I just replaced the door pins of my sister-in-law's 2005 CLK 350. The original pins and rings are some cheap plastic parts, unworthy of a $50K car. The pins look and feel like a sheetrock wall anchor of the worst kind. Production cost maybe 10 cents or less.

What a different the chrome pins and rings make.

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE

Mostly they look tacky--the chrome ones, that is.

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Kent Christensen
Albuquerque
'07 GL320CDI, '10 CL550. '01 Porsche Boxster
Two BMW motorcycles

If it helps to know you are not alone with this sort of sentiment,...the wiring harnesses in some of the 124's & 140's aren't worthy of a $40k+ car, but Benz used them anyway, and to add insult to injury, denied there is anything wrong with them.

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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. Robert A. Heinlein


09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

Can you believe that the J.D. Power's survey missed this?


Yeah, I've heard that the 0-60 performance goes way up when the chrome ones are installed. The car even handles better!!!

Sorry Tex, I couldn't resist.