Does the console have to come off to get at the footwell pods? One of mine is bad and I'm replacing all of the pods anyway. I can't quite figure out how to get at the footwell pods, even with the radio, ashtray, PBU, etc. out of the way.

Remember that my old 300D (W124, OM603) has a build date of July 1986 so it has two round footwell pods, not the single rectangular one of the later models.

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It was clear that removing the footwell pods, which are not the twist-lock kind but are held on with the three pins, was gonna be a real b*tch, the left one worse thyan the right due to cables. Fortunately, only the right pod was bad. After trying half-heartedly to remove the pod, I eventually realized that I could take it apart without removing it, substitute the diaphragm from my replacement pod, and button it back up. That took about ten minutes and was the last pod in the job.

Tomorrow I'll post some learnings and tips that may help someone else in the future. As always, thanks to those who came before, allowing me to shamelessly copy them.

Jeremy

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Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .343,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 148,000 miles My car
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