I discovered just the other day my new to me 300D has a dash cap. Took me several months to realize this. When I bought the car for $550, I thought I was real lucky and got an EXCELLENT dash. Recently I saw some Hot glue near the instrament cluster. Closer inspection revealed it was from where the dashcap was cemented on.

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The molds/dies for Coverlay products apparently vary in quality from one model to the other. The W107 model Coverlay product just about falls into place, and fits so well that many don't even bother gluing it down (which IMO is a BIG mistake).

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I have gotten the coverlay for my 1982 300D but haven't glued it down yet as I still may have to remove my dash to do some climate control repairs and don't wish to mar it.

The one I got from Performance Products appears to fit well but will need a little trimming. The first one I recieved I had to send back because it had a flaw over the instrument cluster area. They replaced it immediately including shipping to send the old one back.

The speakers are not covered and will still be accesable for future upgrades. The texture of the finish is very slightly different but not noticeable unless you really look closely.

This will be a much more common fix as I understand from an earlier post here that the factory has destroyed the molds to make these.

Thank you for the pictures...

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See attached photo. It shows the passenger side speaker area as seen from outside the car (sorry about the dirty windshield!) and the speaker itself as seen from the inside. The red dot shows where the speaker is centered.

I don't think it would be easy to make the speakers accessible. The coverlay material is very hard, and it would be tough to get a professional finish. I think the permanent covering of the speakers doesn't apply to all models (although it does to the W201 / 190 series), so it might not be a problem at all depending on what car you have.

If you really need access, remember that the cover is only glued with tiny dots of silicone at 7 spots, so you can probably just pull it off and glue it back on when you're done...

There wasn't a ton of difference, but I think the high frequencies get reduced just a tiny bit. The coverlay's speaker hole cutouts only expose about 1/2 of the speaker (on the W201 190, your model may be different; see red dot in attached photo - that's the center of the speaker). I don't think the difference in sound level is noticeable.

If I remember correctly, the dash covers for some other MB models make use of the original speaker grilles.

There isn't a sensor on the dash. In general, the fit was definitely adequate but not perfect. It's unquestionably an improvement over having cracks.

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Would have been nice if they gave you the option (with cut lines on the backside) to trim out the speaker opening and reuse the grills.