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96C220 · #12 08-19-2010, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Gilly

I'll just mention a few things and see if you have follow up questions:

Seat covers are easy to do as it is easy to remove the cushions on the bottom and back. Are they heated seats? You could probably still get original covers from MB. It's the right way to do it but will be costly. Otherwise I'd save a ton and take the cushions off and take to a trim shop.

Center console wood trim, again is available generally from MB but is pricey. Cheaper alternative is to find a place that restores fine furniture and ask them to strip them and re-clearcoat. Matter of finding the right place, it can be redone quite nicely.

Next couple problems, the mirror and window switch, those are no problem to replace.

Sliding console piece might be slid too far back and out of view-investigate that, otherwise, again you can buy new or used parts.

The parking brake release, if you have the part and can see the end of the release cable, possibly was just not installed. Beginning to wonder if the ac evap might have been replaced but some stuff not assemled properly, as even the center console needs to be removed to take the dash out.

If you look at the AC fittings, if they are threaded on the outside it is still R12, if it has more of a big ridge going around the end, it is R124a.
Gilly

Gilly thanks for that..

The car doesn't have heated seats.

As far as the parking brake release, I have the handle in the car, but the mounting point is snapped off, and there is a bit of black plastic left on the edge of the what looks like brass metal piece under the headlight switch. Its definitely damaged. You may be correct about something being replaced under the dash as the drivers side lower carpeted panel seems like its not installed perfectly correctly.

Mb doesn't sell just the front plastic part of the rear view mirror frame do they? I have the rear part.

I'm tempted to take a stab at doing the console wood myself if its simply a matter of stripping off the old finish and respraying new. I was under the impression that these things had some sort of epoxy clearcoat on them. I have a compressor, and I redid my kitchen cabinets and they came out ok.

Gilly you don't happen to have any sort of instructions as far as removing the wood piece do you?

Now as far as the paint, it looks flat. I actually tried one little corner of the trunk with some compound on a microfiber towel, and it came up pretty quickly... But i think i'm going to leave the whole car to a pro detailer.

Gilly one more quick question. I haven't taken the hardtop off yet (hopefully later this afternoon with the help of a friend). But people talk about a rollbar switch which I don't think I have.. Is the rollbar manually selectable as to whether it's up or down, or does it stay down until the car thinks it's about to overturn?

Thanks for all the advice,

George