Fine by me cause I'll never change another one out. I got the beast from a 1986 420 SEL and put it in my 84 300SD. The passenger side air bag has become a two day issue. I'm so sore from the odd positions and twisting my back and neck I've considered installing a vibrating driver's seat for therapy.

Since my brother and I worked together disassembling the 420 and he worked the passenger side while I worked the driver side I am stumbling in the dark with the difference in the ventilation behind the air bag.

I'm not sure I would have ventured the project just for the appearance anyway. A couple of the vacuum pods are kaput and I suspect the change in vacuum might be making the old girl shift harder. Everybody needs to change out a dash to get a good look at their vacuum system. I'm sure I could find and fix any of the pods with such newfound experience.

This reminds me I need to photograph the location of each of these pods for posterity and members here who might struggle with this issue.

Recond that will make me a full fledged contributor to this forum?