Read a skimpy article in a car mag that Daimler has purchased three 3d printers. The purpose is to begin the process for some NLA parts. First off the printer are sunroof parts. The article had did not say for which vehicle or even which part. So maybe requesting the parts at the Classic Center will help in the future.

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Paul

When I bought a 1970 6.3 in 1973, I was told that Mercedes kept the original wood stock that was on my dash for future replacement. Never knew if that was true or not. But I pretty much guarantee that MB does not do that today.

If this came from a salesman I'd consider it a bit of hype.

What is the definition of " . . kept the original wood stock that was on my dash . . ." ?

The next layer of veneer so it is a close match? ( a spare VIN matched piece for every car? I doubt it as this would be horribly expensive for a mass produced car built to a price point. )

The same type of wood? ( Very likely as the cars / methods were still in production 3 years on. )

I would not think that a modern MB would have a wood supply any different than in years gone by.

With that in mind, you could in theory design your own NLA parts with relative ease.

An industrial drawing class at a local community college would pay dividends. With services like Xometry, you can get single run recreations of pretty much anything. Hell you can over engineer your parts to the umpteenth degree.

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-Typos courtesy of my mobile phone.

Learn to use Autodesk Inventor.

This is a silly powerful 3d drawing package that can be used on a very elemental level. I've taught building maintenance guys at old work how to use it for when they want to make some sort of bracket. Much faster than drawing by hand and changes are instantly rendered.

There is also a sheet metal add on where you can draw a part in 3d then flatten it out for cutting / bending.