New seat cover done

[sokoloff]

Finished replacing the drivers side seat bottom cover today. See attached.

Here is a great thread that I used often as a guide:

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210-e-class/1395613-photo-diy-srs-seat-sensor-replacement.html

Couple of things I want to mention while they are fresh in my mind. Take some photos or take some notes while you are taking things apart. I eventually got it all figured out I think, but it would have helped to have documented some things like the exact wire routing, how the seat back attaches to the seat bottom, etc. Most of it seems and looks obvious, but it all wasn't. I also had to borrow a T8 Torx for one tiny screw holding a cover on an electrical box. Never knew they came that small. My smallest one was a T10.

I took my time over a three day period, couple of hours a a day. Toughest part as others have mentioned was getting those little white clips to snap onto the wire. The new seat cover did not come with the wire BTW, so you have to reuse the old one.

All in all a very satisfying job and I'd rate it as a 7 out of 10 in difficulty. I'd much rather remove the intake manifold and change my glow plugs, but I'd rather do the seat rather than having to drill out a glow plug again.