Here is the dash of a 85' Mercedes that I am considering. It looks to me like it has a cover of some sort on the dahs top, but I was told my the owner that it does not. Notice how it looks like the speaker and dash vent are not "flush" with the dash, like it is on other Mercedes of this vintage? Could I just be mistaken? Thanks.


UPDATE - photos are too large. I will have to resize and post later.

Trying it again:

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use photobucket.com to host the larger ones..they will help us see the dash better....that grille might be tighened down to a point where it looks lower...

I agree with you - it looks like it has a cover on it. The dash looks like it juts out too much in front of the wood on the console. Maybe the seller doesn't know that there is one?

best I can do - good luck

Peter
1988 420sel

has a cover.

tom w

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yea...cover

Thanks for the replies. I was thinking it was one of those covers, because it looked funny. When I asked the owner about it, this is what she said and I quote:

"I just asked my dad about the dash and he said it is the original dash. No protective coverings. The car was supposedly kept in a garage in Norfolk VA. My dad's uncle is a used car salesman and he found this car for my dad".

Perhaps he thinks it is the original dash. It is not a big deal, but I was wondering about this thing. Do they glue on, or are they easily removed?

This is strange, because this was when I was interested in the car back in January. The owner decided not to sell. The car has recently became available again, or at least I hope it is.

BTW- the car is a 85' 380SE - it has very high miles (over 200K), but it is cheap - around $1,000., but it gauranteed to be in good shape all over, including running conditions.

Thanks again.

To update this thread, I bought this car as some of you know and it is indeed a plastic dash cover installed on this car. I was thinking it looked strange. I was going to remove it, but it looks good on there and knowing my luck, it is probably cracked under there. It would be neat though if this thing has been on there since new and the dash underneath is still like new as well.