...manufacturing new complete dashboards (not just caps) for the old trusty W123? I know dang near everyone who has a cracked dash would spring for one, right?

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'90 300SE --- 173k miles --- (Odometer just stopped working!)

'85 Cali 300D --- 193500 miles --- (Second one) Sold Nov '10

'82 300TDT --- 236,xxx miles --- (My first one) Sold July '09

These guys make them with AMG pentas and 15" bundt replicas for a very cheap price

Rick's Benz Accessories


LINK IS IN ERROR.......

B.C.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

That's Rick Astley, singer/performer.

RRRRRRR RICK ROLLED?

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2006 BMW M5 "Heidi" @ 109,000 miles
2005 MBZ C55 AMG "Lorelai" @ 165,000 miles
1991 MBZ 300E "Benzachino II" @ 165,000 miles
1990 MBZ 500SL "Shoshanna" @ 118,000 miles

(On the hunt for a good used M103 engine as of 6/10/23, PM me if you have one to sell!)

Good one!

There's always time to listen to Rick!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

How much do you want to pay for one? It's the heat that cracks them - at these latitudes I have never seen a cracked dash. I suppose any part of the world that doesn't bake their cars in the sun for 20 years would have junkyards full of good used dashes.

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Tomas, Sweden
1966 Mercedes Benz 230S with OM617.912, automatic. Disk brakes from W108
1983 Mercedes Benz 300TD grey, OM617.912 and 5-speed manual
1983 Mercedes Benz 300TD blue 7-seater, OM617.912 and 5-speed manual

if you shipped a container of blue ones to the states you could probably sell them for $300-$500 easy

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

I agree.

Anyone seen a good black one at their local junkyard lately? Wanna do me a favor and ship it to Houston?

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'90 300SE --- 173k miles --- (Odometer just stopped working!)

'85 Cali 300D --- 193500 miles --- (Second one) Sold Nov '10

'82 300TDT --- 236,xxx miles --- (My first one) Sold July '09

Have you checked out our local junkyards? You might be able to find something. Check the two LKQ locations in town, the one on Wallisville Rd near 610 and the one off of the North Freeway near West Road.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Let me fill you in on something about reproduction parts using my delorean as an example..

It has taken Delorean Motor Company Texas(the new people that own all of DMC) over 5 years to create new dash boards for the car after the idea was implemented. 5 years of R&D for material, matching the pattern for 100% concourse accuracy, mounting, tooling, and someone to make them. They sell for I think $350 since its a pretty simple piece as far as dashboards go. Its flat with some speaker holes in the upper corners. Yet it took them 5 years.

The w123 dash is very complicated, it has a sub structure, the foam, vent holes, an integrated binnacle and the grain pattern changed after the 70's I think. So there are two possible three versions of the dash that would need to be made.

who's up to it?


also, shipping a dash via greyhound would be cheap

^^Very true....

There are about 5 different styles of the W123 dash, the texture changed in Decamber of 1980.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

Yeah I went to both this last week and the selection left much to be desired. I think there was one 300D at each. Both pretty ravaged. I did get a couple good engine parts off a 300SD though.

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'90 300SE --- 173k miles --- (Odometer just stopped working!)

'85 Cali 300D --- 193500 miles --- (Second one) Sold Nov '10

'82 300TDT --- 236,xxx miles --- (My first one) Sold July '09

Wait, you have a Delorean!? Awesome!! That's probably my most desired car right now, seeing as that I already own a 300TD.

The Delorean place is off the Beltway, right?

I agree though... it would take a company with some serious resources to get production started. I think it could be profitable though, given the number of people who love their 300's and hate their dashboards.

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'90 300SE --- 173k miles --- (Odometer just stopped working!)

'85 Cali 300D --- 193500 miles --- (Second one) Sold Nov '10

'82 300TDT --- 236,xxx miles --- (My first one) Sold July '09

@&^%@#$&*@^%$ you got me

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

The answer is nobody's made tons of cash making replacement dashes because there isn't a ton of cash to be made doing it. As much as we'd all like replacement dashes, I highly doubt there's enough market to make the venture profitable.

Nonetheless, it's on my list of things to do when I hit the lottery.

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1983 300SD 467,000 km - 473 champagnermetallic

location: 34°5' N 106°53' W (Socorro NM, USA)