Jeremy,

Any chance you want to custom fab 2 ashtray pods? Ive been looking for one for mine for a while. I will pay you generously

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93 300D 2.5 Turbo, Black/Palomino 273K
09 E350 Black/Black 41K

Let me see how this one goes. Also, I don't know if the later 124 consoles are identical to my 1987.

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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

Looks like it will be really cool when finished ... I did something similar with just my boost gauge and a 12v charger. The back of the gauge just barely fits in, with the hose fitting on the back kind of stuffed over the top of the plastic bracket. One thing you can do if the gauges are a little tight back there is to make the wood a little thicker ... I just beveled the bottom so it would "flow" well into the console wood rather than stick out. I did it with veneered plywood, too, and was pleased with the way it turned out.

Right now I'm about to yank mine back out to redo the finish, which cracked because I used the wrong finish (as well as the rest of the wood).

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Thank you for posting the picture. Getting the gauge wood to blend with the console wood will be a challenge, I probably won't be able to do as nice a job as you but at least I now know it can be done.

I want to mount my gauges at a slight angle for better visibility but the "angle rings" sold under the AutoMeter brand name are made of plastic and the "wall thickness" makes it hard to crowd three gauges into that small space. However, I've just discovered that 2-inch EMT steel conduit fits over a 2-1/6 inch gauge perfectly and will be easy to saw to whatever angle I want. Add some black paint and they'll blend in with the bezel on the gauge. Now all I have to do is to find someone to sell me less than ten feet of conduit!

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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

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Here are some of my pics, ther are pics of some guages in there, my 90 300d w124.

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2005 e320 cdi (132,000)
2005 Jeep CRD diesel--2.8L (138,000 miles) wrecked, insurance took
1993 Mercedes benz 300D 2.5 Turbo Frybrid powered. (336,000 miles) wrecked and sold as parts car
1990 Mercedes benz 300D 2.5 Turbo (170,000 miles) wrecked and sold as parts car

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