I'm interested in getting some summer seat covers for my W123 300TD front seats. Usually I just keep beach towels on the seats all summer, but I'd like suggestions on options you have tried and enjoyed. I sew, so making my own is an option if there is a material that you think I should try.

Sheepskin seat covers.

https://www.covercraft.com/us/en/product/sheepskin-ready-fit-seat-covers.GT-GTCR

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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.

Seconded on the sheepskin. It's counter-intuitive to have something furry for hot weather, but it really works. There's a reason commercial cockpit seats always have sheepskin.

Covercraft makes a good product.

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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.

Also been meaning to get some seat covers for a while now, been using a sheet. Can anyone post pictures of their Covercraft seat covers on a w123? I'd like to see how well they fit, thanks.

Sheepskin, wow, that's amazing! I almost bought a set of sheepskin set covers this winter, and I never considered them for summer. Definitely gonna buy some soon then.


Thanks for the tip!!

THANX ! .

I always considered this a Winter item .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Thanks all, I ordered purple Australian sheepskin seat covers.

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Love those purple sheepskins!
I could not stand the sweatiness of the MB-Tex vinyl and used a beach towel that constantly shifted around. Did some research & considered sheepskins but went with fabric. I am very happy with the covers and service I received from Seatcovers Unlimited. They have a pattern for the W123 coupe, I got the premium full coverage (headrests, armrest, seatbacks w/pocket) in the Madrid fabric. They fit perfectly and are a dream in hot weather. Paid $202 shipped.

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Those are some nice options. I hate the vinyl myself, I don't get why that was popular enough to not even offer fabric here. My car came with sheepskins but they're gray (I've got the infamous henna red interior). Still makes a big difference though.

Sadly fabric seats tend to absorb sweat and grime very easily and then are much harder to clean than and vinyl or MB-
Tex .

Cloth seats are great looking and comfy but for the Hoi Polloi they're often not a good choice .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I guess rich Americans being too lazy to clean fabric would make sense. LOL

I've had 4 cars with fabric and I would take it over vinyl any day though.

Well ;

I'm certainly not lazy, I get these cars well used and always spend a lot of effort trying to clean them as best I can .

I can get M-B Tex looking like new apart from the cracks but the fabric never really does look great again .

I have a decent blue fabric W123 driver's seat I'm going to scrap soon because no one wanted it ~ I bought it because I needed unbroken spring box, cleaned it up and used it, liked how it felt but prefer my M-B Tex palomino .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I'm speaking of when they were new, of course. Fabric was offered in Europe, and seemed quite popular. Maybe it was just because Americans tend to eat in the car...

Before Mercedes I've always had Audi's & VW's with fabic or velour seats. They held up great with no tears and despite fast food consumption had no permanent stains. If you look at the pix I posted of the Seat Covers Ulimited covers, you'll see a bunch of red rubber bands on the turn signal stalk. Each one is from a "Big Daddy" sub/hoagie/grinder eaten in the car!

Cloth seats in my previous German cars were good in the summer and despite being half a pig held up well. The cloth seats in my Chevy (diesel) van are shredded. Cloth seats in a Nissan my Dad bought new ripped in 6 months.
I don't have experience but will wager the fabric seats in a W123 held up very well over time. I wonder why they were not available in the USA?