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Originally Posted by 86560SEL
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Volosong - does your car have the airbag option with the big knee bolster?
I had a '84 190D and I dont recall the lower dash panel protruding that much, but I am only 5'6". Also, my car didnt have the airbag option.... as you can see...
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A perusal of the pick-a-part W201 bodies, (there are currently about five or six), show that the cars with the steering wheel air bag also have the knee/shin bolster. The one car without an air bag, (steering wheel like yours), did not have the bolster. I took that underdash panel, and even though cracked with a broken firewall tab, it was able to be fitted properly and secured.
The bolster must be part of the SRS, and probably I'll get two broken legs in an severe accident, but I'd rather have the leg room and two broken legs will be the least of my worries if I'm hit that badly.
Had to pick up a center console vent cover as the bolster hid that opening and as such, no need to have it installed in the first place. The junkyard sold me one for three bucks.
Only thing I need to figure out now is how to remove the after-market alarm that the PO installed. There are all kinds of "junk" under that dash (wires and electronic boxes) that make a tight, clean fit a little off. I'll get the advice of my mechanic first, but he won't like it because he says that those bolsters are "a good idea" and I should have left it on.
p.s. Where'd you get your dash cover? Approximately how much do they run? I don't have any cracks in my dash yet and understand that UV is one of the major causes. Perhaps I should have one as a preventative measure?