Yes!
The most annoying problem with these cars is finally solved.
No more spilled coffee in the console area.








I'll be selling these soon...
This is 6060 polished aluminum that is clear coated. I could paint it black or make flamed maple starburst like an o.e.m. les paul.

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1983 300SD
1983 300GD

Wood inserts that solve the cup problem have been sold for years and are easily removable to retain the functionality of the tray.

Where does one get these?

This is exactly what I bought years ago:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-123-Wooden-Cup-Holder-WOW_W0QQitemZ230270895431

It somewhat matches the rest of the wood and it needs zero modifications to install.

If DK would use a fake wood overlay that would make it look 10x better.

Looks....."industrial"? Not slamming the work, it appears excellent as your stuff always does. Just doesn't seem to fit being aluminum with all that wood.

looks neat. I appreciate the product as I have done some metal working too but I really think it would be nice to have it laminated with a zebrano finish with some finish cure epoxy on it. Make it look stock but have these same dimensions with the steel (or Al) base so it never warps or cracks.

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

It's funny forced,
I thought you where going to say something like," that's crap you can go to the hardware store and make that for 20 cents." I thought I'd give you the benefit of the doubt though.

Peace...

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1983 300SD
1983 300GD

Now the most annoying problem is polished aluminum in a car full of Zebrano WOOD!
You make that out of wood then you are on to something. Keep it aluminum and you have rice.
Only speaking of your material, not your craftsmanship......

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Mercedes backs many of the wood panels in the cars with aluminum or some other light metal to prevent splintering, it is said. So all Jon's panel needs is a zebranowood overlay.

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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

I agree but even fake overlay looks bad. Why not do it with real zebrano. My pet peeve is removing the damn thing. There was a Russian? Ukranian? that did ALL of the console in copper. Didn't look half bad but I *like* the wood and or plastic that came in these cars. I am dying for a good set of Burlwood.

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1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

nothing like greenish copper and blue MB Tex......

I think it would look nice with the fake wood overlay material they use in the new cars. I like the look of the one peice all the way back rather than the filled in look of the ebay cup holder

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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 plastic cup holder which hangs conveniently from the window frame. Works like a charm.

Please do not use fake crappy plastic "wood" its so stupid and cheap. (And people wonder why I dislike Cadillacs)

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

yes but real wood veneer would price this way above the "diesel" crowd price range. so rather than polished aluminum, whats the next step. even fake wood looks better than cracked seperated and faded real wood I have now

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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 would consider that in Zebrano as well.


Your next project: W123 AC ventilated seats.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!