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210 dashboards bad ?
Customer was in today with his 99 E320 and showed me the dash. This thing is cracked everywhere, even almost completely around the airbag. Anyone else seen this ? This is a low mile car that has not been in the sun much at all.
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They are a weak spot on the W210 definitely. I wonder how expensive the replacements are? Mine has a couple cracks but I'm sure more are around the corner. Makes the old W124 and W126 dashes look bulletproof in comparison.
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Common with the W210s. Mine is in good shape actually, black too. I've read posts where guys have fixed the crack with putty and then painted with a latex paint tinted to match the dash. ;)
If a crack starts, you could probably stop it from further expanding by sealing the edges with clear nail polish or something similar. |
I just bought a used '98 W210, with a black interior. It's got two of three small cracks in the dash, mostly around the vents and one on the passenger airbag cover. I don't know if the car was garaged in its past life or not.
By contrast, my mother has a '99 that she bought new with a tan interior, and has always been garaged from Texas sun. The interior is as good as the day it was new. Cheers, John |
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Ive Replaced several W210 dash pads...Its a Known Problem...Cracks around the passenger airbag and the center defroster vent ... |
Are the replacement pads upgraded so as not to crack in the same fashion?
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My 2000 E430 is just starting to crack in the same locations. |
My '99 has a cracked dash cover, just like my 85 did. I think my '95 didn't, but I'm sure it would have if I had kept it longer. Based on my experience, 2/3 of all Mercedes have cracked dashes:wacky:.
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Mine has it, but it's not that bad.
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Yep they all do it, I think a new one is like $500.
Don't feel bad a W126's dash runs $700 last I heard.:eek: |
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