when I bought my first MB I took them out, then when I was getting it cleaned up to sell I put them back in to cover the rips. After using them for a while I really like them, they are cool to the touch (important in FLA) and easy to clean. I will put a set in my coupe.

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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)

You know you enjoyed the joke, quit trying to pull the wool over our eyes...

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

I still think they look very tacky. Like those bead things that the Indian cab drivers put on there taxi seats.

I don't understand seat covers, why keep the seats perfect? So when the car goes to the junk yard you can admire the perfect seats?

If I ever buy a MB with them I'm heading for the nearest dumpster and throwing them away.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I like (good) sheepskins for cars with leather or vinyl, not to preserve the seats, just to make them more comfy in both the hot and cold. Of course, I spent about 650 hours sitting on mine last year.

yes, but sticking to the seat in the FLA summer with the marginal w123 AC is not a good option either. I think in CT you have less hot seat experiences

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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)

My velour seats are very comfortable in the summer!

Just use a sunshade, tint the windows, and leave them along with the sunroof cracked a bit. Besides looks are more important than comfort, I rather roast my butt then have ugly seats!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I love mine. As previously stated, very warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Yeah, they look a little tacky, but once you experienced the comfort, there's no going back.

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1993 300E
1999 E320 Estate

I love my fakeskin covers, sheepskin would be awesome. The cost is high but I'll eventually get a set.

I got mine from Colorado Sheepskin in denver for about $250/pair. Good quality, I've had mine for years.

Luv my sheep skins, happened to be washing them today, needed advice removing headrests (different post) came with car, happy as hell in Florida.

Both driver and passenger seat of my SDL have cracked due to dried up leather when I got it.
Sheepskins is what I used as a remedy because I can't afford the cost of re-upholstering.
Tried Leatherique and it didn't help at all. So far I am happy with the sheepskins. I got them from a 107 at a junk yard near my home for free!

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1987 300SDL 314K mi, counting; #22 Head
1999 E300Turbo 405K original miles
1997 E320 180K mi (Son's)
2002 ML320 (Son's)
1998 S320 140K mi (Son's) sold
1985 300SD 311K mi
1984 300D 324K mi (killed by a hit-n-run turd)
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Leaving windows open in the summer here is not an option either. it rains (and I mean RAINS) everyday for an hour between 12-4 in the summer.

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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)

Gee it has change, when I lived there you could almost set your clock by when it rained. Everyday from 3 to 4.
When you say it rains I know what you mean, between the rain and the lightning it made the afternoons very interesting. Before I lived there I had never seen rain (or lightning) like that. In California if we get 1.5 inches of rain in 24 hours it's a lot but in Lutz you could get that much in 1 hour.
I didn't understand why there were so many retention ponds until my first summer there.

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1983 300SD
200000miles

I put sheepskins on the front seats in my coupe - Texas heat has cooked the seats (yes, sunshade and dark tinted windows - I said HEAT). Great in the heat and when it gets cold (almost as good as heated seats), love them, my wife wants sets for her 300SD and her Land Rover.

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Houston, Texas
1984 300CD 235K miles, Elvira, one owner
1987 300TD 180K miles
1974 TR6 78K miles Sarah Jane, one owner
OBK #27

+1 on Sheepskins.com

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91 350SD
14 F150 Eco
19 Fusion Hybrid
11 GT500