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06-16-2018, 08:31 AM
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CDI: What is leather and what is MB Tex?
I remain somewhat confused as to what on my 06 CDI is leather and what is MB Tex.
On the data card, I see the following: 130A MB TEX-LEATHER, TWIN/ARTICO 138A MB TEX-LEATHER, TWIN/ARTICO-GRAY 280 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL AND GEAR SHIFT KNOB From the looks of things, I've been assuming that the steering wheel, the shifter knob, and the seat insets are leather and that everything else is MB Tex. But I'm not really sure. It may be that EVERYTHING is MB Tex except for the steering wheel and shifter....and that's what's meant by MB Tex-Leather. Anyone have any insights? In addition to curiosity, I'm interested in knowing what's what so I know what parts to treat with leather conditioner. I use Griot's...if it won't hurt MB Tex, perhaps I could use it everywhere. Thanks.
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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles 06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 178k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU 91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete 19 Honda CR-V EX 75k mi Fourteen other MB's owned and sold 1961 Very Tolerant Wife Last edited by shertex; 06-16-2018 at 10:53 AM. 
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06-16-2018, 05:18 PM
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06-16-2018, 09:04 PM
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As far as I know:
Tex is vinyl. Tex-leather is leather. My ML has Tex vinyl. My CDI has Tex-leather.
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Greg 2012 S350 BlueTEC 4Matic 2007 ML 320 CDI 2007 Leisure Travel Serenity 2006 Sprinter 432k 2005 E320 CDI 1998 SLK230 (teal) 1998 SLK230 (silver) 1996 E300D 99k, 30k on WVO Previous: 1983 240D, on WVO 1982 300D, on WVO 1983 300CD, on WVO 1986 300SDL 237k, 25k on WVO (Deerslayer) 1991 350SDL 249k, 56k on WVO - Retired to a car spa in Phoenix 1983 380 SEC w/603 diesel, 8k on WVO 1996 E300D 351k, 177k on WVO Last edited by GregMN; 06-16-2018 at 09:18 PM.
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06-16-2018, 10:10 PM
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Even "real leather" can be a combination of leather and plastic resins. But that can be a superior product. Wikipedia has a good write-up. As far as I know, the MB-Tex in my W123 cars is fully synthetic, and not damaged by water.
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06-17-2018, 05:36 AM
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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles 06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 178k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU 91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete 19 Honda CR-V EX 75k mi Fourteen other MB's owned and sold 1961 Very Tolerant Wife
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06-17-2018, 10:20 AM
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Nothing.
It's black. I don't have kids or dogs anymore....
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Greg 2012 S350 BlueTEC 4Matic 2007 ML 320 CDI 2007 Leisure Travel Serenity 2006 Sprinter 432k 2005 E320 CDI 1998 SLK230 (teal) 1998 SLK230 (silver) 1996 E300D 99k, 30k on WVO Previous: 1983 240D, on WVO 1982 300D, on WVO 1983 300CD, on WVO 1986 300SDL 237k, 25k on WVO (Deerslayer) 1991 350SDL 249k, 56k on WVO - Retired to a car spa in Phoenix 1983 380 SEC w/603 diesel, 8k on WVO 1996 E300D 351k, 177k on WVO
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