Will the front seat from a '86 420 SEL work in
an '84 300SD?

Thanks,
Jeff

I'm thinking yes.

I can't think of a single reason why it wouldn't.

Of course, I've never tried it.

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1979 240D, 4spd manual, Power Sunroof, manual windows, 147k miles, Pastel gray/Black MB Tex.
1991 300D 2.5 - Smokes like it's on Crack!

I'm pretty sure it will bolt in. You might want to look into the electronics.

A last resort would be bolting the new seat to the old base.

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2009 ML320 Bluetec
1985 300CD
1981 300TD

Past Mercedes
1979 300TD
1982 300TD
2000 E320 4Matic Wagon
1998 E430
1984 300SD
1980 300SD

Anything up to 1991 I believe.

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RT


1984 300D---Sold
1995 E420 - 106K - Brilliant Silver Metallic/Orion Gray --- Sold
1984 300SD - 151K Manganese Brown Metallic/Mostly Black --- Sold
1982 240D - 79K - Manila Beige/Palomino---Sold

Yes. I have the full interior (well, the seats/visors etc...) from a 1991 350SDL in my car....even the rear headrests...its pretty cool.

I had to de-fancify the front seats from memory back to lowly direct electric controls. It was not difficult to do, just a lot of soldering!

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'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)

PawoSD,
I'm only doing the front passenger seat. What did you have to resolder?
Something under the seat or in the door?

Thanks,
Jeff

If the new seat is a memory seat you'll have to remove the control box under the seat, and all the motors that plug into it will have to have their plug connectors removed, and then the wires soldered to the connector from the new seat, in the proper configuration so that it works the same as the old seat. So all re soldering is on the new (and old to retrieve needed parts) seats....the door and connector on the floor in the car remain untouched.

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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)

PawoSD,
Thanks for the info. I'm game for the resoldering.
My passenger seat has a huge rip in it. I tried the
Permatex vinyl repair which did not work well at all
and just found a very good seat at the junkyard for
under 40 bucks.

Jeff

I put the '86 420 seat in the '84 300SD successfully.
Thanks for the input PawoSD. I simply cut the
plug off the old seat (which did not have the memory buttons).

Then I cut the plugs off going to the motors on the new seat
and spliced the new wires to the old plug using wire nuts.
The wire colors were the same on the new and old seat motors.

Jeff