I guess I should be more exact: center console .... my bad.

The lesson learned is to buy ALL leather at the same exact time. I am dying all leather the same exact color. The arm rests were done last year and they are in the same red leather. Instead of 50 shades of red, I will have just one when I am done. I will post some snappies of the arm rests ...

Here is a snappy of the arm rests wrapped in leather. The one in the middle is the color red I want. I have dyed most of the pieces. Just looking for the right weather weekend to finish the interior plus I have to wait to get my door cards back to dye and install them. The other arm rest is in the car on the floor patiently waiting. The issue I found was having to grind away around 1mm of metal from the chrome bezels. The leather wrap makes the arm rests slightly thicker.

This red is about as close as I can get to the AMG done back in the day. I am aware of 2 AMGs done in this red leather interior for the W123.

Both of those AMGs were silver with red interior. I like my red on red. I did score a ast.silver W123 sedan a few years ago but the front clip was smashed and a long term buddy who ran a body shop destroyed that car, so that car went for .10 cents a pound.

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Apparently there is a way to fix a cargo door pocket ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HqLn83riIU&feature=youtu.be

Headliner apron is now done ... getting close. Hopefully the interior will be "done" by the end of April ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY8LhODURZM&feature=youtu.be

Interior is close to being done or I should say the remaining bigger pieces. I will need to dye everything so the interior is the same exact color of red. Otherwise, super happy it's getting done finally.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPI0PQkPL_c

Parts are done ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgNNwSvRy5g

Nice job. I like that you dyed the leather all together. I didn't see the dash in the thread, will that be redone in black leather?

I don’t think so. I have a crack free dash but someone told me the windshield needs to be out to install a dash so hoping that’s not accurate

I can attest the windshield does not need to be out in order to install a dash in a W123 car. The key is to slant the front lip of the dash so that it is positioned under the inside of the lower windshield rubber. The front of the dash is flexible. I have personally removed and installed at least 10 dashes in 123 cars.

It is hot as can be in the Palmetto state right now, but I did install a 15.85mm rear sway bar and new exhaust. Pictures tomorrow to come. Wonder when the heat will ease up a little.

I like this car ! .

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I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I’ll try. You can go to my site to see the #242 nozzles

Depends on what I am cleaning

Aluminum- make sure it does not have any lye

Metal - citrus cleaner or simple green is fine.

For a two liter sized cleaner I probably put in around four ounces