Fibrenew. They have done several of my Mercedes and my Ferrari. They do really nice work. I have some before and after pics of my Ferrari if anyone wants to see them. The repair runs from $50 to $150 depending on the damage. I have no financial interest in the company, just that they do good work!

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99 ML320
94 SL600
92 SL500
95 E320 Cabriolet
87 560SEC
86 300SDL Grease Car
80 380SLC Euro

13 Fiat Abarth
02 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

that looks good, but is that vinyl or is it leather? that looks like a simple dye job, not a tear repair.
looks very good though, is the color as much lighter as the picture shows? or is it just different lighting?
John

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

It's leather and the lighting is different. It's hard to see in the pic, but the seat was gouged fairly deeply. They also do a good job on vinyl. I accidentally jammed a soldering iron into the pillar of my SL320, and you can't tell where I did it after the repair. They are very good and warranty their repairs.

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99 ML320
94 SL600
92 SL500
95 E320 Cabriolet
87 560SEC
86 300SDL Grease Car
80 380SLC Euro

13 Fiat Abarth
02 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

where are they located? is there one in the SF bay area? i need a small rip repaired on the back seat of my S420.

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Current:
05 E320 CDI
07 GL320 CDI
08 Sprinter
05 Dodge Cummins
01 Dodge Cummins

Previous
2004 E55 AMG
2002 C32 AMG (#2)
1995 E300
1978 300D
1987 300D
2002 C32 AMG(blown motor :[
1981 300SD
1983 300SD
1987 300SDL
2002 Jetta TDI
1996 S420
1995 S500
1993 190E 2.6
1992 190E 2.3
1985 190E 2.3 5-Speed

I've got a repair kit but have yet to get around to using it.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

Pretty much all over. Here's the link:

http://www.fibrenew.com/us.php

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99 ML320
94 SL600
92 SL500
95 E320 Cabriolet
87 560SEC
86 300SDL Grease Car
80 380SLC Euro

13 Fiat Abarth
02 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

I used one of those cheap Permatex basic vinyl repair kits to fix a 3" tear in the drivers seat bolster on my 300D with black MB tex. Unless I pointed it out to you I don't think you would notice it. Simple and effective. I don't know if it would work so well on brittle sun damaged material though....
RT

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84' Mercedes Benz 300D Anthracite/black, 171K
03' Volkswagen Jetta TDI blue/black, 93K
93' Chevrolet C2500HD ExCab 6.5TD, Two-tone blue, 252K

I've sown back entire vinyl panels in the SD. Of course they were black and the material was actually pretty easy to find at Hancock Fabrics.

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1979 300SD Black/Black MBtex239000mi
1983 300TD euro-NA. White/Olive Cloth-MBtex 201000mi. Fleet car of the USA embassy in Morocco
1983 240D Labrador Blue/Blue MBtex 161000mi

I have a W123 with MB Tex seats in palomino. I got a small split in the driver's seat after leaving it as a garage and it is getting slowly bigger over time...ignoring it is not working.

I just wondered, since this topic is going on 3 years old, if there are any new DIY products or methods anyone would recommend? Especially considering that it's right on the seam.

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1982 240D automatic
Odometer quit at 307K...about 325K now

Does this welder work on plastic dashes? My 2000 diesel ram dash is fubar.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

Looks like they haven't really touched their site since 1997

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth